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Name of seed StEKtntlIDEPA= | buatioount Remarks 
ture 
°C. | Days| Days 
Endive—Cichorium endivia....... P,TS | 20-30 5 14 Light; seoeasstae nitrate 
or soil. 
Leek—Allium porrum........... B 20 6 14 
Lettuce—Lactuca sativa.......... P 20 3 7 | Light for 14 hour; fresh 
seed prechill at 10° or 
15° C, for 3 days. 
Muskmelon—Cucumis melo....... B, T, S| 20-30 4 10 
Mustard: 
Black—Brasstica ntgra....... P 20-30 3 7 | Light; fresh seed potas- 
sium nitrate and pre- 
chill at 10° C. for 3 
days. 
India—Brasstca Juncea...... iP 20-30 3 7 | Light; fresh seed potas- 
sium nitrate and pre- 
chill at 10° C. for 3 
Spinach—Brassica rapa perot- days. 
(BS eter ty Ge nen ee ne eee B 20-30 3 7 
White—Brassica hirta (alba). . Te 20-30 3 § | Light 
Okra—Hibiscus esculentum...... R_ |} 20-30 4 21 
Onion—Allium cepa............. B,S 20 5 14 
Pak-choi—Brassica chinensts..... B 20-30 3 vA 
Parsley— Petroselinum hortense....| B 20-30} 11 28 
, Parsnip—Pastinaca saliva........ B_ | 20-30 6 | 28 
Peas, garden—Pisum sativum.....| R, S 20 5 8 
Pepper—Capsicum spp.......... TB | 20-30 6 14 
Pe-tsai (Chinese cabbage)—Bras- 
DICE DERNCHSIS so hag oe ea ck B 20-30 es 7 
Pumpkin—Cucurbita pepo........ T,S | 20-30 4 7 
Radish—Raphanus sativus........ B 20 3 6 
Rhubarb—PRheum rhaponticum....| TS | 20-30 7 | 21] Light. 
Rutabaga—Brassica napobrassica.| B | 20-30 3 14 
Salsify—Tragopogon porrifolius...| T 20 5 | 10] Fresh seed prechill at 
10° C. for 3 days. 
Sorrel—Rumez acetosa........... TS | 20-30 3 14 | Light. 
Spinach: 
Common—Spinacea oleracea..| TB 10 7 21 
New Zealand—Tetragonia ex- 
POMBO yo ciate aicisio nisievenvoleseioiew 0 TS | 20-30 5 28 | Not too wet. 
Squash—Cueurbita sp............ T,S | 20-30 4 7 
Tomato: 
Common—Lycopersicon es- 
Grdentiima. mien meee hea: B 20-30 5 14 
Husk—Physalis pubescens....| P,TB | 20-30 7| 28 | Light. 
Turnip—Brasstea rapa........... B 20-30 3 7 
Watermelon—Citrullus oulgaris...1 T,S | 20-30 4 14 


RAFFIA 
America's Largest Importers of 
Raffa 
Direct import or "spot'' service (subject to wartime 
conditions) in our four original brands: 
RED STAR 
XX SUPERIOR 
XXX SUPERIOR 
AA WESTCOAST 
also 
CONGO RAFFIA 
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AUSTRALIAN GRASS SEEDS 
FLOWER BULBS 
In Season 
DAFFODILS 
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and others 
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Combines harvesting one of our fields of Chewings Fescue 
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ASTORIA, OREGON 
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