Germination Periods.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 7 April 1913, Page 4

Germination Periods.

APPROXIMATE TIME TAKEN

We assume that tho seeds are grown in the open borders, without any artificial assistance, but under favourable circumstances; much depends on tho age of tho seed and tho temperature of the ground in which it is planted.

AGRICULTURAL SEEDS.—Beans 14 to 16 days; barley, 7 to 14; carrot, 18 to 24; cloves, 7to 14; grasses, 7 to 14; rye, 7 to 14; oats, 9 to 16 ; wheat, 9to 16; rape, 10 to 14; man-gel-wurzel, 20 to 30.

VEGETABLE SEEDS.—Asparagus 20 to 30 days; broad beans, 12 to 16; French beans, 16 to 20; beet, 20 to 30; broccoli, 10 to lo; cauliflower, 10 to 15; cabbage, 7 to 10; carrot, 18 to 24 celery, 20 to 30; cress, 7 to 10; cucumber, 10 to 16; endive, 10 to 14; kohl rabi, 10 to 14; gourds and pumpkins, 10 to 20; leek. 15 to 30; lettuce, 10 to li; melons, •0 to 14; mustard, 2 to 3; onion, 15 to 30; parsley, 16 to 20; peas, 20 to 30; pepper or capsicum, 10 to 16; potatoes, 10 to 30; radish, 10 to 14; rhubarb, 20 to 30; sea kale, 20 to '50; spinach, 10 to 15; tomato, 8 to 20; turnips, 10 to 14; herbs, 10 to 30.

| FLOWER SEEDS.—Aet-er, 10 to 18 days; auricula, 15 to 30; balsam, 10 to 14 ; candytuft, 7 to 10; Canterbury bell, 15 to 20; carnation, 20 to 30; chrysanthemum, 14 to 20; cockscomb, 7 to 14; convolvulus, 7 to 14; cowslip, lo to 20; daisy, 15 to 20; egg plant, 10 to 14; evoflastng flowers, 14 to 20; forget-me-not, 15 to 20; heartsease, 15 to 20; hollyhock, 15 to 20: jacobea, 15 to 20; 'arkspur, 10 to 20; lobolia, 20 to 30; lupins, 16 to 20; marigold (French), W to 14; marvel of Peru, 15 to 20; mignonette, 20 to 30; nasturtium, 10 to 14; passionflowers, 40 to 50; •peas, sweet, 10 to 14 ; pink and spicolee, 30 to 40; polyanthus, 15 to 20; poppy, 10 to 15; primroso, 15 to 20; rocket, 15 to 20; stock, 10 to 20; sunflower, 15 to 20; sweet alyssmn, to to 20; sweet-William, 20 to 30; violet, 20 to 30; Virginian stock, 7 to 10; coniferous seeds, 30 to 50; white thorn, 1 year; holly, 1 year; stones of cherry, peach, and plum, 50 to 80 days; pips of apple, pear, and quince, 30 to 60.

SEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW AN ACRE. Barley, 2J to 2J bushels; beans, 2 to 2$ bushels; buckwheat, or brank. 1.1 bushels; cabbage (drumhead), to transplant, 1 lb; canary, 3 pkgs; carrot in drills, 8 to 12 lbe; clover, 14 to 17 lbs; furze or gorse, for feed, 20 to 24 lbs; do. for eingle-line fencing;, to sow one mile,-3 to 4 (lbs; kohl rabi (turnip-rooted cabbage), to transplant, 1 lb; do., drilled, 1 lbs ; linseed, for flax, 2i bushels; linseed, for seed, 1$ bushels; lucerne, broadcast, 20 lbs; do., drilled, 15 lbs; mustard, whito,.l pkt; mangold* nurtzel, 5 lbs; oats, 3.t0 4 bushels; parsnip, lOlbs; rape or cole, 1 pkt.; rye, 21 to 3 bushels; rye grass (if drilled, one fourth less), 2 to 2J bushels; sainfoin, giant, 5 busliols; tares, winter, 2J do., spring 2 to 2i hueliels; trifolium incarna turn, 24 lbs; turnip, 2 to 3 lbs; turnip stubble, 41bs; wheat, 2J to 2J bushels, ' SEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW GARDEN PLOTS. Asparagus, bod of 15 yards square. % pt; beans, broad, per .row of "60 feet, 1J pt; beet, row of 50 feet, 1 oz; broccoli, per 4 square yards, J oz; brussols sprouts, per 4 square yards, i oz; cabbage, bed of 8 square yards, \ oz; carrots, drill of 120 feet, 1-1 oz; cauliflowor, 4 square yards;

oz; celery, 4 square yards, $ oz; endivo, 4 square yards, i oz; kale, 4 square yards, \ oz; kidney beans, row 80 feet, i pt; leek, 2 eqiiare yards, i oz; onions, 9 square yards, 1 ox; parsley, row of 100 feet, 1 oz; parsnips, drill of 100 feet, l oz; peas row of 60 feet, 1- pt; potatoes, row of 80 feet, £ pt; radishes, i square yards, 1 oz; Savoy,-4 &quaro yards. I oz; spinach, drill of 60 feet; 1 oz; turnip, 6 square yards, 1 oz.

TELLING THE WEATHER. The barometer rises for sov+her]y wind (including from S.'W. by the south to th eeastward);, for dry or less wet weather, for lesa wind, or for more than one of these changes. Except on a few occasions, when rain comes from th© southward with strong wind. A thermometer falls for change of wind toward any of the above directions. The falls for northerly wind (including irom-.N'.E. ..by the north to the.westward) ;<for. wet weather, in winter, for strong wind (in summer), or for more' than one of these changes. Except on- a few occasions,,when moderate wind, wifcb rain comes from the southward. A thermometer- risea T of wind towaido the n«rt&.