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T. MACOUN, Dominion Horticulturlit. EVERY GARDENER HIS OWN SEED GROWER. PART II. Home Grown Seed of Annual Vegetables. W. T. M^ In I'ait 1 i,t - /■; ri, iiiinh II' r II i^ n,, ns Spciiil (, irciihir >i(.. 1: I'ii-.iihir X(i. ]',. iiiihli-lii'd lilt iiilMriii.itiiiii w (■("'. r." uliii'li uMs issued in UMS 1- :::v,ii ,n p-,ir.i u, limwiiiff seed uf Mrr.its iMi-Miii-. ..nimi- ,iiul imI.I) 'I Willi, II till' s.-ivilig C'i' -led (if IT in till- year, dim-ti ige, and riii'l IHriniiiil V'';/i l:ii,!, s for S.,-,l," \ fi-f •.'iv( II fur the " Srhrii t|ji' i;ru\viiii;- ,,( li iIiIMKii \.;;ct:il.l.-. mu] it is tlni- h, II tiii- :-'v' iilar. inforiiinfi on IS i:iven II'. r iiUI; -I i|.ri| t(i intere-t 'I'l'i' <-(.st ..f the -ir.l ith tl ^il ;- ii(■■ J uf i ic'iaircil. I'll fur till- h.iiii. :;.,rd,.,,. | (1 Mir i-lii-lllu' and Mi.ik le rcadiiy lnnmlit, ii« Mciits. it may imt be W(jrtli at it i- S(j easy to ■liaiM i- |ir.i(iii,',ii at ii III-' a ri-id -cld'tion 'ircr it liaviiiij wluit i. ll IlKi-t \ani|jc- 1,1 M'i:(.t, ijiialiiy tliaii i- thu inijM.it.ii -n ,|. li iiili- i-an :;r"\i a at li. inu- tile I 1! tu rn-iir.' h 'e^t |ihint- railicr liiaii I'ri.ni :!i. .:^ai(l(n niinsed. Iliiins. — V.iriciii-- III' UiMiis di. n,if, ;,- ;, riii if niic i- uriiwiiiir iiiiirc than lun -i,rt- tlie -ci d -f tl as Ui.iiij (,r lii'ltlT "- - i ^< ciJ it siiiaild be savi^d liappui to !,avi. !,.■(. II loft i;i tbe 01 the riw ir- seed, or, 1 disi a>e and du nut piik r, better -till, mark a f.u prud ■ I-,,-, V. iM-n 'j:\:.:\ n .; » ii ri main |iaM-, K •i" 'ly side, hence '■-■■rvc a fi w f. ct I" H, ireca beans jrian ili. m. \Vh, ini: lip plants in a dry place ula iv tl ic.;w' pi. N uiiich are free frmii " ''il"'- I tile plants or pick the arc itiy aiii| hard, ur muiiidinir until lia- ln-ai, Wild; diy. -hell and clean the i and !;( cp in .i dry place until -prin-. It i.. a re is a ii i,Mi..ii ut air -pread iiiit ],■.,:. fur ih, o prcvi-nt can-. piukiiiLi- uiit ai ■alllc ])lirp(i.-c. HI 'l-i-ar.l.li:; t •ly free fruiii the d Isca-c kiiiiun a- ru- lu-c -niiuiiiL' (li-cas nch are fre Iiatcbes on tfie pnds. as thi dilc tl. have di-(a-ed phcTit- inpurlani tu -, le.-i pi., at- wl ■ anthr.ieiiu-... «,,:,. I, :, app.irent a-i ■"■■■'1 •ivcr »i;,:i r uii the beans and :n ne\l ,\ear. il'l.-.l Corn. — It i< qiiifo n cnititioiti pnicliii. in Cnniiil.i to .-uvu iwvvt lorsi fur sci-J, but ninny rnnrc piTMin.' niiiflit I hliiWH tlio iHillcii a roii>id('riililL> (li.-tiiiu'e uiul tin- [ifillen of V'nrictks of e'orii aro viry niiilily cro.,!!], ,n tlio winJ ilk of aiintlier fcrtilizi> tho tlowir!'. tt Ills cTisiiriti^ a <'ro' olio varii'ty l«'tW< fall fill' tv iiii; oil the varietirs. Tnlikr most other iilniit'i, tl tfiit of the cro^s «o far a.i tin' ap|)i'araiii'(> ■)f tin' Kra is ••omerncd i* hcoii the ;'aiii.' year, ^o that if a hla.r. varicfy, ,iich a« Bla.'k Mcxifaii. pollcni/i's n .vollow variety, liki' (lolili-n ll.uitaiii, tlurc may be both bla.k iinj yollovx ki-rncls on tlio same cur. or tlion- niiifht bo both amber roloiirp.! and y.'ilow kprn.U Bliould Karly Malcolm or , ithcr variety witli aiiibcrcolourid kiTii-U poUoni/u (lobieri Bantam. While thi-s rro-ini; mako-i the rar a Iltllc' I.'