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STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 

 CAULIFLOWER, TESTS OF VARIETIES. 



Variety. 



Burpee's Best 



Danish Snowball 



Early Dwarf Erfurt 



Early Favorite 



Giant Purple.. 



Gilt Edge (Thorburn) 



Half Early French 



Landreth's First 



Model 



Snowball (Henderson) 



Seedsman. 



Burpee 



Vaughan 



Landreth 



Ferry 



Childs 



Thorburn 



Landreth 



N. B. & g'. Co' 

 Agr'lDept.... 



Average 

 diameter 

 of heads. 



6 3-4 



7 1-2 

 7 1-2 



7 2-8 



8 1-2 



7 

 7 



6 1-2 

 7 

 6 3-4 



CELERY. 



The celery seed was sown in boxes in the forcing house April 21. The 

 young plants were transplanted to flats May 23. The final setting out 

 was done June 26. The place selected for the celery planting was origi- 

 nally a small swamp. The soil was black, loose, of considerable depth, and 

 in a good state of fertility. The one thing lacking to make it an excellent 

 place for the crop was moisture. The plot was so situated that with a few 

 lengths of hose the ends of the rows of a considerable portion of the patch 

 could be reached. The plan suggested itself of trying sub-irrigation as a 

 means of supplying the plants with the moisture needed for their growth. 

 The plants were set six to eight inches apart in rows six feet distant. A 

 line of two-inch drain tile was put in the center of each alternate row of 

 plants. The tile were placed at a slight incline, and about six inches 

 beneath the surface. A space of one eighth to one fourth inch should be 

 left between the joints for the water to pass out. One end of the line of 

 tile should have an opening at the surface to enter the hose. Our rows 

 were six rods long and for that distance water would flow to the further 

 end and moisten quite evenly all the soil. If one has a head of water near 

 at hand this is a very convenient way to irrigate a crop. If this source of 

 water is not available, a large tank or a number of barrels can be driven 

 along the end with a line of hose to connect with the tile. The laying of 

 the line is not a difficult job and, once in place, the hose can be entered 

 and the water allowed to run without further attention until the supply is 

 exhausted or a sufficient amount applied. The experiment of watering 

 celery by sub-irrigation was entirely a success, and a good crop, excellent 

 in quality and free from rust, was grown during the past season of drouth. 



CUCUMBERS. 



The cucumbers were planted June 6-7. The season has been a most 

 unfavorable one for their growth and development. 



Siberian, Vaughan. — Was first to grow fruits of pickling size, and also 

 first to produce cucumbers for slicing. The plants are very productive. 

 Valuable as an early variety. 



Everbearing, Thorburn. — A few days later than Siberian, and the plants 

 are scarcely as productive, though the cucumbers are considerably larger 

 in size. 



Green Prolific, Vaughan. — One of the earliest and best varieties to 

 produce fruits for slicing. 



