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[tanya <tanyagarden@gmail.com>]

Dara Emery, Seed Propagation of California Native Plants, has that kind of
information (not quite that detailed -- he doesn't give % germination, and
most seed requires no treatment). Some restoration nurseries or volunteers
also have info online.


On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 1:19 AM, georg parlow <g.parlow@gmx.at> wrote:

> Hello!
>
> I once owned a book (actually more like a university scriptum), from a
> retired professor, I think it was from an university somewhere in
> Texas, but not sure on that, who did extensive studies on the
> germination requirements of hundreds and hundreds of plants. Wild
> plants mostly, for it is them who still have their weird germination
> patterns - like "3 weeks cold followed by 6 weeks warm followed by
> another 3 weeks cold will result in 40% germination at 21°C" etc.
> Usually such patterns will result in several years in the ground
> before germination, but thanks to refrigerators and the knowledge of
> the patterns we can get even plants with complicated patterns to
> sprout after 1 winter. And if I remember correctly, the name of the
> man was "Leno", but not sure on that one either.
>
> Does this ring a bell with anyone? I am grateful for all hints leading
> towards me attaining a copy of this treasure - preferrably online.
>
> Georg
>
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