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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



Lettuce. 



Eight varieties of lettuce were sown, one of which did not germinate, viz., Sensation. 

 The other varieties did fairly well. 



California Cream Butter. — A cabbage variety of fair quality, very much curled, 

 and little heart. 



Trianon. — A fine Cos lettuce, when tied, makes a splendid heart, cool, crisp and 

 mellow, apparently synonymous with Paris W. Cos. 



California All Heart. — One of the best of the cabbage lettuces tested, beautifully 

 curled and correctly named " All Heart." 



New Iceberg. — One of the most beautiful of the cabbage lettuces, nicely curled and 

 the edges of the leaves tinted with a reddish colour, cool and crisp, will prove a standard 

 variety. 



With one exception all were sown on 24th April in drills 8 inches apart in the 

 open. New Iceberg was sown three weeks later. 



Name of Variety. 



California Cream Butter 



Trianon 



California All Heart .... 



Golden Queen 



New Iceberg 



Toronto Gem 



Paris White Cos 



Shape. 



Cabbage 

 "Cos".. 

 Cabbage 



" Cos ". 



Flavour. 



Fair 



Very good 

 (< 



Good 



Fair 



Very good 



Weight. 



Lbs. 



4 



2 



1 

 1 



3 



i 



Time 

 Seeded. 



June 28. 

 July 10. 



" 14. 



" 5. 



" 25. 



" 5. 



" 10. 



Cucumbers. 



Five varieties were tested both in frames and outside, those sown in frames were 

 certainly the best, a spent hot-bed seems to suit them remarkably well, all sown 21st 

 May. 



White Spine. — Fruit 7 to 10 inches long of a dark green colour, the best spine 

 cucumber tried, early. 



Cool and Crisp. — Skin very dark green, of very attractive appearance, early. 



Siberian. — The earliest variety tested, small, very productive, produces cucumbers 

 in about 60 days from sowing. 



Giant Pera. — The largest and longest cucumber tested, of splendid shape, a good 

 late variety. 



Crosse and BlackwelVs Pickling. — A small fruited variety, 3 or 4 inches long, fine 

 for pickling. 



CUCUMBERS. 



Name of Variety. 



White Spine 



Cool and Crisp 



Siberian 



Giant Pera 



Crosse and Blackwells Pick 

 ling 



Shape. 



Medium size, rough 



Medium size 



Long and smooth . 



Flavour. 



Good.... 

 Fair .... 



Excellent 



Fair .... 



Productiveness. 



Very prolific. 

 Medium. 

 Fairly prolific. 

 Very prolific. 



Fairly prolific. 



