REPORT OF MR. THOMAS A. SHARP E. 



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Radish. 



Beets, Carrots, Parsnips and Onions. 



Nine varieties of table beets, six of carrots, two of parsnips, and thirteen of onions 

 were received and sown, but when the flood came the land on which they were sown 

 became so wet that the crops of all were a failure. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF LETTUCE. 



Name of Variety. 



New Iceberg 



New Paris Cos 



All Heart 



New Giant White Cos 



New Cos or Celery 



New Sensation 



California Cream 



Golden Queen , 



Sown. 



Up. 



Fit for 

 Use. 



June 29 



July 4. 



2. 



4. 



" 7. 



" 4. 



" 8. 



June 27. 



Remarks. 



Crisp and sweet. 



Bitter, not of good quality. 



Crisp, sweet and a vigorous grower. " 



A vigorous grower, crisp but bitter. 



Very crisp and sweet. 



Not crisp or sweet and a feeble grower. 



Leaf blighted, turning brown in spots, which 



made it unfit for use. 

 A vigorous grower, forming fine heads, crisp 



and of good quality. 



Parsley. 



The fine Triple Curled Parsley was sown April 25th, came up May 14th, and was 

 fit for use August 6th. A very fine, vigorous grower. 



Cucumbers. 



