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of the seed is an important factor in 

 successful gardening. We believe, how- 

 ever, that this is largely a matter of 

 viability. Many vegetable seeds will 

 fail to grow when more than one season 

 old, and possibly some of those that do 

 grow may be so weakened as to fail to 

 produce as would fresh seeds. It is a 

 . peculiar fact that some species that it 

 would seem should retain their vitality 

 will become worthless after one season, 

 while other seemingly more tender 

 plants retain their viability for long 

 periods. The onion seems to hold the 

 record for inability to retain life, while 

 the cucurbits may grow even after a 

 lapse of eight or ten years. 



Use Seeds From Sno-wn Sources. 



"Unquestionably the safe plan for 

 the trucker is to use only such seed as is 

 known to be new, or at least this system 

 should be followed so far as is possible. 

 Every gardener realizes the importance 

 of good seed and there seems to be a 

 growing tendency among the better 

 growers to produce their own seeds so 

 far as is practicable. Where this is done 

 intelligently, with a view to improving 

 the variety or strain, the work is un- 

 doubtedly profitable. We shall hardly be 

 able to dispense with the professional 

 seedsman, however. It is to him that we 

 must look for the greater part of the 

 seeds used, as well as for much of the 

 standardization and improvement of our 

 -vegetable crop." 



IMPORTS or GRASS SEED. 



The following table, prepared in the 

 seed laboratory of the Bureau of Plant 

 Industry, United States Department of 

 Agriculture, shows the amount of the 

 various kinds of forage plant seeds sub- 

 ject to the seed importation act permit- 

 ted entry into the United States during 

 the month of November, 1919, as com- 

 pared with the corresponding month in 

 the previous year: 



November, Noyember, 



Kind of seed pounds 



^'•l** 1.150.400 



Blue grass: Canada 64,000 



Brome grass, awnless 51,000 



CloTcr: 



Alslke 698.900 



Crimson 207.200 



ged^ 1.089,300 



White 11,200 



Clover miztnreR: 



White and alslke 14.200 



Bed and alslke 



Alslke and timothj 120,900 



Millet: Broomcorn 



Mixtures: Grass 



Orchard grass 870,500 



B«Pe 2,004,100 



Redtop 



Ryegrass: 



Bngllah 198,600 



Italian 66.100 



Timothy 



Vetch: 



Halrr S2.000 



Spring 7.200 



1918, 

 pounds 



45.866 



732.400 



40.900 



73,400 



100 



88.800 



' 1.966 



«,000 

 161,800 



SAN FRANCISCO NOTES. 



[Continned from page 68-] 



its wholesale seed stock and is expe- 

 riencing a brisk demand for fall seeds. 

 The retail end of the business is running 

 along smoothly, Mr. Nevraumont states, 

 and he is looking forward to an excep- 

 tionally good spring business. 



C. C. Morse & Co. are practically 

 cleaned up on Holland bulb importa- 

 tions. T. C. Holmes, of the retail store 

 at 125 Market street, remarked on the 

 volume of future dahlia orders, a line 

 which the firm has been particularly 

 interested in for the last three years. 



Mr- Hallawell, of the Hallawell Seed 

 Co., is well pleased with the results of 

 the bulb season, which is closing up 



FLORISTS' FLOWER SEEDS 



AGEBATUM. 

 Dwarf Blue. ^ oz., 16c. 



ALYSSUM. 



liittle Qtvm, % oz., 16c; oz., 60c. 

 Sweet, oz., 20c: ^ lb., 60c. 



ASPARAGUS. 



Flamoens Nanus, 100 seeds, 60c; 1000 



seeds, |8.60. 

 Sprenserl, 100 seeds. 16c; 1000 seeds, 76c. 



OAIiEXDULA. 



Orange King, oz., 60c 



MJONONBTTZ:. 



Maohet, Florists' Strain, oz., 26c. 

 Allen's Defiance, oz., 86c. 



^ SALTIA. 



Bonfire, trade pkt., 86c; ^, oz., 76o. 

 Drooping Spiltes. trade pkt., 60c. 

 Splendena, trade pkt., 26c; oz., $1.76. 

 Zurich, trade pkt., eOc; )& oz., $1.00. 



SCHIZANTHUS. 



Hybrldus Orandlfloms, ^, 02., 20c. 

 Wlsetonenflis, trade pkt, 26c. 



SMTT,AX. 



Tender Gllmber, oz.. 8O0; ^ lb., fl.OO. 



STOCKS. 



I^rge Flowering. Dwarf Ten Week*. 

 Dark Blue, Light Blue, each, V6 oz., 40c. 

 Crimson. Roee, each, ^ oz., 40c. 

 White, Yellow, each, % oz., 40c. 

 Mixed, ^ oz., 86c. 



SWEET PEAS. 



Winter Plowering Spencen. 

 Asta Olin, lavender. 

 Belen Lewis, salmon pink. 

 Meadow Lark, cream. 

 Mrs. A. A. Sliaoh, fine pink. 

 Ifarrawa. bright rose pink. 

 Each, ^ oz., 86c; oz., $1.00. 



THDNBEBOLA. 



Mixed, oz., 60c. 



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