Seed Tables. 



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Quantity of Seed required to Sow an Acre, continued, 



Radish in drills 8 to 10 lbs. 



Sage . " . I . 8 to 10 lbs. 



Salsify " 8 to 10 lbs. 



Spinage t£ 10 to 12 lbs. 



Squash, Bush in hills 4 to 6 lbs. 



" Running ... " 3 to 4 lbs. 



Tomato to transplant % lb. 



Turnip in drills 1 to 2 lbs. 



" broadcast 3 to 4 lbs. 



Grass (mixed lawn) 2 to 4 bu. 



a. Weight and Size of Garden Seeds. 



Adapted from Vilmorin' s Tables. 



Weight of a qt. of Number of seeds 



seeds in ozs. in I grain. 





5 825 



11.01 





11 65 



12.96 



Asparagus Bean (Dolichus sesqui 









89 90 



32.40 



Balm 



?,1 35 



129.60 



Basil 



20 58 



51.84 



Bean . . 



24 26 to 33.01 4.86 to 5.18 



Beet 



9 71 



3.24 





18 74 



4.21 



Borecole 



27 18 



19.44 



Broccoli 



27. IS 



24.30 



Cabbaere . 



27 18 



19.44 



Caper 



17 86 



10.37 



Caraway 



16 34 



22.68 



Cardoon 



°4 46 



1.62 



Carrot with the spines 



9.32 



45.36 



" without the spines . . . 



13.98 



61.56 





30 29 



77.76 



Cauliflower 



87 IS 



24.30 





18 64 



162.00 



Chervil 



14 76 



29.16 



" Sweet-scented . . . . . 



9.71 



2.59 



