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 A APPLIED IN/MBE Inc 
 
 'fe'j^ tos' Mom ,'reet 
 ',716} 482 - 0300 Phone 
 
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 EVERY GARDENER 
 
 r- 
 
 HIS OWN SEED GROWER 
 
 PART 1 
 
 SAVE NOW 
 
 TWO BEETS. TWO CARROTS. TWO PARSNIPS. TWO CABBAGES. 
 
 TWO TURNIPS, FIVE ONIONS, AND THREE PLANTS 
 
 OF CELERY FROM THE WINTER'S SUPPLY 
 
 PLANT THESE IN THE SPRING 
 OF 1918 
 
 AND ENOUGH SEED SHOULD BE OBTAINED THAT YEAR FOR THE NEEDS OF A 
 HOME OR VACANT LOT GARDEN. IN 1919 
 
 SEED WILL BE SCARCE IN 1918. IT WILL BE SCARCER IN 1919. 
 
 MAKE SURE OF A SUPPLY BY GROW'NG YOUR OWN 
 
 DOMINION EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 
 SPECIAL CIRCULA!« NO. 12 
 
 I J. H GRISDALE. B. AGR.. 
 DIRECTOR 
 
 W. T. MACOUN, 
 DOMINION HORTlCULTURll 
 
.■zrjr,^.* ' vv. :/ " Eft: vvr'? ,T 
 
 VAIA'E OF HOME CIROWN SEED. 
 -m. M-ANY Dorsons in ("unuda save voKetahie scod every y..ir uud Hud it 
 
 *^' "Canllnf have'been dependent on other countries for most of their 
 
 the best seed plants. 
 
 T» •„+!,« vA.,r« 1Q15 1916 and 1917, more attention was paid to 
 
 previous y;^J^' ^^ ^^"^It^ results obtained the following recommenda- 
 experiments tned. /^om ine resuus u i. airertions are followed, the 
 
 while to grow his ovni seed. 
 
 GENER \L DIRECTIONS FOR GROWING BIENNIAL VEGF .RLE 
 
 SEEDS. 
 
 isnec^sary ^^^^^^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ .^^ l^^ ^^^,1, k. , the 
 
 1i 
 
Aftor the .ood is ready to ^^^^^^Z^'^^^'^^^^^t 
 and .-leaned the better. ^ ^^-^^'JJ^^^^^^^^^^ will 
 
 a Kood circulation of a.r ^^rouRh the seed hcaus or po .^^ ^ 
 
 ;„St, o!,l«mc.l at the E-p ,nm.nt»l h»rm. Otta«.t. 
 
 Kind lit Vi-Rotablc. 
 
 Bet't 
 
 Cabbage . 
 
 Carrot.. 
 C'lery... 
 Onions. . 
 Parsnip.. 
 Turnip 
 
 Yield per 
 plant, in 
 ounces. 
 
 21to5i 
 2 to 5 
 Uto2i 
 
 1 to2i 
 Jto i 
 
 2 to 4 
 :> to 9 
 
 Approxirnat*' 
 
 numlxT (.f seeds 
 
 piT ounce. 
 
 1 . 500 to 1 
 
 900 
 
 7,50Ct<>8 
 
 .TOO 
 
 22.000 
 
 
 70.000 
 
 
 7.000 tolO.OOl) 1 
 
 .1,001)10 7 
 
 .000 
 
 13,000 
 
 
 Quantity i>f seed 
 
 usually recommend- 
 
 e<lfor lOOtt.row. 
 
 2 to 3 ounces. 
 75 plants. 
 \ to 1 ounce. 
 250 plants. 
 ■ to 1 ounce. 
 J to 1 ounce. 
 \ ounce. 
 
 and set aside unt 1 ^Pn^g- "^^''I^K^,* goi '^ speeding, plant the 
 
 by taking a small P'«J« «"* J'^^VhS the ^ will be slightly below the 
 beet deep enough m ^^e ground so that tne^^ ^^^^ ^^^^ 
 
 surface. The flower f ^l.'^^^^ilSSlooserto a stake as they are liable 
 
 •;:;rL Wa^y^tHr^y^rgl^^^^^^^^^^ iXSt Wck, thLh o^ the seetl 
 
 and blow clean, and keep dry untisprmg^^^^ than enough 
 
 Cabbage.-One head of ^^.^^l^ff® J'' P,,ou,ed for this vegetable. 
 
