LANGERS SEED AND FLORAL CO., TUCSON, ARIZONA 
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GENERAL INFORMATION 
For the use of our customers to help them in the planting 
nurseries. 
and laying out their gardens and 
SOWING-TABLE FOR THE GARDEN 
Seeds required to produce a given number of plants, or to sow a given quantity of ground. 
Artichoke_1 oz. to 500 plants 
Asparagus_1 oz. to 60 ft. of drill; 500 plants 
Beans, Dwarf_1 lb. to 50 ft. of drill 
Beans, Tall_1 lb. to 75 hills 
Beet_ 1 oz. to 50 ft. of drill 
Broccoli _ 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
Brussels Sprouts_1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
Cabbage_ 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
Carrots_ 1 oz. to 150 ft. of drill 
Cauliflower_ 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
Celery_ 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 
Chicory_1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
Corn _1 lb. to 150 hills 
Cress_1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
Cucumber_1 oz. to 100 hills 
Eggplant _ 1 oz. to 1.000 1 plants 
Endive - 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 
Kale-1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
Kohlrabi_ 1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
Leek_ 1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
Lettuce _ 1 oz. to 3,000 plants 
Melon, Water_ 
Melon, Minsk - 
Okra- 
Onion, Seed_ 
Onion, Top Sets __ 
Onion, Bottom Sets 
Parsnips _ 
Parsley_ 
Peas- 
Pepper _ 
Pumpkin_ 
Radish_ 
Salsify - 
Sage - 
Spinach_ 
Squash, Early_ 
Squash, Winter- 
Tomato- 
Tobacco- 
Turnip, Early_ 
Turnip, Rutabaga - 
-1 oz. to 30 hills 
-1 oz. to 100 hills 
1 oz. to 50 ft. of drill 
1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
_ 1 lb. to 60 ft. of row 
_ 1 lb. to 75 ft. of row 
1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
. 1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
— 1 lb. to 50' ft. of drill 
— 1 oz. to 1,000 plants 
-1 oz. to 25 bills 
_ 1 oz. to 50 ft. of drill 
. 1 oz. to 50 ft. of drill 
1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
_ 1 oz. to 50 ft. of drill 
- 1 oz. to 50 hills 
- 1 oz. to 15 hills 
-1 oz. to 2,000 plants 
— 1 oz. to 10,000 plants 
— 1 oz. to 75 ft. of drill 
1 oz. to 100 ft. of drill 
SEED REQUIRED TO SOW AN ACRE OF GROUND 
Lbs. to the acre. 
Alfalfa _ 25 
Barley, Broadcast -100 
Beans, Dwarf or Bush, in hills_ 40 
Beans, Dwarf or Bush, in drills _ 80 
Beans, Tall or Pole, in hills - 25 
Beet, Garden _ 6 
Beet, Sugar _ 6 
Beet, Mangel-Wurzel _ 6 
Broom Corn, in drills_ 12 
Buckwheat, broadcast _ 45 
Cabbage in beds to cover an acre after trans¬ 
planting _ y, - Vz 
Carrots, in drills _ 3 
Clover, Red, alone, broadcast_ 15 
Clover, White, alone, broadcast _ 10 
Clover, Alsike, broadcast _ 10 
Clover, White and Alsike mixed, broadcast_ 10 
Corn, Sweet or Field, in hills_ 15 
Corn, to cut green for fodder, in drills or broadcast 125 
Cucumber, in hills - 
Flax, when wanted for seed_ 30 
Flax, when wanted for fibre_ 50 
Grass, Bermuda - 10 
Grass, Crested Dog’s-tail ___ 25 
Grass, Kentucky Blue, for pasture_ 50 
Grass, Kentucky Blue, for lawns_ 150 
Grass, Orchard _ 40 
Grass, Perennial or Australian Rye, for meadow— 40 
Lbs. to the acre. 
