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The Horticulturist's Rule-Book. 



Longevity of Garden Seeds, continued. 













Average 



Extreme 









years. 



ytars. 











10+ 









1 



7 



Watermelon 







6 



10 









. . 10 



10+ 



Welsh Onion, Common 







2 or 3 



7 



" Early White 





3 



8 









. . 1 



6 



5. Average Time required for Garden Seeds to Gen 



Tiinate. 





Days. 







Days. 



Bean 



6-10 



Lettuce . 





6- 8 



Beet 



7-10 



Onion 





7-10 



Cabbage 



6-10 



Pea . . 





. 6-10 



Carrot 



. 12-18 



Parsnip , 





10-20 



Cauliflower 



6-10 



Pepper . 





9-13 



Celery 



10-20 







3- 6 



Corn 



5- 8 



Salsify . 





. 7-12 



Cucumber 



6-10 



Tomato . 





6-12 



Endive . . , 



5-10 



Turnip . 





. . 4- 8 



6. Proper Kinds and Quantities of Seeds for a Model En- 

 glish Kitchen Garden of 1 1-4 Acres (Loudon). 



Peas, 30 qts. ; white cabbage of different kinds, 6 ozs. ; Savoy 

 cabbage, V/i ozs. ; Brussels sprouts, 2 ozs.. cauliflower. 3 ozs. ; 

 broccoli, 7 ozs. ; borecole, 2 ozs. ; red cabbage, 1 oz. ; kohl-rabi, 

 1 oz. ; white turnip, 8 ozs. ; yellow turnip. 2 ozs. ; early pota- 

 toes, 1 bu. ; carrots, 7 ozs. ; onions, 8 ozs. : broad beans, 6 qts. ; 

 narrow beans, 3 qts. ; kidney beans, 3 qts. ; scarlet runner 

 beans, 2 qts. ; celery, 3 ozs. ; Flanders spinach, 1 qt. ; summer 

 spinach, 2 qts. ; Jerusalem artichoke, 1 pk. ; red beet, 4 ozs. ; 

 parsnips, 1 ozs. ; leeks, 2 ozs. ; garlic, J^lb. ; shallots, 3 lbs. ; 

 salsify, "%oz. ; scorzonera, ^oz. ; cos lettuce. 5 ozs. ; cabbage 

 lettuce, 3 ozs. ; endive, 2 ozs. ; radish, 3 pts. ; cress, 1 pt. ; mus- 

 tard, 1 qt. ; parsley, 2 ozs. 



