Germination Periods.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 17 April 1913, Page 4

Germination Periods.

T j APPROXIMATE TIME TAKEN. We assume that the seeds are grown in the open borders, without any artificial assistance, but under favourable circumstances; much depends on tho ago of tho seed and the | temperature of the ground in which it is planted. AGRICULTURAL SEEDS.-Beans .1-1 to 16 days; barley, 7to 14; carrot, 18 to 24; cloves, 7to 14; grasses, 7 to 14; rye, 7to 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 15; 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 ; gonitis and pumpkins, 10 to 20; leek, 15 to 30; lottuco, 10 to 14; melons, 10 to 14; mustard, 2 to 3; onion, 15 to 30; parsley, 10 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, 16 to 30. FLOWER. SEEDS.-Aster, 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, 15 to 20; daisy, 15 to 20; egg plant, 10 to 14; overlasting 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; lobelia, 20 to 30; lupins, 16 to 20; marigold (French), 10 to 14; marvel of Peru, 15 to 20; uignonette, 20 to 30; nas^rtium, 10 to 14; passionflowers, 40 to 50; peas, sweet, 10 to 14; pink and picotee, 30 to 40; polyanthus, 15 to 20; poppy > 10 to 15; primrose, 15 to 20; rocket, 15 to 20; stock, 10 to 20; in n flower, 15 to 20; sweet alyssum, !5 to 20; sweet William, 20 to 30; • iolet, 20 to 30; Virginian stock, 7 0 10; coniferous seeds, 30 to 50; rhite thorn, 1 year; holly, 1 year; tones of cherry, peach, and plum, <0 to 80 days; pips of apple, pear, ind quince, 30 to 60. SEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW AN ACRE. Barley, 2i to bushels; beans, 2 to 2J bushels; buckwheat, or bratik, U bushels; cabbage (drumhead), to ' ransplant, 1 lb; canary, 3 pkgs; rrot in drills, 8 to 12 lbs; clover, ! 1 to 17 lbs; furze or gorse, for feed, '20 to 24 lbs; do. for single-line fenc•ig. to sow ono mile, 3 to 4 lbs; kohl rabi (turnip-rooted cabbage), 'o transplant, 1 lb; do., drilled, 4 '.'is; linseed, for flax, 2$ bushels; lin- ! oed, for seed, 1} bushels; lucerne, I broadcast, 20 lbs; do., drilled, 15 I'is; mustard, white, 1 pkt; mangold•vurtzel, 5 lbs; oats, 3 to 4 bushels; p irsnip, lOlbs; rape or cole, 1 pkt.; 1 vo. 2i to 3 bushels; rye gra6B (if chilled, one fourth less), 2 to 2i bus!;"ls; sainfoin, giant, 5 bushels; i ires, winter, 2J bushels; do., spring :! to 2% bushels; trifolium incarna'urn, 24 lbs; turnip, 2 to 3 lbs; tur--lip stubble, 41bs; wheat, 2J to 2.} i tishels. REQUIRED TO SOW GARDEN PLOTS. Asparagus, bod of 15 yards square, pt; beans, broad, per row of "riO i . L't, 1$ pt; beet, row of 50 feet, 1 (■/.; broccoli, per 4 square yards, k i; brussels sprouts, per 4 square v irds. ] oz; cabbage, bod of 8 square yu'ds, 4 oz ; carrots, drill of 120 feet, 11 oz; cauliflower, 4 square yards; oz;-celery, 4 square yards, J oz; i iidive, 4 sqiiiaro yards, i oz; kale, ! square yards, £ oz; kidney beans, row 80 feet, i pt; leek, 2 squaro yards. J oz; onions, 9 square yards, 1 oz; parsley, row of 100 feet, 1 oz; pirsnips, drill of 100 feet, 1 oz; peas icw of 60 feet, 1 pt; potatoes, row of 80 feet, i pt; radishes, 4 square yards, 1 oz; Savoy, 4 square yards. oz; spinach, drill of 60 feet, 1 oz; turnip, 0 square yards, 1 oz. TELLING THE WEATHER. The baromoter rises for southerly tvind (including from S.W. by tlio s..iitli to th eeastward); for dry or !r.".s wet weather, for les6 wind, or f<;r more than one of these changes, i'x'copt on a few occasions, when rain (lilies from tho southward with f;!rong wind. A thermometer falls for change of u :nd toward any of tho abovo directions. The barometer falls for northerly wind (including from N.E. by tho r.orfch to the westward); for wot weailier in winter, for strong wind (in s'immer), or for more than one of these changes. Except on a few occasions, when modorato wind with rain comes from the southward. A thermometer rises for change of wind towards the north. BimillHillli'M'miWW'WllllMß