A LIST OF SEEDS. 



267 



THE QUANTITY OF SEED TO AN ACEE. 



Beans (bush, 1^ bush. 



" Pole, . 

 Beets, 

 Carrots, 

 Cucumbers, 

 Corn (in hills), 

 Musk Melon, 

 Water " 

 Onions, 

 Parsnips, 

 Peas (in drills). 

 Radishes, 

 Salsify, 

 Spinach, 

 Squash, 

 Turnips in drills, 



" broadcast. 



12 qts. 

 5 lbs. 

 4 " 

 2 " 

 8 qts. 



2 lbs. 



3 to 4 lbs. 



4 to 5 " 



4 " 

 1^ bush. 



5 lbs. 

 5 

 6 

 3 



H 

 1 



The quantities given are often varied. In case 

 we have any doubts about the seed being fresh, the 

 quantity is increased, &c. &c. 



VITALITT OF GARDEN SEED. 



The vitality of many kinds of garden seeds will 

 depend on the temperature in which they are kept. 

 As fast as the different kinds of such are gathered, 

 properly dried and cleaned in the Summer and Fall, 

 they should be put in cotton bags, and tied up to the 

 rafters in the seed-room or garret, where the dry air 

 can circulate about them freely. When stored in a 

 damp, close atmosphere, garden seeds will very soon 

 lose their germinating power. 