.s^f attnutivc than if thf kernel* were all the sunn- colour, it will U- fouml that the ipiality wil' not be mii -h affected unless it is cro>«cii with a liild corn, and seed can be <.ivid and ;;oo(l result- exi)ectcd the foUowinir >eaMin thoiiKh the variety would n .t lie pure and time tin re would probably be moro diffcrcnci' in the tinie of matiii:"' uid character of ear of each plant. The (lolden liantani has now bei-oiiie so popuLir that it i.s i.ften the only Tariety grown lud when thii i> the t\ jr any other sort is lirowii au.l th're are no other yarietiea nea.hy in other uiardcn.-. the Heed should bo fairly pure. When the corn boconips ready for table use. a few of the earliest and besldereloprd ears should bo ;narked to be left until ripe for seoil. To make sure that the ear is well tilled, the husk -nay bo opened somewhat a-id then closed and hcM totrether by a whit" string tied around the car, which would also indicate which ears were to be left, or if there were dnnt'e.- frciin birds, a little i.'a!i/e tieii aruiiiid tlw ears would protect them and ensure their ripeniiiLr. When ripe or when ihey li.iv.- to be irathored for fear of frost, the ears iire removed from the stalk and hunir up where they will dry and harden. There is great (lanffer of nii.uldini.' if -i v. im1 e;(rs ari' tied I'lo*,. toi;etlier. especially when com has to be harvested bi-fore it i- fullv matur.-. henee a ijood plan, when this is the case, is to hu^k the cars and stick each one |it dry the kernels may he left on the oars all winter, hut they ceihl be made safer from mice by shelliTis them ano puttinir the corn away in a iiair or Ijo.n. li, f,.re storiiis: it would bo desirable to pick the e(.rn over and keep only tlie host ken A number of persons in Canada now hav. each year foi* earlines*. leni.'th :iiid -h^pe of ear, pridie-tiviiies- desirable to have their own -e, d. for i)lantiuc. llieir own (.trains of ecirn which tlii'V select . and ft-..] it verv Cun(inbrrs.—Otu- cucMml.er will contain etiiui;:li -ced f.ir the wants of the huine u-ardener. A specimen which i- typii'al in .-hape and eoLoir of t!:e variety ;.'ruwn. or is the shape and colour tijat the ;;rowcr wouhl lik.- to maintain, should bo left on the vine until it turns yellow, when if i- cut open and the sced. It is desii-al,le to lt.hv ,i variety ujreh n:]] stay preen on the vine the loiif-'est time, hence, where i)ossllile, it is well to mark si. on several vines and learn wiiieh stays green Ionire«t. specimens Eog rianl. al tl lore are many \ pl.iiit rii|uin^ a hriii.' anail i wlicre it- \'o doubt earlier ~train- ,1 he oh: warm se.ison in wliidi to niatiire ■ess is uncertain on this account. uy carctui sc ■W'.n- id if 1, leucious vcf-'ctal WCH' tl tlieir lirst ripe s|ioeimen eai-ii year for ovcrb o f th IS no doubt earlier strain- weiilii be found, f.et the fruit seed purpose-. mature, tla'i rcrih'V. d ilr.\ tlic id ri'inain on tie- pl.mt iinnl it i« Li Itucr. — .Soi .1 ii? if to Ik' used pr left uncut win I; tl 'tall" .! tnriii nitiice. rii.ii old bi tiiiiiii.'il ,.iit li' at ii ;- to pr.'.iuc a-t ^i\ lie ii' pr' oJ ui'c nioiL J tha 111 tie t'nl- i ill he till'.'iv , tr. he -IM-e u up. nl' li.' are sroun ipart. Ol! ant wil !»• do^iniMo t.. KTMV two ur llin. |„r ll,,. ,,.r,„.-,. 11,.- ...,1 ri,,. „. r..il„ ,■ uii.