. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. ce in tastes as to desirable qualities. To somepeople tenderness is the most essential quality; to-others sweetness, while still others care most for a richflavor and marrow-like texture. Varieties have been de-veloped to meet all these wants, as well as those vary-ing in growth fro
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches, and a synopsis of the vegetable kingdom. ce in tastes as to desirable qualities. To somepeople tenderness is the most essential quality; to-others sweetness, while still others care most for a richflavor and marrow-like texture. Varieties have been de-veloped to meet all these wants, as well as those vary-ing in growth from 0 inches to 6 feet in height and ofgreat diversity in the size, form and color of the this vegetable the quality and purity of the seedused is of great im)iortance, for every mess of Peasconsists of the produrt many .seeds, and as the podsare so near alikr t]]:it it is inii)racticable to separate themin gathering, tlii jTodiict of a single inferior seed mayinjure the entire picking. Again, Peas p-rnwn for seed return a very small fold, very rarelv ^.s )r Ii as 20 and more often less than 5 times the seed |.|,nii,(l: ~,. that itis impracticable for the seedsjnan to (.11. r his custiimersseed grown direct from the seed of individually selectedplants, as can readily be done in the case of tomato,. 1659. Pea grown by the Chinese gardeners in theneighborhood of New York City vxla). squash or other vegetables, w-hich give a larger seedreturn. The most that can be done is touse the greatestpains to keep the varieties pure and of high quality byconstantly renewing stocks by selection and the pre-venting of deterioration or mixing while growing andhandling. With none of our common vegetables is the
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