REPORT OF MR. ANGUS MACKA7. 341 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Corn. — Planted, May 27. 



Ring-leader, in use Sept. 6 ; did not ripen. 



First of All, in use Sept 1 ; did not ripen. 



Extra Early White Cory, in use Sept. 6 ; did not ripen. 



Adam's Extra Early, in use Sept. 1 ; did not ripen. 



Mitchell's Extra Early, in use Sept. 6 ; did not ripen. 



White Cory, in use Sept. 1 ; did not ripen. 



Squaw, in use Aug. 20 ; ripe, Sept. 6. 



Fop-corn, 



White Rice ; did not ripen. 

 White Pearl ; did not ripen. 



Cucumbers. — Planted in hot-house, March 10; set out, May 28. 



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London Long Green, ripe, Sept. 5 ; very poor crop. 



Prize Pickling ; no fruit set. 



White Wonder ; no fruit set. 



New Giant Pera, ripe, Sept. 5 ; very poor crop. 



Citron's. — Sown in cold-frames in garden, May 28. 



Preserving ; fruit small. 

 Colorado ; fruit small. 



Lettuce. — Sown, May 28. 



Cabbage Neapolitan, in use June 6 ; very fine. 

 Early Ohio, in use June 6 ; good. 

 Blonde Stone-head, in use June 6 ; good. 

 All the Year Round, in use June 9 ; good. 

 Trocadero Red Edged, in use June 9 ; good. 

 Cos, Green Paris, in use July 6 ; good heads'. 

 Cos, Trianon, in use July 6 ; good heads. 



Onions. — So-wn in Hot-house, April 7 ; set out. May 58 ; lifted, Sept. 18 ; also sown 



in open, May 8. 



Bush, per acre, Bush, per acre, 

 transplanted. sown in open. 



Large Red Wethersfield 221 1 20 



Yellow Globe Danvers 201 180 



Market Favourite 170 180 



Paris Silver-skin ... 1 70 



All varieties were smaller than usual but the bulbs were very fine and solid. 



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