320 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5-0 EDWARD V!l., A, 1906 



LIST OF THE BEST VEGETABLES TO GROW. 



Erom several years' experience in testing many of the different varieties of vege- 

 tables now advertised by seed merchants in Canada and the United States, the follow- 

 ing may be recommended as equal to any of thosa so far tested here : — 



Pease, Tall. — Extra early : Surprise. Early : Thomas Laxton. Medium : Admiral 

 Dewey. Late: Telephone Dwarf. Extra early: Early Excelsior. Early: Nott's 

 Excelsior. Medium : Rivenhall Wonder. Late. : Juno. 



Tomatoes. — Sparks' Earliana. 



Beans. — Green Pod. Early : Bountiful and Lightning. Late : Refugee or 1000 

 to 1. Golden Pod : Market Wax and Valentine Wax. 



Corn. — Extra early : Extra Early Beverly. Early : Extra Early Cory and Premo. 

 Medium: Crosby's Early. 



Cucumhers. — White Spine. 



Squash. — Autumn : Boston Marrow and Golden Hubbard. Late : Hubbard. 



Parsnips. — Hollow Crown and Improved Half Long. 



Carrots. — Chantenay 



Onions. — Prizetaker and Australian Brown. 



Lettuce. — Curled: Black Seeded Simpson. Cabbage: Improved Salamander. 



Cahhage. — Extra early : Paris Market. Early : Jersey Wakefield. Medium : Early 

 Spring and Succession. Late : Late Flat Dutch. Red : Mammoth Rock Red. 



Celery. — Paris Golden Yellow Self -blanching, Improved White Plume and Per- 

 fection Heartswell. 



Cauliflower. — Early Erfurt. 



Beets. — Extra early: Eg:^T)tian Turnip. Early: Eclipse. 



Spinach. — Victoria. 



Salsify. — Sandwich Island. 



Radishes. — French Breakfast and Icicle. Winter : Scarlet China. 



Parsley. — Double Curled. 



Citron Melon. — Colorado Mammoth. 



Water Melons. — Cole's Early. 



Egg Plant. — New York Improved Purple. 



Brussels Sprouts. — Improved Dwarf. 



Kale. — Dwarf Green Ciuded. 



Asparagus. — Conover's Colossal and Argenteuil. 



Bhuharh. — Linnaeus and Victoria. 



Turnips. — Golden Ball and Selected Purple Top Swede. 



I have the honour to be, sir. 



Your obedient servant, 



W. S. BLAIR, 



Horticulturist. 



