Germination Periods.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 9 April 1913, Page 4

Germination Periods.

APPROXIMATE TIME TAKEN

We assume that tho seeds arc grown in the open borders, without any artificial assistance, but under favourable circumstances; much depends 011 tho ago of the seed and tho temperatu ro of the ground in which it is planted. AGRICULTURAL SEEDS.—Reaiih 1-1 to 10 days; barley, 7to 14; carrot, 18 to 2-1; cloves, 7to 11; grasses, 7to 14; rye, 7to 14; oats, 9to 16; wheat, 9to 10; rape, 10 to 14; man-gel-wurzel, 20 to 30. VEGETA IiLE SEEDS.—Asparagus 20 to 30 days; broad beans, 12 to 1G; French beans, 10 to 20; beet, 20 to 30; broccoli, 10 to 15; cauliflower, 10 to 15; cabbage, 7 to 10; carrot, 18 to 21; celery, 20 to 30; cress, 7 to 10; cucumber, 10 to 10; endive, 10 to 14 ; kohl rabi, 10 to 14 ; gourds and pumpkins, 10 to 20; leek, lo to 30; lettuce, 10 to 14; melons. 1.0 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 30; spinach, 10 to 15; tomato. 8 to 20; turnips, 10 to 14; herbs, 10 to 30. FLOWER SEEDS.—Aster, 10 ta 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, 15 to 20; daisy, 15 to 20; egg plant, 10 to 14; everlasting flowers, 14 to 20; l'orget-me-not, 15 to 20; heartsease, 15 to 20; hollyhock, 15 to 20; jacohea, 15 to 20; larkspur, 10 to 20; lobelia, 20 to 30; lupins. 1G to 20; marigold (French), 10 to 14; marvel of Peru, 15 to 20; mignonette, 20 to 30; 10 to 14; passionflowers, 40 to 50; peas, sweet, 10 to 14; pink and picofoo, 30 to 40; polyanthus, 15 to 20; poppy, 10 to 15; primrose, 15 to 20; rocket, 15 to 20; stock, 10 to 20; sunflower, 15 to 20; sweet alyssuni, 15 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 quincc, 30 to 60. SEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW AN ACRE. Barley. 2J to 2J bushels; beans, 2 to 2} bushels; buckwheat, or brank, I' bushels; cabbage (drumhead), to transplant, 1 lb: canary, 3 pkgs; carrot in drills, 8 to 12 lbs; clover, 14 to 17 lbs; furze or gorse, for feed. i 0 to 24 lbs; do. for single-line fenc•iig. to sow one mile. 3 to 4 lbs; 'colli rabi (turnip-rooted cabbage), '■ 0 transplant. 1 lb; do., drilled, 4 !bs; linseed, for flax, bushels; linecd, for seed, 1J bushels; luoerno, broadcast, 20 lbs; do., drilled, 15 I! is; mustard, white, 1 pkt; mangold * nirtzel, 5 lbs: oats. 3 to 4 bushols; •inrsnip. lOlb.s; rape or cole. 1 pkt.; "ve. 3 bushels; rye grass (if drilled, one fourth less), 2 to 2$ bushels; sainfoin, giant, 5 bushols; tares, winter. 2J bushels; do., spring :! to 21 bushels; trifolium incarna 11111, 24 lbs; turnip, 2 to 3 lbs; tur"ip stubble, 41bs; wheat, 2J to 21 bushels. MEDS REQUIRED TO SOW GARDEN PLOTS. Asparagus, bod of 15 yards squaro. :! pt; beans, broad, per row of tJO 1 't. 1} pt; beet, row of 50 feet, 1 broccoli, per 4 square yards, J .; brussols sprouts, per 4 square yards. J- oz; cabbage, bod of 8 squaro yards, 1 on; carrots, drill of 120 feet, 1 V ok; cauliflower, 4 squaro yards; oz ; celery, 4 squaro yards, 1 07,; < ndive. 4 square yards, £ oz; kale. square yards. \ oz; kidney beans, row 80 feet, J pt; leek, 2 square yards. { oz; onions, 9 square yards, 1 oz; parsley, row of 100 feet, 1 oz; parsnips, drill of 100 feet, 1 oz; peas ;;>w of 00 feet, 1 pt; potatoes, row i I' 80 feet, 1 pt; radishes, 4 square yards, 1 oz; Savoy. 4 square yards ' oz ; spinach, drill of 00 feet. 1 oz ; turnip, 6 square yards, 1 oz. TELLING THE WEATHER. The barometer rises for sov+horly >■. ind (including from S.W. by the, > autli to th eeastward); for dry or 1< .-;s wet weather, for less wind, or (or more than 0110 of these changes. I'xcept on a few occasions, whon rain (omes from the southward with strong wind. A thermometer falls for change of v iud toward any of the above diroet ions. The barometer falls for northerly Vv ind (including from N.E. by the lorth to tho westward); for tlier in winter, for strong wind (in summer), or for more than one of these changes. Except on a. few occasions, when moderate wind with rain comes from the southward. A thermometer rises for change of wind towards the north.