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The Rorists' Review 



OCTOBBR 20, 1921 



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den crops parsnips afford an example of 

 seeds whose germinating capacity soon 

 deteriorates, even so short a period as 

 one year sufficing to reduce the percent- 

 age of germination to a relatively low 

 figure. Seeds of the cabbage tribe, 

 turnips, etc., retain their germinating 

 capacity longer, but at the end of two 

 or three years it will be found to have 

 become less than it was in the year of 

 harvesting. The seeds of peas and 

 beans suffer less from the effects of 

 keeping and may give quite good results 

 after three or more years. Needless 

 to' say, the power of seeds to retain 

 their capacity to germinate varies not 

 only with the variety, states a writer 

 in the Gardeners' Chronicle, of London, 

 but also with the nature of the harvest 

 and with the conditions under which 

 the seeds are stored. A poor harvest 

 year generally means one in which seed 

 does not ripen thoroughly; that is, does 

 not dry off completely, and such seed 

 generally shows a relatively low initfal 

 power of germination and poor "keep- 

 ing" properties. Conditions of storage 

 also affect the keeping properties of 

 seed. If the air is either uniformly 

 damp or subject to marked alternations 

 of dampness and dryness, the germi- 

 nating capacity falls off rapidly. That 

 this is the case may be easily under- 

 stood when it is remembered that seeds 

 are very hygroscopic — that is, readily 

 take up water when exposed to a moist 

 atmosphere. It is, therefore, necessary 

 if for any reason it is desired to keep 

 seeds for a long time, to put them in 

 sealed bottles or jars and to store tfhom 

 in a cool place. So sensitive are the 

 seeds of some plants that even exposure 

 to light may affect their powers of ger- 

 mination. It follows from what has 

 been said that a good general rule is to 

 sow seeds the year after harvesting. 

 This rule, however, is one which admits 

 of numerous exceptions. For instance, 

 some seeds— e.g., primulas— germinate 

 better if sown before they are fully ma- 

 tured than they do if sown after their 

 fruits have completely ripened. On the 

 other hand, it is an old belief that with 

 some plants seeds more than 1 year 

 old give better plants than do seeds of 

 the previous harvest. Thus a writer in 

 the Queensland Agricultural Journal 

 cites the belief often entertained that 



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2-yeaT-old seeds of beet and carrot give 

 better plants than are to be obtained 

 from fresh seed. The same writer also 

 states that 3 year-old chicory and cal)- 

 bage seeds should be sown, and that 

 spinach, lettuce and radish are less apt 

 to bolt if grown from 2-year-old seed. 

 Many will be skeptical of the correct- 

 ness of these opinions and will prefer to 

 sow 1-year-old, i.e., fresh harvested 

 seed, in all these cases. The practice of 

 an earlier race of gardeners of carrying 

 melon seed for a year or so in the waist- 



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 Grower 



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coat pocket before sowing may, how- 

 ever, mean that in the case of this 

 plant old seed gives better results than 

 new. Another belief which would icem 



