418 EXPERIMENTAL FAiiMS 



5-6 EDWARD VII., A. 1906 

 Squash. — Planted April 26. 



Fordliook. Vines long; productive; squash 8 to 11 inches long, 3 to 5 inches 

 across; flesh thick, firm, sweet, good. 



Hubbard. Productive, but small this year on account of drought; quality very 

 good. 



Long White Bush Marrow. Productive; squash 10 to 14 inches long, 3 to 4 in 

 width; not very good quality. 



Essex Hybrid. Vines long and productive; squash large and fine flavoured. 



Maromoth "Wliale. Productive but small on account of drought; good for stock. 

 • Long "White English Vegetable MarrowL Vines long and productive; squash 10 

 to 18 inches in length; very fine quality. 



Cocoanut. Vines long and productive; squash small, round, deeply ribbed; dry 

 and sweet ; quality very fine. 



Delicata. Vines long and productive ; solid, dry, sweet, good ; quality, very fine ; 

 a very good keeper. 



Cocozelle. Vines short and productive: squash IG to 30 inches in length, 4 to G 

 in diameter; often crooked; not very good quality; rather watery. 



Marblehead. Moderately productive; not very good quality. 



Delicious. Productive; 4 to 8 inches in length, G to 8 in diameter; solid, dry, 

 8weet; very fine quality. 



Silver Custard. Vines short; very productive; good summer squash. 



Turban Squash. Vines long and productive; good size for sort; good, dry, sweet. 



Perfect Gem. Vines long and productive; squash as large as a cocoanut; very good 

 quality. 



Golden Bronze. Productive; as lai^ as the Hubbard; solid, deep, orange flesh; 

 sweet, dry and fine flavoured. 



Extra Early Orange Marrow, Productive; flesh solid, bright orange; not so dry 

 83 some others. 



White Croockneck. Vines long and productive; flesh thin; not fine flavoured or 

 sweet. 



Bay State. Vines long and productive; squash small; flesh thin, orange in colour; 

 sweet, fine flavoured. 



English Vegetable Marrow. Productive; solid; sweet, good quality. 



Brazilian Sugar. Vines long and productive; squash small, oblong; not solid or 

 fine flavoured. 



SAMPLES DISTRIBUTED. 



Scions and cuttings packages 186 



S-Vo. samples oc seed potatoes 203 



3-lb. oats 173 



3-lb. pease 161 



3-lb. spring wheat 56 



3-lb. barley 74 



Nut and tree seeds 374 



1,227 

 CORRESPONDENCE. 



Letters received, 3,187; letters despatched, 2,953. 



