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SAVING SEEDS The Gardener’s Guide to Growing and Storing Vegetable and Flower Seeds Marc Rogers Illustrations by Polly Alexander The mission of Storey Publishing is to serve our customers by publishing practical information that encourages personal independence in harmony with the environment. Cover design by Carol Jessop Text design by Judy Eliason Illustrations by Polly Alexander Edited by Paul Howes and Ben Watson Portions of this book were originally published by Garden Way Publishing in 1978 as Growing & Saving Vegetable Seeds. © 1990 by Storey Publishing, LLC All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced without permission in writing from the publisher, except by a reviewer, who may quote brief passages or reproduce illustrations in a review with appropriate credits; nor may any part of this book be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means — electronic, photocopying, recording or other — without permission in writing from the publisher. The information in this book is true and complete to the best of our knowledge. All recommendations are made without guarantee on the part of the author or Storey Publishing. The author and publisher disclaim any liability in connection with the use of this information. For additional information, please contact Storey Publishing, 210 MASS MoCA Way, North Adams, MA 01247. Storey books are available for special premium and promotional uses and for customized editions. For further information, please call 1-800-793-9396. Printed in the United States by Versa Press 35 34 33 32 31 30 29 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Rogers, Marc. Saving Seeds: the gardener’s guide to growing and storing vegetable and flower seeds / Marc Rogers ; illustrations by Polly Alexander p. cm. “A down-to-earth gardening book”. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 978-0-88266-634-1 ISBN 978-0-88266-634-1 1. Vegetables — Seeds. 2. Flowers — Seeds. 3. Vegetables — Seeds — Storage. 4. Flowers — Seeds — Storage. 5. Vegetable gardening. 6. Flower gardening. I. Title. SB324.75.R633 1990 635.0421—dc20 90-50353 CIP Contents PART I: BASIC INFORMATION CHAPTER 1 Why Raise Seeds? CHAPTER 2 What Is a Seed? CHAPTER 3 How Seeds Are Formed CHAPTER 4 Annuals, Biennials, and Perennials CHAPTER 5 Pollination CHAPTER 6 Selecting Seed Parents CHAPTER 7 Collecting Seeds CHAPTER 8 Extracting and Drying Seeds CHAPTER 9 Storing Seeds CHAPTER 10 Testing Seeds PART II: THE VEGETABLES TABLE I Characteristics of Common Vegetables Saved for Seed Monocotyledoneae POACEAE (Grass Family) Sweet Corn Popcorn LILIACEAE (Lily Family) Asparagus Chive Garlic Leek Onion POLYGONACEAE (Buckwheat or Rhubarb Family) Rhubarb CHENOPODIACEAE (Goosefoot Family) Beet Swiss Chard Spinach TETRAGONIACEAE (New Zealand Spinach Family) New Zealand Spinach BRASSICACEAE (Mustard or Cabbage Family) Cabbage Broccoli Brussels Sprouts Cauliflower Chinese Cabbage Kale Kohlrabi Turnip Rutabaga Horseradish Radish FABACEAE(Bean Family) Pea Peanut Bean Lima Bean Cowpea Soybean MALVACEAE(Mallow Family) Okra APIACEAE(Celery Family) Carrot Celeriac Celery Parsley Parsnip SOLANACEAE(Nightshade Family) Eggplant Pepper Tomato Potato CUCURBITACEAE (Gourd or Cucumber Family) Squash Pumpkin Cucumber Muskmelon Watermelon ASTERACEAE(Aster Family) Lettuce Jerusalem Artichoke Salsify TABLE II: A Checklist of Some Seed-Borne Vegetable Diseases PART III: THE FLOWERS The Best Flowering Ornamentals to Save for Seed Ageratum Alyssum, Sweet Amaranthus Aster, China Baby’s-Breath Bachelor’s-Button Balsam, Garden Bean, Scarlet Runner Bells-of-Ireland Borage Cabbage, Flowering Calendula Candytuft, Globe Canterbury-Bells Celosia Chrysanthemum Clarkia Cosmos Coreopsis, Golden Daisy, English Daisy, Gloriosa Daisy, Swan River Flax, Flowering Forget-Me-Not Four-O’Clock Foxglove Gaillardia Hollyhock Honesty Kale, Flowering Larkspur, Annual Lobelia, Annual Love-in-a-Mist Lupine, Dwarf Mallow, Rose Marigold Morning-Glory Moss Rose Nasturtium Pansy Petunia Phlox, Annual Pink Poppy, California Poppy, Opium Poppy, Shirley Rocket, Sweet or Dame’s Salpiglossis Salvia Scabious, Sweet Snapdragon Snow-on-the-Mountain Spider Flower Stock Sunflower Sweet Pea Sweet William Tobacco, Flowering Verbena Wallflower Zinnia Mail-Order Seed Sources Further Reading Glossary for Gardeners Average Frost Date Maps PART I BASIC INFORMATION
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