REPORT OF MR. 8. A. BEDFORD 353 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



BEETS. 



Three varieties of beets were sown in the open on May 11, in rows 2 feet apart, 

 and were lifted September 19. Average yield per acre, 31 tons. 



TOMATOES. 



Two varieties of tomatoes were sown under glass and transplanted to the open on 

 June 1. These were all killed with the June frost, but were replaced with a fresh lot 

 of plants, and they produced a large quantity of ripe fruit. 



CAULIFLOWER. 



Three varieties were sown under glass March 28, and transplanted to the open 

 May 15. The following are the results obtained: — 



Variety. 



Early Snow Ball 

 Half Early Paris 

 Dwarf Erfurt. . . . 



Sown. 



Planted out. 



March 28... 

 28... 

 28... 



May 15 . 

 M 15 

 M 15. 



^Ready for 



use. 



June 24.... 

 ,, 30.... 

 July 15... 



Description , 



Good.... 

 Very good. 



Average 

 weight. 



Lbs. 

 3i 



RHUBARB. 



Eighteen varieties of this useful plant were grown here for testing purposes this 

 season. All varieties did well. 



The following are the results obtained: — 



Variety. 



Samyster's Prince of Wales 



Early Scarlet 



Early Prince 



Tobolsk 



Paragon 



Prince Albert 



Magnum Bonum 



Brabant's Colossal 



Early Crimson 



Scarlet Nonpareil 



General Taylor 



Giant 



Salt's Perfection , 



Royal Albert 



Strawberry 



Tottle's Improved 



Victoria 



Myatt's Linnseus 



Colour. 



Light red . 

 Deep red.. 

 Light red . 



II 

 Greenish. 



Light red . 



Greenish . . . 



Red 



Green 



Red 



Green 



Deep red.. . . 

 Light red . . . 

 Light green . 

 Light red . . . 



Texture. 



Weight 



per 

 Plant. 



Soft 



Crisp 



Very crisp 



Crisp 



Stringy. . . 



Crisp 



II .... 

 Stringy .. 



Soft 



Crisp 



Stringy . . 

 Tender. . . 

 Very poor 



Crisp 



Tender 



Crisp 



Tough'.! '. '. . 



Lbs. 



12 

 12 

 21 

 3G 

 23 

 37 

 39 

 41 

 24 

 36 

 29 

 43 

 9 

 22 

 30 

 28 

 37 

 47 « 



Flavour. 



Very good, juicy. 



Good. 



Juicy. 



Acid. 



Very acid. 



Sweet. 



Good. 



Poor. 



Very tart. 



Juicy. 



Poor. 



.Tuicy. 



Poor. 



Acid. 



Good. 



Very good. 



Good. 



Fairly good. 



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