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Last year the following varieties were recommended, and there does not seem 

 to be any good reason for changing the list this year: — 



Paris Golden Yellow (Steele Bros.) 



White Walnut (Henderson), 



Half Dirarf (Henderson). 



White Plume (Ewing). 



Sandringkam. 



Giant Golden Heart (Vaughan). 



Red Giant Solid. 



Golden Heart (Pearce) — A small growing, rather early variety ; good quality ; 

 very satisfactory this year. 



Giant Pascal. — One of the best tall-growing late sorts ; generally crisp, with fine 

 nutty flavour. 



Pease. 



The following selection, out of sixty varieties on trial, proved most satisfactory, 

 season, yield and freedom from mildew considered : — 



Early. 



Banl O'Rourke, R. N. Yorker, VicWs Early and Lightning, tall-growing sorts, 

 needing stakes or trellis. These were in edible condition 55 days after sowing, 

 though much retarded by late spring frosts and cold. 



First and Best, First of All, and Philadelphia are half-dwarf sorts, reaching edible 

 maturity about the same time. 



Second Early. 



Little Gem, Small French -dud Blue Peter reached edible condition in 70 days 

 after sowing. American Wonder, a dwarf variety, is a few days earlier, and might be 

 classed with the early sorts ; on most soils it is not sufficiently productive for market. 

 Bliss' Abundance and Yorkshire Hero, very productive varieties of medium height, are 

 ten days later than the first mentioned of this group. 



Late. 



Sanders Marrow, Black-eyed Marrow-fat, and White Marrow complete the season ; 

 fit for table use 90 days after sowing. 



Edible Podded. — A number of so-called edible podded varieties are now on the 

 market. Some of them are extremely palatable, and valuable additions to our list 

 of vegetables. 



Dwarf Sugar, which is an evident misnomer, as it grows to a height of 4^ feet, 

 reaches edible maturity in 70 days. One of the best. 



Tall Sugar, about 15 days later than the last, and somewhat taller ; is very 

 desii-able on account of the size and succulence of the pods. 



Peppers. 



Good treatment of tomatoes will, when applied to peppers, give fair results, 

 though the number of varieties suited to this latitude is proportionately less than in 

 the case of tomatoes. A germination test showed that the seed of many varieties 

 were lucking vitality, six out of thirty giving a i-eturn of less than 7 percent — 

 practically worthless. 



Tl)e following are among the earliest to ripen and most productive, therefore 

 best adapted to the condition.s of this and similar localities : — 



Cardinal. — Eipe, August 10; fruit pendant, scarlet, 4 to G inches long, pointed ; 

 very proiitic; one of the best market sorts. 



Ruby King (Pearce). — A vigorous grower ; fruit very large, pendant, hand- 

 some and attractive. Beginning to ripen August 27. 



Squash (Henderson). — A very distinct variety, the fruit much resembling, in 

 form and colour, a tomato. Plant a fair grower and fairly productive ; medium to 

 late, ripening with the last. 



