REPORT OF MR. THOMAS A. SHARPE 467 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Lkttuce. — Sown April 12. 



Big Boston. Fit for use, May 18. Crisp, tender. 



Nonpareil Cabbage. Fit for use. May 20. Fine heads, sweet and crisp. 



Deacon. Fit for use. May 24. Solid, crisp, sweet! 



All the Year Bound. Fit for use. May 28. Solid, fine quality. 



Carrots. — Sown April 12. 



French Horn. Fit for table, June 9. Very sweet and crisp. 



Half Long Scarlet Nantes. Fit for table, June 20. Fine flavoured. 



Luc Half Long. Fit for table, July 8. Very sweet, crisp. 



Long Scarlet Altringham. Fit for table, July 20. Crisp; sweet; good. 



Table Turmps. — Sown April 10. 



Early White Milan. Fit for table, June 10. Very sweet and fine. 

 Early Snowball. Fit for table, June 14. Rapid grower, good quality. 

 Bed Top Straplcaf. Fit for table, June 14. Bapid grower, very mild. 

 Hazard's Swede. Fit for table, July 28. Very sweet and fine flavoured. 



Onioxs. — Sown April 4. 



Extra Early Flat Bed. Uniform size ; mild, firm, sweet, very good. 

 Jjarge Bed Wethersfield. A fine cropper , solid, smooth, mild, good. 

 Yellow Globe Danvers. Medium size, solid, mild, good. 



Cabbage. — Sown in beds in open ground April 10. and transplanted May 19. 



Eureka. Fit for table, July 11. Heads small; solid, crisp, fine flavour. A good 

 header. 



Express. Fit for table, July 14. Heads small; medium solid; fine, crisp, sweet. 



Extra Early Midsummer Savoy. Fit for table, July 20. Heads soft and open. 



New Early Flat Head. Fit for table. July 30. Heads medium size, firm, solid, 

 white, fine flavour. 



Charleston Wakefield. Fit for table, July 30. Heads fiye size, veiy solid, white, 

 crisp, good. 



Early Winningstadt. Fit for table, August IG. Heads rather open and soft, but 

 quality good. 



Green Globe Savoy. Fit for table, September 10. Heads solid, medium size, very 

 sweet, good. 



Fieldcrkraut. Fit for table, September 24. Heads medium size; not solid, but 

 white; crisp, sweet, fine flavour. 



Fottler's Drumhead. Fit for table. October. A fine uniform header; solid, crisp, 

 and an excellent winter cabbage. 



Quintal Drumhead. Fit for table, October. Heads large, but not firm and solid. 



Fottler's Improved Brunswick. Fit for table, October. A regular header. Heads 

 flat, solid, crisp, good, and an excellent keeper. 



Danish Ball Head. Fit for table. October. Heads round, solid, medium size; a 

 good keeper and of superior quality. 



Marblehead Mammoth. Fit for table, October. Not a sure header; a coarse, 

 strong grower, but not of fine quality for table. 



Mammoth Bed Bock. Fit for table, October. Heads solid and very dark red, 

 fine, crisp, sweet, very good. 



Large German Savoy Drumhead. Fit for table, October. A uniform header; 

 very solid, crisp, sweet, delicate flavoui, and a good keeper. 



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