HOME VEGETABLE GARDENING 
MAKING OUT A SEED ORDER 
T HE average seedsman’s “packet,” of common varie- 
ties of vegetables, contains sufficient seeds to sow 
thirty feet of row. Packets of novelties and vegetables 
of unusual character generally contain less than half the 
quantity of standard packets. One ounce of most staples 
among small-grained vegetable seeds contains about five 
times as many seeds as the average packet. Most vegeta- 
ble seeds, with the exception of onion and parsnip, are of 
strong vitality for a number of years. It is more eco- 
nomical, therefore, to buy seeds by the ounce, in the case 
of small seeds, and by the pint or quart, in beans, corn, 
and peas. 
Under the various chapters throughout this book will 
be found notes how many feet of row to sow for a desired 
quantity of vegetables. This, in connection with above es 
timates of relative contents of packets and ounces, will make 
it easy to gauge one’s wants in seeds. Always remember 
that in seeds, as in everything else, the best is the cheapest. 
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