The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-08-19
VEGETABLE GARDEN
 AT PANAHIA-PACIFI

TO the average man, one of the most fascinating exhibits in the Department of Agriculture will be that of the veg eta.b1e garden. It. must be confessed 9 the substantial farmer, having multi form displays tof more impot to ex- anime, will give tQ 1t only a passing interest. But the pride of the town dWe1ler is in fls home garden And tens of thousands of enthusiasts for this form of cultivatiol4 will finger long among the varieties sto be pre- scented in this group.
 The displaying of seeds in conjunc-. ton with the~pIant life has especial significance at this time because of the growing interest in. seed selection After all, the lifefof the plant is bound dwell a moment on this profound myE- tery eof nature Place a number of flower seeds under a microscopic and sexannine their molecular texture, grind the seeds to powder and study the particles of matter, and then say what it is that distinguishes a rose from a violet Grind the wheat, the oats and the corn. grain. separately, into meal, and, out of thelt tvarying physical properties, show. if you can, the broad blades rustHng in the wind, E or the tufted heads of wheat waving in a golden sun. The mystery is deeper than ever pIummet sounded
 Forever the rose reproduces itself. The form of the regal flower, it's beauty, even it's fragrance, are not in the material One may say, without und derstanding his own statement, that 1 the flower has a soul Why the tiny garden seed sends it's green blade into l the air and sun and it's fhreadlike root l into the dark world below, with un- erring aim, is a mystery which belongs to a spiritual world beyond the ken l of man. And the lover of nature as he contemp1ates the wonders revealed l by g. vegetable garden finds his rev erence deepen for those unfailing laws which lead to the source of all. Thoughts like these must come to one who examines the array of seeds l to be displayed in this agricultural group. even while he is a student of seed selection Knowing that, even in l this surface examination, there lies a sure benefit to those who plant and reap in garden. and field.
 By the classification adopted the fol- flowing classes are gathered into 4 GROUP 12o.
 5. Vegetable Food Products and AgricuI-
 tAraI Seeds.
 Glass 579-Cerea1s: wheat rye. bar Hey, maize. nflleE, oats, rice. buck T wheat and other cereals in sheaves or
 in grain.
 s Glass 58o-Legu1nes and their seeds: beans. peas, 1entils. etc.
 II Glass 5S1-Tubers and roots and
 their seeds:- cabbages. peppers. arti- chokes, mushrooms, dresses, etc. si Class s6 6s2-Misceuaneous vegetables
 and their seeds: cabbages. peppers, ar ttichokes, mushrooms. crosses, etc.
 Glass 5s3-Sugar producing plants
 and their products: beets. cane. sor, l ghuIn, etc.
 Class s4-Mfscellaneous plans ant
 their products: coffee, tea, cocoa, etc
 Class 585-Oi1 producing plans an6 their products.
 Glass 5s6-Forage. growing. green
 cured or in siios: fodder for cattle Fl forage, grass and field seeds
 It is desirable in this article to con
 sider more particularly those product
 in this group which come under tn
 designation of garden vegetables ;. The benefits of seed selection ar, : being demonstrated throughout tn,
 United States by the study of corn ! The shape and size of the, ear, the ar rangemtn of the grains, their shap, | and size are all components, ant I count for points in the estimates mad i by judges of prize arrays More thar
 deleterious< plant mixtures Is receivin;
 the attention of legislators. And -vv h el
 it comes to garden seeds, there is room
 for the general education of grower by relating, through conductive dis plays, the peculiar varieties to tfl seeds which produce them.
 The seed producing or growing in < dustFy comprises many large firms, al 4 of which are engaged more or less il I the propagation of new and unusua $ varieties. The California wizard | Burbank, is attracting the attention i Of the world by the results of his hy I brfdizing methods, and the products 0 ti his experimentation will be on ful i, display at the exposition.
 It is sometimes asserted that b T seed selection and methods of tI1lag