Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1913-02-13
INTERESTING TO NOTE
WHERE SEEDS ARE GROWN
From the Woman,s world.


Sweet peas used to be grown entirely
in the west of England, but even the
English seedsmen are now having them
grown on the Pacific coast of the Uni
ted States, where there is plenty Of
moisture during the growing season.
and dry, clear atmosphere during the
season when the seeds are ripening and
curing.
The asters are grown to the greatest
perfection in what is known as the
Rochester section" of New York.
where the SOIL climate, moisture and
temperature are just right for them.
The petunia, various kinds OF pinks,
and Sweet Williams; portulaca, bal
sans and marigolds, are grown COM
mercially in the south of France for
the seedsmen of the whole world, while
the larkspurs, snapdragons, calendulas.
cornfloWers are grown In England.
Field corn Is grown in the northwest,
SO that 1t will be hardy and mature
during the growing season further
south. Corn is long season vege-
table, naturally, and the aim of every
corn breeder Is to get a variety which
will unvaryingly ripen in 80 days from
seed, so that the frost will not catch
1T in sections north of the Ohio river.
Most OF the sweet corn seed for early
cropping Is grown in Maine and Cam
ada for the same reasons. A midsea-
son IlpcuIlS kluQ IIlcTe,8 VIII Dc ILL
early one in the sections south of New
York city.
But the matter of locality Is not the
only one. Soil and environment have
great bearing on certain crops. Many
sections of the country We're tried until
1t was finally settled that the best cab
bage seed can be grown on Long island,
due to the soil, and the moist, cool
winds from the ocean and bay. Every
one Knows that the bulk of the sweet
potatoes come from the south, but the
most Of those raised for seed are grown
in certain districts Of New Jersey, Dell
aware, and the eastern shore Of Mary
land, where conditions are similar.
The zinnia, carnation and the mari
gold are grown for seed largely in
Germany, while the kale, spinach. kohl
rabbi and Brussels sprouts come most
from Holland and north Prussia, as do
number of others. The we'll known
spring blooming bulbs freesia, hya-
cinth, tulip, narcissi and others are
grown commercially only in Holland,
there not being another spot on earth
where it has been found profitable to
grow them of as good quality as there.
The Easter of Harrissi lily has been
grown for years in Bermuda alone, but
it has lately been discovered that
equally good ones can be grown in
Oregon and Washington, and they may
get Inc trade, Owing TO the raVageS OF
the bulb-mite a minute insect which
attacks the blooming bud in Bermuda
and which cannot be known until the
bulb Is planted and found worthless.
II 10 cents seems high price for a
packet of seeds of an imported Pc
tuna, for example, consider that it was
planted, cultivated, ripened and cured
by peasant women in the south Of
France; forwarded to one of the great
exporting seed hOllSeS near Paris
where 1t was cleaned, tried for GER
minatior, packed, and shipped to seeds
men in this country, who also tested
1t for termination, and ''rogues'' (off
color flowers), put in packets and de-
livered It to your door free of postage.