REPORT OF MR. R. ROBERTSON 



271 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



GAEDEN BEANS. 



On June 9 six varieties of beans were planted in rows 36 feet long, dropped 2 

 inches apart in the row. A duplicate plot of each variety was planted and allowed 

 to ripen. 



The following yields of green beans were obtained: — 



TOMATOES. 



The seed for the test plots was sown in the hot-bed on March 30. The plants 

 were transplanted to strawberry boxes on April 24, and planted in the open, 4 feet 

 apart each way, on June 6. There were 20 varieties planted and eight plants of 

 each used. 



The yields were as follows: — 



(D 



B 



3 



Variety. 



1 



2 



3 



4 



5 



6 



7 



8 



9 



10 



11 



12 



13 



14 



15 



16 



17 



18 



in 



20 



Spark's Earliana (C.E.F.) 



Earlibelle 



First of All 



Ponderosa , 



Chalk's Early Jewel 



Earliana 



Early Atlantic Prize 



Imperial 



Golden Queen 



Spark's Earliana (Graham Bros.). 



Early Hustler 



Perfection 



June Pink 



Success 



Livingstone's Globe. 



Plentiful 



Beefsteak 



Beauty 



Dwarf Champion. 

 Mikado 



Ripe Fruit. 



Lbs. 



im 



162| 



131 



87 



53^ 



99 



66| 

 47 

 117 

 83 

 .SOi 

 58| 

 29 

 52i 

 44 

 62 

 30 

 31 

 31 



Green Fruit. 



Lbs. 



185J 



186"" 



131 



171 



203i 



156 



19:) 



177i 



186 



107^ 



141 



145^ 



114 



127 



97 

 100 



72 

 104 



85 



65 



Yield 

 per Plot. 



Lbs. 



373f 

 348| 

 2G2 

 258 

 257 

 255 

 246i 

 244l 

 233 

 224i 

 224 

 176 

 172| 

 156 

 149i 

 144 

 134 

 134 

 H6 

 96 



