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CUCUMBERS. 



Early Cluster, Medium Green, Gkint Pera and White Pearl were sown in hot-bed 

 19th May and tran^plantetl on 5th June, Early Cluster and Medium Green were first 

 in bearing, but none matured. 



CITRON 



Was sown in hot-bed 19th May, transplanted 5th June. Destroyed by frost 12th 

 September, with fruit very small. 



LETTUCE. 



Seven sorts were tried, Toronto Gem, Big Boston and Black-seeded Simpson 

 were sown 9th April and destroyed by winds. 



Sure Head and Big Boston were also sown 22nd April, White Eomain, Golden 

 Queen and Nonpareil sown 29th May. 



Big Boston proved by far the best, and while all the others may be pronounced 

 good this is specially recommended for the North-West. 



ONIONS. 



Yellow Danvers, Mammoth Pearl, Southport, White Globe, Eed Wethersfield, 

 White Barletta and Spanish King were sown in ground from 16th April to 9th May. 



Yellow Danvers and Eed Wethersfield gave a fair crop. The remainder gave 

 very poor returns. 



White Pearl, Giant Eoca, White Gargons and Spanish King were sown in hot- 

 bed on 27th March, transplanted in garden 1st June. Not a plant was lost in trans- 

 planting and all gi-ew from the first. While Pearl and Giant Eoca gave the largest 

 yield and were the best onions. White Gargons was the earlicist. Spanish King not 

 80 good as the two first, which are recommended. 



PEASE. 



Champion of England, American Wonder, Yorkshire Hero and Pride of the 

 Market were sown 22nd April. These gave pease fit to use and were ripe in the 

 following order: — 



American Wonde:-, 12th July, 14th August. 



Yorkshire Hero, 20th July, 25th August, 



Pride of the Market, Ist August, 1st September, 



Champion of England, 1st August, 1st September, respectively. 



On the 9th May the above varieties and Ex, Early Premium Gem, Stratagem, 

 Heroine and McLean's were sown. American Wonder proved again the earliest, 

 giving green pease on 18th July and ripe 13th August, Ex, Early Pj-emium Gem being 

 second, and gave green pease 20th July, i-ipe 13th August. Stratagem, Yorkshire 

 Hero and Pride of the Market gave green pease 4th August and ripe 1st September, 

 while Heroine, McLean's and Champion gave green pease 8th August and ripe 5th 

 September, In quality Stratagem, Yorkshire Hero, Heroine and Champion of Eng- 

 land were sweet and large, and better liked than the others. 



PARSNIPS. 



Hollow Crown was sown 9th and 22nd April j the first sowing was destroyed j 

 the second was a fair crop. 



RADISH. 



Seven varieties of radish were sown from 9th April to Ist July, They were 

 Olive Gem, Eosy Gem, Olive Shaped and Scarlet Button as summer sorts, and Black 

 Spanish California White and China White winter varieties. The four summer 

 varieties were all good, and can be safely recommended. Of the winter sorts, Black 

 Spanish alone came to anything; the other two went entirely to seed. 