-v,„U, iiti.l in order not to lo.o .inv ,.f it. v»r\, h.ml -lioul.l l.r |,i,.k.(l ,..•< it ,l„.«s «l,it... it Ummk iMf.'Miir.v to (lo ov.T llir pli.iiti uviTj- tow .Li.\.; iMit 1,,.- ,,t' .1 l;lt|.. -.•, ,1 it net iMiporLinf. It I. iM-l.T to Hiiit until a roiiMdiniMf ni.n,l..T ol' In .id, -liov «liit,.. «h.i, I I.- |. antt. i.r.- pulled roots an.l all. tl.r top. pii-li.-d int.. a p^.p.r 1,,,:: «l,i.-l. is tu.,1 and tl.o plants liunL' op in a dr.v plar,. l..v tl,o ro,.t-. Man.N o'' tho s... d- ii.t s,t n.Mturo will Ko on npunri;:. \\\wu tlio plant i- quite dr.v i|„. ^rd i,. ml.l.i-d ,.nt ..nd .l.anod und inly tho bost t|.(>'.i-y will p. t.. seed if tl..- pi;,iit. an- -t.,rr.-.l .■,.:;.. It is d.'.slr.,ble to thin the plant- p. ahout six in.-hes ap.rt. If they .1.. ii,,t -. ,,| tl,.- lir.f y..ir they will the next, if l^ept alive ov.-r winter. /Vpper»-.--'I'he pepper, lik.- th,- e;:;,' p!.,nt, r, iiuiie.- a lun-. u.iii,, se,,..,.ii a whieh t.. niatiiro. but. if started e.irly the Caveiro-. ri,i!i an.l f;.nl;i,.,l of th.- -i,ia:i. r p.-pp,.,-, und the Early Neap.ditan of the lai-e-e pepp.-rs. will matiir,- in n ;,in p.,,t.s ,,f (.'ana.i Seeds of the earlie-t npe pep;,, ,- -ii.,uU he ....n..|. an.i n-i.li- i,- ,„, ii„„, ^^,11 [,,, iJl„;J quite as sati.-fa.-t-.ry ..r m-ire .-,iii-i',iet..i-y than ir-in imi- ,ite.l .,,,1. l''a-i~.\ f.'W plailt> of poa.s l.-ft to nialun- ■.^,li t p..-i;:ii- ,,i,y ;;v..ii i„,i, .■,-,, m them will furnish oiiouirh seo.l for il... (lard. n n. \t y. .,r. If tli.- pi. mi- "an he i.-tt ir'iti'l ihe p.-as are c-u^te r:p.- the p,,ds may he pi.-ke.l froln ti:.- vine in the -ird.-n =h..l'..,| 'f nnee and thor-.a-hly -Iried by spr.-adini; out in a ,i,y pl,o-e. .S„„H.tlnie.s s„„,u of the peas are np.- and -„„,.- are not, an. I it h nie, n. .-,--,,o .,, ,,;,1| ,i,e plant- to m ,ko w,v ;'"■ '"'"'^" ■ '"■'■■'"-'• ■'•' »■■' "' -'ther. I: tl, - i- .l,.-:,,-, -eo th„t the i l..„N ..Ve ki-Pt in a h.inir ii|. m a diy ,,la.e until ti-.- lu-as ire vlry. If the vines "■'■ ^"- ' ■>■ -'"'"''• '"■■ """••'i fre.jUintly t,. pn-vent the p.-as „„ .,M|„,, o,- .-prontintj. peau are li. ■'1'" '" I'ii'l 'I"' pl.mr- a:i.| -tuiT tii.-m int.- ■■..it,,,, (,. Q the case of tne pi?a. l!.-. aiis.- of th. a- wi;n ni-i-t n p home-ji-row in hirjje .jUan the pardcri wl -.1 ..ft. n el'lii:::it.'.- nun .-Her th.i en .hlli-'-alt, t.. .-ni-,-. .\. ■-f .It m li;. lulling' ,ii; 1 ,1 -.1 vv ry :i-' -111 i n -Il ii I- il i.-n ;:rowii .litl'. If rci p:.- d. ■'''•n' varic li.- < as the mil irta^at in .iuanfitiei, n barve-f,.(| ,s are prowu year after plants a little in. .re room th: eharaeteristh-.a ef the i.l.mt- of pi; iita h.iV'.iiLT otiii-r A'a./i. -tnJi.'.i -0 '• .-h:ir;e-t. fi-t;--s riiav . th.it tiie . pt pu;e. tie: -see.l ^dividual -I •■<■ rn .-t pri>diu-ti m.l s.ived. ii;;'iii:.-il wi.i :i r. .li- 1-. maintain .i 1 f th.> ra.l'.-h.s an. -talks, but, 11* it i- i.f tlu- hi-f-l<...kii;Lr -p.-.'iin.-ii- wlu-n they a a few of tlie -111.. II. r !• av.'- .■' th nil-. i'e|.Iant..-d about -!\ in.-i,.- aj.an witii li:. preund. ■-:.--I l-i t.i ,,].' the b.-t i-.-.i.iy ii. ■attm. Ti, n accd. ■■•en li,in:v i,, .|,,,J I.- t.j puii ilj) .1 lew .if ti;.- to|i.s ex.- •;,( -il.l h, ■;ir. fill ■t..|. ■it .111 ;ii.-ii bei, Siiimifli. ilii« ill rii«ily uriiwii fri III "■■.•-I. 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