GARDEN' MANUAL FOR THE SOUTHERN STATES. 



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Approximate Time for Certain Varieties of Seed to Germinate. 



CONTINUED. 



Pumpkin from 5 to 10 days. 

 Radish from 3 to 5 days. 

 Roquette from 5 to 10 days. 

 Salsify from 8 to 1 4 days. 

 Sorrel from 8 to 14 days. 

 Spinach from 8 to 14 days. 

 Squash from 5 to 10 days. 

 Tomatoes from 5 to 15 days. 

 Turnip from 2 to 5 days. 



Field and Grass Seeds. 



Clover Seed from 25 to 35 days. 

 Clover Seed, Japan from 30 to 40 days. 

 Clover Seed, Burr 60 to 90 days. 

 Kentucky Blue Grass from 14 to 21 days. 

 Red Top Grass from 14 to 21 days. 

 English Rye Grass from 8 to 15 days. 

 Rescue Grass from 20 to 30 days. 

 Johnson Grass from 30 to 40 days. 

 Tall Meadow Oat Grass from 14 to 21 days. 

 Meadow Fescue Grass from 8 to 15 days. 

 Orchard Grass from 8 to 15 days. 

 Timothy Grass from 15 to 25 days. 

 Rye Seed from 12 to 20 days. 

 Barley Seed from 12 to 20 days. 

 Wheat Seed from 12 to 20 days. 

 Oat Seed from 12 to 20 days. 

 Sorghum from 10 to 15 days. 



Kaffir Corn from 10 to 15 days. 

 Broom Corn from 10 to 15 days. 

 Dhouro Corn from 10 to 15 days. 

 Millet Seed from 8 to 15 days. 

 Sunflower Seed from 5 to 10 days. 

 Buckwheat fr m 10 to 20 days. 

 Vetch from 15 to 20 days. 

 Teosinte from 30 to 40 days. 

 Bermuda Grass from 60 to 90 days. 



Sweet and Medicinal Herbs. 



Anise from 12 to 15 days 

 Balm from 8 to 12 days. 

 Bene from 12 to 15 days. 

 Basil from 8 to 12 days. 

 Borage from 8 to 12 days. 

 Caraway from 10 to 15 days. 

 Dill from 12 to 15 days. 

 Fennel from 12 to 15 days. 

 Lavender from 8 to 12 days. 

 Marjoram from 8 to 12 days. 

 Rosemary from 8 to 12 days. 

 Rue from 5 to 10 days. 

 Sage from 12 to 15 days. 

 Savory from 5 to 10 days. 

 Thyme from 12 to 15 days. 

 Wormwood from 8 to 12 days. 



The Hot Bed. 



Owing to the open winters in the South, 

 hot beds are not so much used as in the 

 North, except to raise such tender plants as 

 Eggplants, Tomatoes and Peppers. There is 

 little forcing of vegetables done here, except 

 as regards Cucumbers and Lettuce; and if we 

 do not have any hard frosts, the latter does 

 better in the open ground than under glass. 

 To make a hot bed is a very simple thing. 



Any one who has the use of tools can make 

 the wooden frame, the sashes can be obtained 

 from any sash factory. We consider a wood- 

 en frame from five to six feet wide and ten 

 feet six inches long a very good size. It 

 should be at least six inches higher at the back 

 than in the front, and covered by three sashes 

 3| x 5 feet. The manure ought not to be 

 more than a month old ; it should be thrown 



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