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III.] 





Yearg- 



MarigGld 



- 3 



Melon 



10 



Mint 



- 4 



Mustard 



4 



Nasturtium - 



. 2 



Onion - 



2 



Parsky - 



. 6 



Parsnip 



1 



Pea 



- 1 



Pennyroyal 



2 



Potatoe - 



- 3 



Pumpkin - 



10 



Purslane 



2 



Kadish 



2 



Eampion 



2 



Rape - - - 



4 



Rhubarb - 



- 1 



Rosemary - 



3 





Years. 



Rue 



- 3 



Ruta-Baga - 



4 



Salsify - 



- 2 



Samphire - 



3 



Savory - 



- 2 



Scorzenera 





Shalot - 



- 4 



Skirret 



4 



Sorrel 



- 7 



Spinach 



4 



Squash - 



. - 10 



Tansy 



3 



Tarragon 

 Thyme 



- 4 



2 



To malum 



- 2 



Turnip 



4 



Wormwood - 



- - 2 



151. Notwithstanding this list, I always sow new 

 seed in preference to old, if, in all other respects, I 

 know the new to be equal to the old. And, as to 

 the notion, that seeds can be the better for being* 

 old, even more than a year old, I hold it to be 

 monstrously absurd ; and this opinion I give as the 

 result of long experience, most attentive observa- 

 tion, and numerous experiments made for the ex- 

 press purpose of ascertaining the fact. 



152. Yet, it is a received opinion, a thing taken 

 for granted, an axiom in horticulture, that Melon 

 seed is the better for being old. Mr. Marshall, 

 quoted above, in paragraph 145, says, that it ought 

 to be " about four years old, though some prefer it 

 much older^ And he afterwards observes, that 

 " if new seed only can be had, it should be carried 

 a week or two in the breeches-pocket, to dry away 

 some of the more watery particles!" What should 

 we do here, where no breeches are worn ! If age 

 be a recommendation in rul^^«? a<? well as in Melon 



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