496 
VEGETABLE GARDENING 
701. Weight of one quart of seeds and number of seeds 
in one ounce : 
Weight of a 
Number of 
Kind of Seed 
Quart of 
Seeds in 
Seed in Ounces 
One Ounce 
Asparagus 
32 
1,500 
Balm 
20 
56,500 
Basil 
20 
22,500 
Bean 
24 to 33 
200 to 250 
Beet 
10 
l , 5 °o 
Borecole, or kale _ _ _ . 
25 
8,500 
Broccoli _ 
25 
10,500 
Cabbage 
2 5 
8,500 
Caraway 
IS 
10,000 
Carrot, with spines 
9 
20,000 
Carrot, without spines 
13 
27,000 
Catmint 
28 
3,500 
Cauliflower 
25 
10,500 
Celery 
17 
71,000 
Chicory 
14 
20,000 
Cress, American _ 
20 
17,000 
Cress, common garden 
28 
13,000 
Cress, water 
113,500 
Cucumber, common 
18 
1,000 
Cucumber, prickly fruited gherkin 
20 
4,000 
Dandelion 
9 
34,000 to 42,500 
Dill 
25,500 
Eggplant 
18 
7,000 
Endive _ 
12 
18,000 
Kohl-rabi 
25 
8,500 
Leek 
20 
11,500 
Lettuce _ 
15 
23,000 
Maize or Indian corn 
23 
100 to 150 
Marjoram, sweet 
20 
113,500 
Marjoram, winter 
24 
340,000 
Martynia 
10 
600 
Muskmelon 
13 
1,600 
Okra 
425 to 500 
Onion 
18 
7,000 
