SEED-TABLES. 



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Orchard Grass 20to301bs. 



Parsnip in drills 4 to 6 lbs. 



Peas " 1 to 2 bu, 



" broadcast 2 to 3 bu. 



Potato (cut-tubers) 7 to 8 bu. 



Pumpkin in hills 4 to 5 lbs. 



Radish in drills 8 to 10 lbs. 



Rye for orchards 1 to 1 1 bu. 



Sage in drills 8 to 10 lbs. 



Salsify " 8 to 10 lbs. 



Spinage " 10tol21bs. 



Squash, Bush ... in hills 4 to 6 lbs. 



" Running . . " 8 to 4 lbs. 



Tomato to transplant ^ lb. 



Turnip in drills 1 to 2 lbs. 



" broadcast 3 to 4 lbs. 



Vetch 1 bu. 



2. Average Time required for Garden Seeds to germinate. 



Days. 



Lettuce 6-8 



Onion 7-10 



Pea 6-10 



Parsnip 10-20 



Pepper 9-14 



Radish 3-6 



Salsify 7-12 



Tomato 6-12 



Turnip 4-8 



Days. 



Bean 5-10 



Beet 7-10 



Cabbage 5-10 



Carrot 12-18 



Cauliflower 5-10 



Celery 10-20 



Corn 5-8 



Cucumber 6-10 



Endive 5-10 



3. Weight and Size of Garden Seeds. 



Adapted from Vilmorin's Tables. 



Weight of a qt. of 

 seeds in ozs. 



Angelica 5.825 



Anise 11.65 



Number of 



in 1 grain 

 11.01 

 12.96 



