Section III. Methods Of Propagation. Continued
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This section is from the book "Commercial Gardening Vol1", by John Weathers (the Editor). Also available from Amazon: Commercial Gardening, A Practical & Scientific Treatise For Market Gardeners.
Section III. Methods Of Propagation. Continued
Seed Warehouses
Name of Plant. | Date of Sowing. | Date of Germinating. | Number of Days. |
African Marigold ............ | April 4 | April 9 | 5 |
African Marigold* ... ... ...... | ,, 8 | „ 29 | 21 |
Antirrhinum, Sunlight ......... | March 3 | March 13 | 10 |
„ The Bride ......... | ,, 7 | „ 13 | 6 |
Aquilegia coerulea ... ......... | ,, 3 | „ 24 | 21 |
,, glandulosa ...... | ,, 3 | „ 28 | 25 |
,, hybrids ...... ...... | ,, 3 | ,, 23 | 20 |
Auricula, Alpine | „ 3 | ,, 18 | 15 |
Calampelis scabra | April 8 | April 19 | 11 |
Calendula, Meteor............ | „ 4 | „ 10 | 6 |
Callistephus hortensis * ...... | „ 8 | „ 22 | 14 |
Candytuft ... ............ | ,, 11 | „ 15 | 4 |
Centranthus macrosiphon*......... | ,, 8 | „ 22 | 14 |
Chrysanthemum, tricolor ... ...... | ,, 4 | „ 14 | 10 |
Chrysanthemum, tricolor* ... | „ 8 | „ 22 | 14 |
Clarkia pulchella* ... ......... | ,, 8 | ,, 22 | 14 |
,, 10 | „ 15 | 5 | |
French Marigold ............ | „ 4 | „ 11 | 7 |
Gaillardia aristata............ | „ 5 | „ 12 | 7 |
,, grandiflora ...... | „ 5 | „ 12 | 7 |
Galega officinalis | „ 8 | ,, 12 | 4 |
Gilia tricolor* ... ......... | „ 8 | „ 22 | 14 |
Godetia ............... | „ 4 | ,, 8 | 4 |
Godetia* ............... | „ 8 | „ 22 | 14 |
Hibiscus africanus ......... | ,, 8 | ,, 22 | 14 |
Hollyhock, double ... ......... | ,, 4 | „ 11 | 7 |
„ single ............ | March 3 | March 11 | 8 |
Ipomcea purpurea ............ | April 4 | April 14 | 10 |
Lavatera arborea, var. ......... | „ 10 | „ 15 | 5 |
Nicotiana affinis | March 3 | March 13 | 10 |
„ sylvestris............ | „ 3 | „ 24 | 21 |
Papaver nudicaule............ | April 4 | April 12 | 8 |
,, ,, double......... | ,, 11 | „ 15 | 4 |
Pea, Everlasting ... ......... | „ 8 | „ 19 | 11 |
Petunia grandiflora......... | March 3 | March 12 | 9 |
Pyrethrum aureum ... ...... | „ 1 | „ 7 | 6 |
Solanum giganteum ... ... ...... | „ 6 | „ 25 | 19 |
„ pryracanthum ...... | „ 3 | „ 25 | 22 |
,, robustum ... ...... | „ 3 | „ 25 | 22 |
,, Warscewiczii ......... | ,, 3 | „ 25 | 22 |
Stocks, Ten Week............ | April 4 | April 10 | 6 |
Sweet Sultan ... ...... | „ 10 | „ 15 | 5 |
Whitlavia grandiflora ......... | „ 4 | „ 9 | 5 |
Zinnia elegans ... ......... | „ 5 | 9 | 4 |
„ Haageana | „ 4 | „ 10 | 6 |
The table on next page shows the number of days it took various vegetable crops to germinate from seeds sown in the open air.
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