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370 • EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4-5 EDWARD VII^ A. 1905 



Pease. — Extra early : Surprise. Early : Thomas Laxton, AiQerican Wonder, Nott's 

 Excelsior. Medium: McLean's Advancer, American Champion. Late: Juno, Hero- 

 ine and Stratagem. The height of these as recorded this year are: 22. 30, 19, IG, 30, 

 32, 16, 24 and 14 inches respectively. 



Tomatoes.— SpaTks' Earliana. 



Beans. — Green Pod. Early: Bountiful and Improved Goddard, Late: Refugee 

 or 1,000 to 1. Golden Pod: Market Wax, Valentine Wax and Keeney's Eustles5 

 Wax. 



Co7-n. — Extra early: Extra Early Beverly. Early: Extra Early Cory and Premo. 

 Medium: Crosby's Early. 



Cucumbers. — White Spine. The Cumberland is excellent for pickling. 



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, 

 Cos. Trianon. 



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

 Early Spring and Succession. Late: Late Flat Dutch, Late Bed, Red Dutch. 



Celery. — Paris Golden Yellow Self-Blanching, Improved White Plume and Win- 

 ter Queen. 



Cauliflowers. — Early Snowball and Early Dwarf Erfurt. 

 . Beets. — Eclipse. 



Spinach. — Victoria. 



Salsify. — Sandwich Island. 



Badishes. — French Breakfast and Icicle. Winter : Long Black Spanish. 



Parsley. — Double Curled. 



Citron Melon. — Colorado Mammoth. 



Peppers. — Cayenne. 



Water Melon. — Cole's Early and Phinneys' Early. 



Egg Plants. — New York Improved Purple. 



Brussels Sprouts. — Improved Dwarf. 



Kale. — Scotch Dwarf Green Curled. 



Asparagus. — Conover's Colossal. 



Rhuharh. — Victoria and Linnaeus. 



Turnips. — Early: Extra Early Milan and Golden Ball. Swede: Selected Pur- 

 ple Top. 



I have the honour to be, sir. 



Your obedient servant, 



W. S. BLAIR, 



Horticulturist. 



