Germination Periods.

Horowhenua Chronicle, 26 April 1913, Page 4

Germination Periods.

, ♦ .. approximate; time jak#n. Wo assume that the seeds are grown in tho open bordsre, without any artificial assistance, but under favourable circumstances,; muoh depends on the age of the seed, and the ; temperature of the ground in which it is planted. AGRICULTURAL SEEDS.—Beams 14 to 16 days; barley, 7 to 14; carrot, 18 to 24; cloves, 7to 14; grumes, 7to 14; rye, 7to 14; oate, 9 to 10 ; wheat, 9to 16; rape, 10-to 14 ; man-gel-wurzel, 20 to 30. VEG IST A BLESEKDS. —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;. gourds and pumpkins, 10 to 20; leek, 15 to 30; lettuce, 10 to 14; melons, 10 to 14; mustard, 2 to 3; oaibn, 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 fo 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, 7to 10; tfenterbury boll, 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; evorlasting flowers, 14 to 20; forget-me-not, 15 to 20; heartsease, 15 to 20; hollyhock, 15 to 20; jaoobea, 15 to 20; larkspur, 10 to 20; lobelia, 20 to 80; lupine, 16 to 20; marigold (French); | 10 to 14; marvel of Peru, 15 to 20: mignonette, 20 to 30; na»i,«rtiump 10 to 14; passionflowers, 40 to 50;? peas, sweet, 10 to 14 ;-pink and picoteo, 30 to 40; polyanthus, 15 to 20; poppy, 10 to 15; primroeo,: 15 to 30; rocket, 15 to 20; stock, .10 to 20; sunflower, 15:t0.2Q; aweet alyesum, 15 to 20; sweet "William, 20 to 30; violet, 20 to 30; Virginian stock, 7 to 10; coniferous seeds, 80 to 50; white thorn, 1 year; holly, 1 year; stones of cherry, peach', and plum, 50 to 80 days; pips of apple, paw,. and quince, 30 to 60.

SEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW AN -ACRE. Barley, 21 to 2j bushels; beane, 2 to 2J bushels; buckwheat, or brank, bushels; cabbage (drumhead), to transplant, 1 lb; canary, 8 pkgs; rrot in drills, 8 to 12 lbs; clover, 14 to 17 lbs; furze or gorae, for feed, 20 to 24 lbs; do. for single-line.fejio-'ng, to sow on© mile, 3to 4 lbs; kohl rabi (turnip-rooted cabbage), to transplant, 1 lb; do., drilled, 4 lbs; linseed, for flax, 2J bushels;,linseed, for seed, 1$ bushels; luoerjie, broadcast, 20 lbs; do., .drilled, 15 lbs; mustard, white, 1 pktj mangold/ uurtzel, 5 lbs: oate, 3.t0 4 bushels; parsnip, lOlbs; rape or oole, 1 pkt.; rye, 21 to 3 bushels; rye grasß (if drilled, one fourth less), 2 to 21 bn«liels; sainfoin, giant, 5 bushels; tares, winter, 2§:bushels; do., spring' 2 to 21 bushels; trifolium incarna turn, 24 lbs; turnip, 2 to-B'lbs; turnip stubble, 41bs; wheat, 2J to 21' bushels.

SEEDS REQUIRED TO SOW GARDEN PLOTS.

Asparagus, bod of 15 yards square, pt; beans, broad, per row of riO

feet, li pt; beet, row of 50 feet, 1 <z; broccoli, per 4 square yards, i oz; brussels sprouts, per 4 square yards, J oz; cabbage, bod ; of 8 equaro yards, J oz; car,rots, drill of 120 feet, H oz; cauliflower, 4 squar© yards; oz; celery, 4 square yards,.} oz;. endive, 4 square yards, } oz; kale, 4 square yards, J oz; kidney beans, row 80 feet, i pt; 2 square yards, § oz;.onions, 0-square yards, 1 oz; parsley, row of 100 feet, 1 oz; I parsnips, drill of 100 feet, 1 oz; peas row of 60 feet, 1 pt; potatoes, row of 80 feot, i pt; radishes, 4 square yards, 1 oz; Savoy, 4 square yards. oz; spinach, drill.of-60 feet, l oz; turnip, 6 square yards, 1 oz. TELLING THE WEATHER, The barometer risc 6 for - southerly ivind (including from S.W.. by the south to tb eeastward); for dry or less wet weather, for less wind, or for more than one of these changes. Except on a few occasions, when rain tomes from the southward with

strong wind. A thermometer ; falls for change oi wind toward any of the-above directions.

The barometer falls for northerly wind (including from N.E. by' the north to the westward); for wet weather in winter, for strong wind (in summer), or for mdre than one of changes. Except oji a few occasions, when ; moderate ;W.ind ; with rain comes from the southward. A thermometer rises for change,of wind towards the north.