GERMINATION OF SEED 





Years. 



Artichoke . 



. 3 



Asparagus 



. 4 



BaJm . . 



. . 2 



Basil • . . 



. 2 



Bean . . . 



. 2 



Bean (Kidney) 



. 1 



Beet . . 



. 10 



Borage . . 



. 4 



Brocoli . . . 



. 4 



Burnet . . . 



. 6 



Cabbage . , 



. 4 



Calabash . . 



. 7 



Cale . . . 



4 



Cale (Sea) 



. 3 



Camomile . . 



. 2 



Capsicum . . 



. 2 



Caraway . . 



. 4 



Carrot . . 



. 1 



Cauliflower . . 



. 4 



Celery . . . 



. 10 



Chervil . . . 



. 6 



Cives . . . 



. 8 



Corn . . . 



. 3 



Corn-Salad . 



. 2 



Coriander . . 



. 3 



Cress . . . 



. 2 





Years. 



Cucumber . 



. 30 



Dandelion 



. 10 



Dock . . 



. 1 



Endive . . 



. 4 



Fennel . . . 



. 5 



Garlick . . 



. 3 

 . 10 



Gourd . . • 



Hop ... 



. 2 



Horsc-Radish . 



. 4 



Hyssop . . . 



. 6 



Jerusalem Artichoke 3 



Lavender . . 



. 2 



Leek . . . 



. 2 



Lettuce . . 



. 3 



Mangel Wurzel 



. lO 



Marjoram . . 



. 4 



Marigold . . 



3 



. lO 



Melon . . . 



Mint. . . . 



4 



Mustard . . 



4 



Nasturtium 



2 



Onion . . . 



2 



Parsley . . . 



6 



Parsnip . . 



1 





1 



Pennyroyal . 



2 



ED. 



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Years. 



Potatoe 



, . 3 



Pumpkin . 



. . iU 



Purslane 



9 



Radish 





Rampion 



9 



Rape . . 



A 



4 



Rhubarb 



. 1 



Rosemary . 



Q 



. O 



rtue 



Q 



Ruta-Baga 



A 



. . 6t 



Salsify • . 





Samphire . 



. . 3 



Savory . . 



. . 2 



Scorzenera 



• . 2 



onaioii • 



A 



Skirret . 



A 



• • -4 



Sorrel 



• • i 



Spinach 



A 



Squash . 



1 ft 



Tansy . 



o 

 O 



Tarragon 



A 



inyme . 



2 



Tomatum . 



*. '. 2 



Turnip 



: . 4 



Wormwood 



. . 2 



Sowing and G-ermination of Seed. — The seedsman 

 is often blamed for selling bad seed, when the fault is 

 with the planter. That seed may germinate moisture, 

 air, and a certain degree of warmth, varying with each 

 variety, are necessary. Light must also be excluded until 

 the root can derive nourishment from the soil. The first 

 eflfect of air, heat, and moisture upon the seed, is to 

 change its starchy matter into a sugary pulp, the proper 

 food of the embryo. If at this time the seed be withered 

 by exposure to heat without sufficient covering, it will 

 perish. It often happens that seeds are planted in a fresh- 

 dug soil, and the above change in the properties of the 

 seed takes place, but the earth not heing jpressed upon it 

 the seed dries up and the embryo perishes. Others again 

 are buried too deeply, and thougb the seed swells, yet 



