REPORT OF MR. THOMAS A. SHARPS 413 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Table Corn. 



Planted in hills three feet apart each way. May 8. 



Golden Bantam. — Stalks short, ears short, but filled out to tip, com very sweet 

 and of pleasant flavour, remaining tender for a long time. Fit for table August 4. 



Premo. — Stalks strong and moderately tall, ears fairly large and very perfect, com 

 very sweet and tender. A very fine variety. Fit for table August 8. 



Ringleader. — Stalks of medium size, vigorous and productive, ears of medium size, 

 very well filled out to tip ; corn very sweet and tender. Fit for table August 12. 



Early Market. — Stalks fairly tall and stout. Ears 6 to 9 inches long, corn sweet 

 and remains in good table condition for a long time. Fit for table August 22. 



Early White Cory. — Stalks short but productive. Ears from 4 to 6 inches long ; a 

 good size and well filled out, grains large, very sweet and finely flavoured, very good 

 variety. Fit for table August 14. 



Crosby's Early Sugar. — Stalks of medium height, stout and productive, ears 6 

 to 9 inches long, well filled out to tip with plump grains, very sweet and of a delicious 

 flavour. Fit for table September 8. 



White Rice Pop Corn. — Stalks 36 to 44 inches long, ears slender and from 3 to 5 

 inches long, sometimes four ears on a stalk. Ripe early in October. 



Onions — Sown April 13. 



Large Red Wethersfield. — Medium size, solid, even in size and mild flavoured. An 

 excellent keeper. 



Trebons Large Yellow. — A good cropper, onions solid, mild, sweet, pleasant, but 

 many go to necks and do not ripen well. 



Red Wonder. — An early ripening variety of medium size and good quality, a good 

 keeper. 



Yellow Globe Danvers. — A good main crop variety as it bottoms evenly with small 

 necks. Bulbs solid and crisp, of a good flavour and an excellent keeper. 



Australian Brown. — An early variety and an even grower; bulbs very uniform 

 in size and a very good keeper. 



Pumpkins — Planted May 18 and 19. 



Large Field. — A very strong grower and productive. Pumpkins large, and very 

 thick meated. 



Jumbo. — A strong grower; pumpkins very large, coarse, only fit for stock feed. 



Quaker Pie. — Vines vigorous and very productive. Fruit of medium size, creamy- 

 yellow in skin and flesh, which is thick and fine grained. 



Large Cheese. — Vines strong and productive; pumpkins large, orange colour, flesh 

 yellow, fine grained, of very good flavour. 



Squash. 



White Bush Scalloped. — Vines bushy and very productive. Squash 3 to 6 inches 

 in diameter. Fit for table August 10. Of very pleasant flavour. 



Giant Crookneck. — Vines vigorous and very productive, squash much larger than 

 the common crookneck. Fit for table August 20. 



English Vegetable Marrow. — Vine a strong grower and very productive, squash 

 10 to 16 inches long, skin greenish-yellow, flesh thick, of very fine flavour. Fit for table 

 August 29. 



