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seeds; in the present time the mere saving is of little 

 avail: he must breed his seeds. 



The gardener should buy his seeds in bulk, if 

 possible, particularly if he is growing large areas and 

 for a critical market. He can then demand the best. 

 He will also secure the seeds at a cheaper rate. He 

 should buy his seeds early. It may even be well to 

 engage them of the seed dealer a season in advance, 

 to be sure that he has the kind and quantity which he 

 desires. Since seeds are poor in some seasons, it is 

 well for him to keep at least a partial stock on hand 

 from year to year, particularly^ of those kinds w^hich 

 retain their vitality for several years. He is then 

 relatively independent. The gardener who grows largely 

 for a special market of such important crops as beet, 

 carrot, cabbage, cauliflower, cucumber, melon, lettuce, 

 radish and tomato, will do well to purchase double the 

 quantity of seed which he requires for the one season, 

 in order that he may Dreserve stock of the strains which 

 prove to be particularly desirable. The capital which is 

 thus locked up in seeds is small, as compared with the 

 risk of being unable to secure a desirable strain. Buy 

 direct of a reliable seed dealer and not from the 

 grocery stores. 



Special care should be exercised in the selection 

 of seeds of celery, onion, cauliflower, cabbage and 

 squashes, for these are likely to deteriorate or to lose 

 their varietal characteristics under poor culture and 

 indifferent selection. Particularly is this advice im- 

 perative in the case of cauliflower. There are few 

 areas in which good cauliflower seed can be grown. 



