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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2-3 EDWARD VII., A. 1903 



Variety. 



Extra Early Exonian 



S. B. Co.'s Extra Early 



Alaska 



McLean's Little Gem 



Bruce's Early Conquerer 



Extra Early Daniel O'Rourke . 



Philadelphia Extra Early 



Carter's First Crop 



Tom Thumb 



Wm. Hurst 



American Wonder 



Blue Beauty 



Laxton's Alpha 



Prosperity or Gradus 



Gregory's Surprise 



Blue Imperial. . , 



Burpee's Profusion 



Horsford's Market Garden . . . 

 Large Crooked or Scimitar . . 



Early Dwarf Brittany 



Allen's Dwarf Telephone . . . 



C.P.R 



Surprise . . 



Admiral 



Rennie's Queen 



Notts Excelsior 



McLean's Advancer 



Premium Gem 



Admiral Dewey 



Bliss' Everbearing . . 



McLean's Blue Peter 



Laxton's Supreme 



Thomas Laxton 



Fillbasket 



Rural New Yorker 



Pride of the Market 



Laxton's Prolific Long Pod. . . 



Rennie's Perfection 



Telephone 



Stratagem 



Juno 



Prince of Wales 



Duke of Albany 



Yorkshire Hero 



Duke of York 



Shropshire Hero 



Champion of England 



Length 



of 



Pod. 



In. 



2 



2 



2 



2 



2h 



2i 



3h 

 2| 

 2i 



3 



2i 

 2h 

 2| 



21 



6 



51 



34 



3 



n 



2| 

 2| 

 3| 

 3i 

 2^ 

 3| 

 3| 



n 



2i 

 24 



H 



3 



3| 



3i 

 3 



H 



3 



34 



I 



34 



Length 



of 

 Vine. 



lu. 



13 

 14 

 30 

 18 

 2a 

 32 

 30 

 24 

 26 

 16 

 15 

 18 

 28 

 36 

 34 

 24 

 36 

 34 

 60 

 30 

 20 

 18 

 30 

 36 

 30 

 12 

 30 

 12 

 37 

 24 

 12 

 40 

 32 

 37 

 30 

 30 

 24 

 30 

 36 

 24 

 28 

 36 

 40 

 30 

 36 

 32 

 40 



No. 



of Peas 



in 



Pod. 



4 to 5 



4 „ 5 

 6 >. 7 



5 „ 6 

 4 n 5 



4 u 6 



6 II 7 



5 II 6 



6 I, 7 



7 11 8 

 6 II 7 



5 ,1 6 



6 „ 7 



4 „ 5 



6 „ 7 



5 „ 6 



7 .1 8 



6 M 7 

 Edible 



8 to 9 



5 .■ 6 



4 „ 5 



6 " 7 

 8 ,1 9 



7 11 8 



5 I. 6 

 5 I, 



8 „ 9 



7 I. 8 



5 I, 6 



8 „ 9 



6 II 7 

 6 ,1 7 



5 ,1 6 



6 ,1 8 



7 .. 9 



6 „ 7 



7 1. 8 



7 " 9 



8 ,1 9 

 8 „ 9 



7 11 8 



8 „ 9 

 8 „ 9 

 8 ,1 9 

 8 I, 9 



Productiveness. 



Very productive. 

 Fairly n 



Poor 



Verj' pn ductive 

 Fairly n 



Very 

 Fairly 



Poor 



Fairly productive, 



II II . , 



Very h 



II II . , 



podded variety. 



II 

 Fairly productive, 

 Very productive.. 



Pour . . 



Very productive.. 

 Fairly » 



Very n 



Fairly n 



Very 

 Fairly 



Very 

 Fairly 



II 

 Very 

 Fairly 



M 



Very 



Fairly 



II 

 Very 

 Fairly 



Flavour. 



Sweet. 

 Fairly sweet. 



Poor. 



Fairly sweet. 



It 

 Very sweet. 

 Sweet. 

 Fairly sweet. 

 Sweet. 

 Very sweet. 

 Fair. 

 Poor. 



Very good. 

 Good. 



Very good. 



II 

 Sweet. 



Fairly sweet. 

 Good. 

 Sweet. 



Fairly sweet. 

 Good. 

 Very fine. 

 Fairly sweet. 

 Sv.'set. 

 Good. 



Very sweet. 

 Good. 

 Fair. 

 Poor. 

 Good. 

 Very good. 



Excellent. 

 Very good. 

 Good. 

 Very good. 



During the summer representatives of two extensive seed firms visited tlie farm for 

 the express purpose of inquiring into the capabilities of tlie country for supplying seed 

 pease on a large scale. After examining the large collection of varieties growing on the 

 farm, and noticing the absence of pea weevil in the mature samples, they appeared 

 favourably impressed with the prospects of the industry here. 



CUCUMBERS. 



Thirty-six varieties of this vegetable were sown in open ground on May 23, in hills 

 three by five feet apart. With one exception the germination was good and a large 

 crop of fruit was harvested. It is pleasing to note that on the Experimental Farm this 

 crop is invariably a good one although the seed is sown directly in the open (the plan 

 of starting the plants in the hotbed and transplanting not being resorted to). Follow- 

 ing will be found a result of this test arranged in order of eai'liness, together with some 

 notes, on those varieties that proved specially suitable. 



