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in your soil at least, is the best possible. Thus, starting 

 always with good seed, a farmer boy may develop a strain 

 of corn, a vegetable gardener a strain of tomato, a flower 

 gardener a strain of petunia, 1 which will make the crops 

 notable in the neighborhood. 



Review Questions 



1. What is the work of a plant-breeder ? A plant selecter ? 



2. In what cases is it not wise to save seed ? 



3. From what kinds of plants will it pay to save seed ? 



4. What do we need in order to succeed in this work ? 



5. When is seed to be gathered ? How is it to be treated ? How 

 should it be stored ? 



1 Flowers whose seed is worth saving are : poppies, Canterbury bell, 

 columbine, forget-me-not, foxglove, hollyhock, larkspur, lupine, mignon- 

 ette, nasturtium, petunia, phlox, portulaca, sunflowers, sweet pea, sweet 

 William. Vegetables are : corn, beans, muskmelons and all squashes 

 (including cucumber), okra, peas, pepper, tomato, and egg plant. 



