Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-01-29
A TALK ABOUT SEEDS

This Is a subject which is vital TO
all who are interested IN flowers and
the garden. especially those interest
ed in the flowers and vegetables which
fare grown annually from seed. as the
success of garden operations -
predicated upon the purity and vital
| ity Of the seeds sOwn. In order that
my readers may famlliarize them.
selves with the subject and be In a 20
sition TO protect themselves from poor
seeds. | am giving this talk on seeds.
II may not be known 10 all that the
scotsman Is not necessarily a seed
grower lie may grow some of the
seeds nc sells, but rarely all OF them,
and, as rule, the majority are grown
by others than those who offer them
fcr sale 10 the public. At FIRST sight
this might seem strange to you, but
the answer IS, that some seeds do bet
ter when grown In certain locations.
as being OF more vitality and having a
greater percentage OF termination 10
the hundred seeds. or gram. than II
grown Just where the scotsman hap
pens to be located
u VIII amaze some readers 10 know
Of the widely diverse sections In which
are grown seeds which will give their
0rbest results In the wac Of vegetables
or flowers In practically all sections
OF the country. Thus garden peas
grown In northern New York, or Can.
ada. will give the best Of results when
planted anywhere IN the United
States. and tho cabbage seed grown
g VuHu - Al
world with IT'S choicest heads.
For a number OF years practically
all the sweet pea seed came from
England, but on the discovery that
better sweet PEA seed could be grown
on the coast Of California, the grow
Ing OF them was transferred to that
state, and now even the English get
the bulk OF their commercial sweet
pea seed from that state.
The growing OF sweet pea seed on
the Pacific coast has assumed vast
proportions, one grower having as
much as two hundred acres IN tais
seed crop az one time. caused by the
great demand for the seed by flower
lovers all over the world, aud Il Is
the truth that the finest sweet peas In
the world are grown from California
seed The growing Of these sweet pea
seeds by contract entails endless work
and Inspection on the part Of seeds
men for whom they are grown They
have 20 be satisfied that weather and
soil conditions are right al the time
of planting, and that they are so grown
as give the seeds the utmost vitality.
No risk Is taken, but the seedsmen
make several trips to the Pacific coast
during the season, especially at the
time OF blooming, 10 be assured that
the crops grown for seed purposes are
properly rosued
A rogue among plants Is "a plant
misplaced and Is the bane OF the seed
business, II Is the one thing that the
seedsmen fear. especially those who
make a specially Of introducing fine
novelties from year 20 year. Nothing
80 queers the work OF perhaps a dozen
years OF preliminary effort prior 20 the
Introduction OF a great novelty as 10
hnd the seed fun OF rOgues. This may
come from lack of roguing OF the pre-.
vious years growing crops. or Il may
De a bad break" In the blood Of the
strain OF seed. A notable example rs
me ease OF the finest OF all sweet pea
novelties ever intrOduced-sO years
agO-the Countess OF Spencer sweet
pea. The type as per the original
cross, Is well defined. bnt there has
never yet been strain Of ita seed
which has come absolutely true 10
type and color, although Il Is getting