Grass, Perennial or Australian Rye, for lawn_ 75 
Grass, Italian Rye _ 30 
Grass, Red-Top _ 30 
Grass, Timothy _ 20 
Grass, Hungarian _-_ 25 
Millet _ 25 
Hemp, broadcast _40-50 
Melon, Water, in hills _2-3 
Melon, Musk, in hills _ 2 
Oats, broadcast _ 80 
Onions, for Dry Bulbs, in drills _ 4 
Onions, for Bottom Sets _ 30 
Parsnips, in drills _ 5 
Peas, in drills _50-80 
Peas, broadcast _ 150 
Potatoes, in hills _500-600 
Pumpkin, in hills _ 3 
Radish, in hills _ 12 
Rye, broadcast _ 100 
Spinach, in drills_ 12 
Squash, Bush Varieties, in hills_ 4 
Sauash, Running Varieties, in hills _ 3 
Tomato, beds to transplant _ 1-8 
Turnip and Rutabaga, in drills _ 2 
Turnip and Rutabaga, broadcast _3-4 
Vetches, broadcast _100 
Wheat, broadcast _100 
Wheat, in drills _ 75 
NUMBER OF 
TREES OR PLANTS TO AN ACRE 
Set at a regular 
distance apart 
Distance apart No. of plants 
3 inches by 4 inches_522,720 
4 inches by 4 inches_392,040 
6 inches by 6 inches_174,240 
1 foot by 1 foot -43,560 
1% feet by 1% feet-19,360 
2 feet by 1 foot_21,780 
2 feet by 2 feet_10,890 
2% f©et by 2*4 feet-:-6,960 
3 feet by 1 foot_14,520 
3 feet by 2 feet_7,260 
3 feet by 3 feet_4,840 
3V& feet by 3*4 feet-3,555 
4 feet by 1 foot-10,890 
4 feet by 2 feet_5,445 
4 feet by 3 feet_3,630 
4 feet by 4 feet_2,722 
Distance apart No. of plants 
4 y 2 feet by 4 y 2 feet-2,150 
5 feet by 1 foot_8,712 
5 feet by 2 feet-4,356 
5 feet by 3 feet-2,904 
5 feet by 4 feet -2,178 
5 feet by 5 feet-1,742 
5 y 2 feet by 5% feet-1,440 
6 feet by 6 feet _1,200 
6% feet by 6% feet-1,031 
7 feet by 7 feet-888 
8 feet by 8 feet_680 
9 feet by 9 feet-537 
10 feet by 10 feet_435 
11 feet by 11 feet_360 
12 feet by 12 feet-302 
13 feet by 13 feet-257 
Distance apart No. of plants 
14 feet by 14 feet_222 
15 feet by 15 feet_193 
16 feet by 16 feet_170 
16 y 2 feet by 16*4 feet-160 
17 feet by 17 feet_150 
18 feet by 18 feet _134 
19 feet by 19 feet_120 
20 feet by 20 feet_108 
25 feet by 25 feet_69 
30 feet by 30 feet _48 
33 feet by 33 feet _40 
40 feet by 40 feet _ 27 
50 feet by 50 feet_17 
60 feet by 60 feet _12 
66 feet by 66 feet_10 
SHIPPING WEIGHTS OF TREES AND PLANTS 
The average weight of deciduous fruit trees, packed in bales for shipping, is about as follows: 6 to 8 feet, 
2 lbs. each; 4 to 6 feet, 1 1 / 2 lbs. each; 3 to 4 feet, 1 I'd. each. Grape vines, 1-3 lb. each. 
Deciduous ornamental trees, cut back to 6 to 8 feet, 6 to 10 pounds each. 
Potted plants, in from 3 to 6-inch pots, packed in boxes, weight from 4 to 12 pounds each. 
Palms and other ornamental evergreens, with ball of earth, 2 to 3 foot plants, 40 lbs. each, and gradually 
increasing to 110 lbs. each on 5 and 6 foot plants. 
Two year old rose plants, packed in moss and burlaped, % to % lb. each. 
