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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 

 Garden Pease. 



Eight varieties of garden pease were sown on 12th May. The Sunol variety made 

 very strong and rapid growth, but was not very prolific. Bliss's American Wonder was 

 one of the most prolific varieties. 



Garden Pease. 



Name of Variety. 



Prince of Wales 



Burpee's Profusion 



Juno 



Horsford's Mai-ket 



Bliss' American Wonder, 



Sunol 



American Wonder 



Stratagem ' 



Character. 



Dwarf, large long pod, very prolific. 

 Large pod, dwarf, very prolific. 

 Dwarf, very long pod, medium prolific. 



" short pod, but very prolific. 



" medium long pod, very prolific. 

 Pole or climbing, short pod, medium prolific and very early. 

 Short pod, dwarf, very prolific. 

 Long pod, dwarf, very prolific. 



Beets. 



Nine varieties of beets were sown on May 11th. On account of the dryness during 

 the early part of the season some of these made poor growth ; one variety, the Columbus, 

 did not seem to be much affected by the drought, and made very early, strong and rapid 

 growth. This is a very promising sort for early market, being earlier than any of the 

 others tested, later in the season it grows large and coarse, and is not as good then as 

 other varieties for table use. 



The Flat Egyptian and Black Queen are of excellent flavour and fine quality. 



The following table gives the character and quality of the different varieties, as 

 tested at different times : — 



Name of Variety. 



Flat Egyptian 



Columbus 



Arlington's Favourite 



The Lentz . . - 



Black Queen 



Edmund's Blood Turnip. . . . 



Rennie's Intermediate 



New Victoria 



Crosby's Improved Egyptian. 



Form. 



Flat turnip.. . . 

 M'd. flat turnip 



Turnip 



Globe 



Long tapering . 



Turnip 



Long tapering . 



Tapering 



Turnip 



Growth. 



Good. 



Very strong. 

 Good.. 



Fair.. 

 Good. 



Size. 



o 

 > 



Medium. . 



Large 



Medium . . 



Fair 



Large . . . 

 Medium. 

 Large . . , 



No. 1, 

 3 

 2. 

 3 

 I. 

 2. 

 3, 

 3 

 3, 



Remarks. 



Good market variety, 

 a (< i< 



Very good market variety. 



Fair market variety. 

 Good " 



Tomatoes. 



Six varieties of tomatoes were sown in the hot-bed on April 18. Some of the 

 plants were put in the cold-frame on May 21st, others were set out a week later in their 

 permanent places. 



The plants in the cold frame were removed to the beds without apparently dam- 

 aging their roots. Yet the plants put out direct from the hot bed to the open ground 

 made a stronger growth than those transplanted from the cold frame. The early frost 

 killed the plants before the fruit was fully matured. 



