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the ciiviroimit'iit wlicrc planted. This 

 applies to i)arti('iilar (•r()])s only and 

 must bo (l('tt'rniiiH'(l l)y cxix'ricnco. i 

 cite a fi'w ('xani])l('s: ("alifornia yi'ow- 

 ors ti'll us Fri'ni'li radisli s('('<l, much used 

 for stock seed, is iindi'sii-ahlc except to 

 jiroduci' their own stoidv seed. .\ mtod 

 Kuropi'aii strain of certain lettuce must 

 also l)e jiTown a season or two liefore 

 Iteinjj niarketeil. American asters, of 

 ]>ei'fect type in tlie I'nitecl States, will 

 show "center" j>rown in (Jermaiiy. 

 ('ahl)a;ji' stocks for Washington must he 

 selected to a smaller type than for 

 j^rowth in Lonjj island. The damage of 

 nio\in^ corn and the resultin}^ (diantic 

 in the type ancl season ai'e widl recoj;- 

 ni/.eil. It would seem that disease re- 

 sistant strains of |ilants must lie lired 

 in those sections or localities where sncdi 

 diseases ai'e pre\alent. 



Other Stumbling Blocks. 

 The second jdace where the grower 

 falls down is on proper land and pro])er 

 ]ire|)aration. Kven when the rij^ht kind 

 of stock seed is used, the labor of the 

 seed yrower has only bej;un. I'lider this 

 head 1 am {joing to iiudude xohmteer 

 crops. Volunteer cro|)s ha\'e workecl 

 ^reat havoc in the milder (dimates, and 

 es])ecially now] examples of this are the 

 sweet pea and yarden ]iea fiidds of ("ali- 

 fornia, where some had mixtures have 

 resulted from followiii}; one variety 

 after another on tlie same field. Tlie 

 ■ raising of see(l on disease-affected soil 

 of such crops as onion, cahhayc and 

 sweet corn, jjatliologists 1(dl us, is en- 

 tirely wrong. 



Third, the necessity of proper is(dat- 

 iiifj from wind and insect pollinating is 

 seemingly <d)vious, hut we seedsmen are 

 always learning. .Not a year goes by 

 h\it we have luinierous examples of su<di 

 mixture. The small ])ercentage of niix- 

 tuic of wild radish and off c(dors in 

 California-grown radish is always a re- 

 minder, as is, too, the spotted grains 

 nearly always found in sweet <Mun and 

 the ofT-colored onion bulbs in many 

 stocks. Necessity, lack of land and 

 difference of o]>inion as to safe dis- 

 t;in<-es lead the grower to take (dianees 

 many times, with regret later. A per- 

 fect dark red stock of table beet re 

 cently planted too (dose to niaugcd lost 

 its identity completely the f(dlowing 

 \car. The mangtd color, evidently be- 

 ing domin.'int, so marked the progeny 

 that practically e\'ery s]iecimen showed 

 white rings an<l jioor color, .as W(dl as 

 the Mendelian i)ercentage of mangels. 

 Fourth, roguing of the growing crop 

 is ahviiys a benefit and many times es- 

 sential. Many sorts can show ;is niu<h 

 as ten per cent " offs " in tlie con- 

 sumer's croji when not rogued. t'are- 

 li'ssness, false economy and too large 

 acreages are causes for lack of roguing. 

 Roguing, or the lack of roguing, .also 

 occurs in the sorting of biennial roots, 

 bulbs or plants, as beet, carrot, onion, 

 |)arsnii), etc. 



P'ifth, the seed farmer often injures 

 his crop at the last minute because he 

 lacks i>roper Jiiadiinery or e(|uipmont 

 to harvest and take care of tlie ripened 

 crop. Safeguards, such as sheds, crates, 

 sheets, a supply of s])ecial harvesting 

 and threshing equipment are essential. 

 Too often, for the lack of siudi, crops 

 lie in the fields, exposed to ));id and in- 

 (denient weather, and are damage(l ir- 

 reparably in appearance and germina- 

 tion. 



Sixth, many times the seed farmer 

 ruins good seed in cleaning and tliresli- 



SNAPDRAGON 



Snapdragons have moved into first place 

 with all wide-awake (lorists and are earn- 

 ing growers more money than an.v flower 

 in cultivation. This is especially true 

 am ng growers with ■> retail outlet. 

 Splendid blooms may be had any month in 

 the year, with a bumper crop over the 

 three great flower days, Easter, Mothers' 

 Day, and Memorial, extending throughout 

 June graduations. 



Snapdragons are easy to grow and good 

 seed may be had at such small cost that 

 there is no excuse for having inferior 

 stock. Producing snapdragon seed is our 

 one business and the ever increasing 

 orders show how we'l we attend to it. 

 Years of experience and our reputation 

 are back of every packet of seed. See 

 complete list below. First conies 



A NEW ONE:- We are happy to an- 

 nounce a new addition to our snapdragon 

 family and introduce "HELEN," a gor- 

 geous, delicate salmon, named for a daugh- 

 ter who graciously assisted in bringing 

 our business through the critical world war prriod. Helen is a stately variety, medium tall, 

 early and very prolific. We have never had so many pleasing comments by visitors and 

 many advance orders ha\e been placed. This variety will please the most exacting and 



I $1.00 per pkt. 



should be in every collection. Xote low price 



Helen — Exquisite delicate f almon, a winner 



Silver Piok — Soft f^ilvefy nink, marvelous producer 



Golden Pink Queen— (1»20) Immensely popular, very free / 3 »<»' $2.50 

 Hybrid— (1920) Delicate orchid shade of pink ' 7 for 5.00 



Nelrose — Beaut iful rose piuk 



Keystone — A stately variety of dark pink 



Buxton— Tall, plain pink 



Yellow— The finest of its color 



White — Pure and free blcommg 



Garnet — A rich decorative color 



Scarlet— Bright and pay 



Li^ht Pink— Soft shade; strong and productive . 



Bronze — A noveliy in its color 



Fancy Mixed— Highly saiisfactory— all colors.. 



35c per pkt. 

 3 for $1.00 



The coming season fortify yourself against the shortage of blooms by planting 

 heavier of Snapdragons. .Seed may be sown any time and plants handled as 

 desired. For greatest profit use only seedlings. 



Free cultural directions. All orders cath. 



G. S. RANSBURG, Somersworth, N. H. 



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