SEEDS 



The soil of a seed bed must be composed of fairly fine particles, 

 neither too loose nor too compact ; it must be moderately moist, 

 and must be at a temperature (which varies with different species 

 of seeds) suitable for germination. If excess of water be present 

 it is clear that the interspaces of the soil will be occupied by 

 water to the exclusion of air, which is essential both for germination 

 and for root growth. If the soil is not sufficiently fine the seed 

 may find its way too deeply into the soil, and also the roots of 

 the seedling plant may fail to come into sufficiently close contact 

 with the soil particles to obtain from them the full necessary 

 supply of mineral food. 



Definite rules respecting the depth at which various seeds 

 should be sown cannot be given, but, speaking generally, the 

 smaller the seed the more shallow should it be planted. Very 

 fine seeds should be just covered with soil, while peas and beans 

 may be covered to a depth of one and a half to two inches. 



Poa nemoralis 

 ,, pratensis 

 ,, trivialis 

 ,, serotina 

 Elymus arenarius 

 Ammophila arundinacea 

 Trifolium pratense 



perenne 



repens perenne 



,, hybridum 

 Medicago lupulina 

 Trifolium minus 



incarnatum 



,, var. album 



Vicia sativa 

 Cichorium Intybus 

 Faba vulgaris 

 Pisum sativum arvense 

 Carum Carui 

 Ervum Lens 

 Melilotus alba 

 Medicago sativa 

 Lotus corniculatus 

 Lotus major 

 Beta vulgaris 



Brassica Rapa 



oleracea capitata 



var. caulo-rapa 



campestris, var. Napus 



Daucus Carota 



Pastinaca sativa 



Sinapis nigra 



Spergula arvensis 



Ornithopus sativus 



Trigonella Fcenum-grsecum 



Onobrychis sativa 



Cytisus scoparius 



Ulex europaeus 



Anthyllis Vulneraria 



Lupinus luteus 

 hirsutus 



Linum usitatissimum 



Poterium Sanguisorba 



Plantago lanceolata 



Polygonum Fagopyrum 



Zea Mays 



Petroselinum sativum 



Cannabis sativa 



Sorghum saccharatum 

 vulgare 



Brassica campestris 



Messrs. Toogood, of Southampton, are also prepared to supply schools with tubes 



of seeds at a cheap rate. 



