JiEI'Oh'T OF MR. TF. .V. BLAIR 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



the seed quickly germinated and by the middle of July the plots were apparently as 

 far advanced as those started in the hot-bed. After the plants have appeared under 

 this glass, the glass should be removed during part of bright days, and after the 

 middle of June should be removed altogether. The hills were 12 feet apart each way. 



The first cutting was made from these plots September 2, when the then matured 

 squash Vv-ere gathered and weighed. The balance of the crop was harvested Septem- 

 ber 21. There appears to be little difference between the two sets of plols. The Bos- 

 ton Marrow is probably the best autumn squash, and the Hubbard the best winter 

 squash. 



The Warted Hubbard is similar to the Hubbard, except that it has a rougher 

 shell. It has proven to be a heavier cropper also than the Hubbard tested here. The 

 Golden Hubbard is an excellent sort, but small. The following crop was taken from 

 these plots : — 



SQUASH, CITRON MELONS AND PUMPKINS — EXPERIMENTS WITH. 



Name of Variety. 



How is 

 Started. W 



Sept. 2. 



Sept. 21. 



Squash. 



Hubbard 



Warted Hubbard 



Golden Bronze 



Bay State 



Boston Marrow 



Dunlop's Early Marrow . . 



Golden Hubbard . 



Essex Hybrid 



Citron Melon. 



Colorado Mammoth, Pre- 

 serving. 



Ppmpkins. 



Sugar. . 

 Jumbo. 



Outside. . . 



Hotbed. . . 

 Outside. . . 

 Hotbed. . . 

 Outside. . . 

 Hotbed. . . 

 Outside. . . 

 Hotbed. . . 

 Outside. . . 

 Hotbed... 

 Outside. . . 

 Hotbed. . . 

 Outside. . . 

 Hotbed. . . 

 Hotbed. . . 



Outside. . 

 Hotbed. . 



Outside. . . 

 Hotbed. . . 

 Hotbed. . . 



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8 



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 34 



21 

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36 



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56 



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Colour. 



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l! M 



2 



Dark grayish green. 

 2 



2 Blue. 

 4 



2 Bright orange. 

 7 



8 Orange yellow. 

 8 



9 Deep orange yellow. 

 G| 



G Orange yellow. 



6-9 



8-5 



5 ■ 9 Deep orange, good keeper, 

 4 9! excellent quality. 



85-5,28-4 Large yellow. 



LIST OF THE BEST VEGETABLES TO GROW. 



The following list of vegetables are considered the best for general culture. "We 

 find from our tests that a number are practically of equal merit; yet, we feel safe in 

 recommending the following as equal to any of the different sorts of vegetables tested 

 here : — 



16—24 



