Germination Periods.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 19 April 1913, Page 4

Germination Periods.

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 the.age of the seed and the temperature of the, ground., in whieh it is planted.

AGRICULTURAL SEEDS.-Beam

14 to 16 days; barley, 7 to 14; carrot, 18 to 24; cloves, .7 to 14 j graefMM, 7to 14; rye, 7 to 14; oats, 9to 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; I carrot, 18. to 24; oeleiy, 20 to 30; cress, 7 to 10; cucumber, 10 to 16; endive, 10 to 14; kohl rabi, 10 fo 14; gourds and pumpkins, 10 to 20; leek, 15 to 30; lettuce, 10 to 14; melons, 10 to 14; mustard, 2 to 3; onion, 15 to 30; parsley, 16 to 20; peas, 20 to 30; popper 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, IB to 30; balsam, 10 to 14; candytuft, 7to 10; Canterbury hell, 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; forget-me-not, 15 to 20; heartsease, 13 to 20; hollyhock, 15 to 20; jaoobea, 15 to 20; larkspur, 10 to 20; lobelia, 20 to 30; lupins, 16 to 20; marigold (French), 10 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 picotee, 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 alyssum, 15 to 20; sweet William, 20 to 30; riolet, 20 to 30; Virginian stock, 7 o 10; coniferous seeds, 30 to 50; vhite thorn, 1 year; holly, 1 year; tones of cherry, peach, and plum, >0 to 80 days; pips of applo, paar, <nd quince, 30 to 60. SEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW AN ACRE. Barloy, 2J to 2j bushels; beans, 2 o 2J bushels; buckwheat, or brank, '1 bushels; cabbage (drumhead), to ransplant, 1 lb; canary, 8 pkgs; j rrot in drills, 8 to 12 lbs; clover, j U to 17 lbs; furze or gorge, for.feed, '0 to 24 lbs; do. for single-line feno•ig, to sow on© mile, 3 to 4 lbs; •ohl rabi (turnip-rooted cabbage), •o transplant, 1 lb; do., drilled, 4 ''>s; linseed, for flax, 2$ bushels; linked, for seed, 11 bushels; luoerne, ■ roadcast, 20 lba; do., drilled, 15 !'is; mustard, white, 1 pkfc; m*BgoldU nrtzel, 5 lbs; oats, 3 to 4 bushels; ursnip, lOlbs; rape or cole, 1 pkt.; • ye, 2} to 3 bushels; rye grass (if drilled, one fourth less), 2 to 2i bu«':els; sainfoin, giant, 5 bushels; l : res, winter, 21 buAels; do., spring - to 2J bushels; trifolium incarna ' 'um, 24 lbs; turnip, 2 to 3 lbs; tur'ip stubble, 41bs; wheat, 2J to 21 ''iishels.

fSEDS REQUIRED TO SOW GARDEN PLOTS. Asparagus, bed of 15 yards square, i' pt; Leans, broad, per row of tfO li pt; boot, row of 50 feet, 1 - /.; broccoli, per 4 square yards, i '<•/.; brussels sprouts, per 4 square y.irds, § oz; cabbage, bed of 8 square y:rds, J oz; carrots, drill of 120 feet, 1] oz; cauliflower, 4 square yards; oz; celery, 4 square yards, i ox; • ■ndive, 4 square yards, } oz; kale, I square yards, { oz; kidney beans, itmv 80 feet, J pt; leek, 2 square yards, i oz; onions, 9 square yards, 1 oz; parsley, row of 100 feot, 1 oz; [i trsnips, drill of 100 feet, 1 oz; peas few of 60 feet, 1 pt; potatoes, row <;f 80 feet, $ pt; radishce, 4 square yards, 1 oz; Savoy, 4 square yards. oz; spinach, drill of 60 feet, 1 oz ; turnip, 6 square yards, 1 oz. TELLING THE WEATHER. rile barometer rises for sortherly i\ind (including from S.W. by the •s>:ith to tb ©eastward); for dry or k -s wet weather, for less wind, or for more than one of these changee. I.xcopt on a few occasions, when .rain cvnos from the southward with i'rong wind. A thonnometer falls for change of >• !td toward any of the above directions. 't'lie barometer falls for northerly vind (including from N.E. by . the r.r.rth to the westward); for wet weat.ior in winter, for strong wind (in simmer), or for more than one of t'-.ose changes. Except on a few occasions, when moderate wind with lain comes from the southward, A thermometer rises for change of Kind towards the north.