Seed Tables, 



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Number of Tree-Seeds in a Pound (Forest Trees), continued. 







By count. 



Osage Orange 



Maclura aurantiaca . 



. . 10,656 



Silver Fir , 



. . . Abies pectinata . . . 



12,000 



Box Elder 



. . Acer Negundo .... 



14,784 







19,776 







. . 20,161 



White Pine 





20,540 



Scarlet Maple 



. . . Acer rubrum .... 



22,464 



Green Ash 



. . Fraxinus yiridis . . . 



22,656 



Black Locust 





. . 28,992 



Red Elm 



. . Ulmus f ulva 



54,359 



American While Elm . . 



Ulmus Americana . . 



. . 92,352 



American Mountain Asa . 



. . Pyrns Americana . . . 



. 108.327 



White Birch 





. . 500,000 



4. Longevity of Garden Seeds. 



Adapted from l^ihnorin's tables. 



The number denotes that the seeds had not all lost their ger- 

 minating power at the termination of the number of years re- 

 corded. 



Average Extreme 

 Years. Years. 



Angelica 1 or 2 3 



Anise 3 5 



Asparagus-Bean (Doliclujs scsquipedalis, L.) . . 3 8 



Balm 4 7 



Basil • . , 8 10+ 



Bean 3 8 



Beet 6 10+ 



Borage 8 10+ 



Borecole 5 10 



Broccoli . 5 10 



Cabbage . . . . , 5 10 



Caraway 3 4 



Cardoon 7 9 



Carrot, with the spines 4 or 5 10+ 



" without the spines 4 or 5 10+ 



Catmint 6 10+ 



Cauliflower 5 10 



