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until September 1, was also of poor quality. Matured cobs of each of these varieties 

 were secured. The two varieties of KafHr corn (Red and White), sown on the same 

 date, failed to mature. 



CABBAGE. 



Of the two early varieties of cabbage sown on Ajoril 6, and planted out on June 

 1, Very Early Paris Market produced heads compact in shape, solid and of good 

 flavour, by July 1, a week earlier than Early Jersey Wakefield, which is also of good 

 habit and quality. Two very desirable later varieties are Large Flat Drumhead and 

 Fottler's Improved Brunswick, each of which produced large shapely heads. 



Eed cabbage for pickling purposes was sown and planted out on the same dates 

 as the above and yielded small but well-shaped heads of good quality and flavour, fit 

 for cutting on September 11. 



Another sowing of seeds was made on May 19, and planted out on July 12. The 

 following were the varieties : Summer Danish and Long Island 2nd, fit for use on 

 August 10, and Volga or Russian and Nonesuch, fit for use September 17. Each of 

 these varieties produced shapely solid heads of average weight. Red Wonderful did 

 not head out well. 



A fair crop of Brussel's Sprouts was fit for use on September 16. 



TOMATOES. 



Seeds selected at Ottawa of Spark's Earliana as well as Graham's Earliana were 

 sown on April 6, and planted out June 19. In point of earliness there was no differ- 

 ence between the two varieties, ripe fruit having been picked off both on September 

 1. Spark's Earliana was decidedly the better-shaped tomato. Both varieties produced 

 heavy crops from which a quantity of ripe fruit was gathered. 



CELERY. 



Although celery has seldom been grown here successfully, owing, supposedly, to 

 want of means for irrigation, it was decided to give it another trial this year, which 

 resulted in well-bleached, crisp heads of fair size and excellent quality .being obtained. 

 The method adopted was as follows: A trench 12 inches deep by 12 inches wide was 

 made, six inches of well-rotted manure was placed in the bottom and well trodden, 

 and was covered with six inches of soil. The celery, which had been grown in boxes, 

 was planted in this trench on June 29, and well watered until the plants were estab- 

 lished. It was afterwards watered once a week, earth being drawn around it at once 

 to prevent excessive drying out, and at the same time bleaching the celery. Paris 

 Golden Yellow, Giant Pascal and Rose Ribbed Paris were the varieties grown. 



SPINACH. 



Spinach, so desirable for its earliness, was sown on May 4, and was fit for use on 

 June 19, producing a heavy crop of very acceptable early greens. 



TURNIPS. 



White Milan turnip was sown on May 15, and fit for use July 1. The crop was 

 poor in both quality and flavour. 



RHUBARB. 



It being desirable to give the test plots a year's rest, no rhubarb was taken from 

 them. The bed of Tottle's Improved, which had been hitherto kept for seed purposes, 

 was used, and produced a large quantity of nicely flavoured rhubarb. The first 

 cutting was made on May 20. 