 seed for the part of a city lot ^^ich 'V^^^^^^^^^^^^ the spring, plant 
 
 Save two solid heads and as soon as the grounai^^^^ ^.^^ ^ ^^.^^ 
 
 about one-third of the h;adm the ground and m^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^^ 
 
 cross-wise over the top of Je h*;^'^^^^^^^^ ^ i ^ ,« and soon the plant will 
 chance to push out. In af wrt lime lue^e , j it is neces.sary to 
 
 1.0 in flower, pods will be ^^^/.^i^^^J^J^^^ Jone murbe crossed with those 
 plant, at least, two cabbages as ^^e flowers m one mu ^^. ^ ^^^^^_ 
 
 ;,f another in order to get pods ^^ \f ^^I^*Jtisfactory to plant the whole 
 p,.lUnation is done by insects. I* \™f 'i^^fdanger of the head rotting 
 !..-„hage .dth the rootattached - J^ -/^^^^^ \Sad simply rests on the 
 when this 13 done, \yhen ^he roots are t , ^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^p 
 
 Mfd is beaten out when dry, a^,^^^'^!'''^? Canada it is not possible to carry 
 
 Cauliflower.-A3 m ^^^^P^tesLdofth^ vegetable is more difficult 
 
 . u.liflower plants over thejanter the se^xlott g .^ ^^^^ ^^^^^^^ ^ 
 
 '::,Ti7tie\™SS S."^tSmes ca'uUflower seed is grown m a 
 
 (.'rrclihouse. 
 
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•at o ,„ r i, , ; '"V^"*' '" »■"»"« ,">■»'; "IM" Imve nothing l,ut i£° 
 
 Tv n ." f r^T\f *''"'?"^'^*''"'' ''"'^ "'^ «•"••' ^vill give goo. resi; 
 
 . < "ic j)i,iiit lo ii.irvcst, tne seed can m eatherod a-; if, rinnn^ if *u^ 
 .■mt,sentr.,.l.,,.,,„„,,n,ri|«Mt»l»„l,ll„huns;\ 'iv T^^^^^^^ 
 
 « u ho V: . r '■'' ^'■"'"Z snffi,ir.ntly they .lu.wkl he banked up aho 5 
 
 ti. ....d balls an. cut off i^j:::i :::^t^z K'z^sz.:t,n^ 
 
 H .ds or s,.,.d l,dls are then spread out to dry and later teeei threshed 
 ||"t. ^ It ,s „npor,ant to dry onion s,.ed as rapi.liy as possible Lu/tokeep 
 
 iuLr fn'^M"'^" ^^ ■'"■ '''""''" '" ^""'^'''^ '"•"■'i »« tlie carrot and it is surnris- 
 
 Vee fr?m ! / ■"''" '' '."".'""'P f'"" ^'■''•'' •'^<''''i''' ^'"o that is the ino^ 
 
 I won, IT- ' ;■";'/'"" "' ^''" "'""'"'^t ^""' thickest available. There 
 
 the lockout i^or'tlu™. '" '""^ '"'''"' ''"^' "^^ '"•^^''^ !'-"» 'f -'^ i^ o" 
 
 .n.at^hl^!'?i;ct;:e;\:i;;tr *''"" ^''"*^ "' ^=''^'^^' ^-^ ^^-*' -'^^ ^-'-'^ -^ 
 
 Turnip.-Seleet two of the best sliapc-d, sound turnips an.l set '.sidp 
 
 p n-^: ;; -S!:;::!^!.. J'"; r^i ^'^'; '-'-'^'^ - ^he ,.arrot, L,"\;nn ;;': S 
 
 p.ii. nip .,n(i Mcd harxest.'d when the pods turn yellowish-brown. 
 
 further information in ngard to the Krowlng of seeds wlU be found In BuDetln No 2a. 
 >;e.„„,I .Series. The (Growing of Held Root. Vegetable and Holr S«S" In cinad^ 
 »«r a CO,., «rite the FubUcatlons Branch. Department of AgrlculS SuwT 
 
 It is P™'-^'^ t<; "'"Wish a pamphlet shortly on the growins of seeds of vegetables which 
 mature their seeds In a single season. This wiU be distributed », sooniu^rlntM!