REPORT OF MR. THOMAS A. SUARPE 469 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



McLean's Advancer. Fit for table, June 30. Vines 24 to 30 inches long; -well 

 podded; pease of medium size, and very fine quality. 



Gradus. Fit for tabic, July 2. Vines 30 to 30 inches long, and well furnished 

 with long, well filled pods; pease large, sweet and good. 



Heroine. Fit for table, July 4. Vines 20 to 24 inches long; a fine producer; 

 pods long, well filled; pease large, and very superior in quality. 



Sutton's Conqueror. Fit for table, July 7. Productive; pods long, well filled 

 with large pease of very fine quality. 



Duke of Albany. Fit for table, July 10. Fairly productive; pods long, and well 

 filled with medium large pease of very fine flavour. 



Admiral. Fit for table, July 11. Vines long and productive ; pease large, tender, 

 and of fine quality. 



Rout Payer. Fit for table, July 11. Vines of medium length; pods long, and 

 well filled witii large pease of superior flavour. 



New Dwarf Telephone. Fit for table, July 15. Vines short, but very productive; 

 pease large, sweet, and of fine flavour. 



Stratagem. Fit for table, July 15. Vines short; productive; pods long, and well 

 filled; pease large, very sweet, and of fine quality. 



Sutton's Perfection. Fit for table, July 18. Vines 12 to 18 inches long, stout 

 and productive; pease large and fine flavoured. 



Sutton's Late Queen. Fit for table, July 20. Vines productive; pods containing 

 5 to 10 large, sweet peas. 



Squash. — Planted May 7. 



Crookneek. Ripe, August 10. Poor growth, but productive. 



Faxon. Ripe, August 10. Growth uneven; productive; squash flat, 6 to 10 in- 

 ches in diameter; flesh solid, and of good quality. 



Boston Marrow. Ripe, August 15. Growth feeble; productive; squash 10 to 15 

 inches long, 4 to 7 inches in diameter; flesh yellow, rich and sweet. 



Hardshell Marrow. Ripe, August 15. Growth medium; productive; squash from 

 9 to 15 inches in length, 5 to 7 inches in diameter; flesh orange; thick, good; very fine 

 quality. • 



Chicago Orange Marrow. Ripe, September 4. Growth vigorous; productive; 

 squash oval, 10 inches by 8; flesh thick, rich, sweet, good. 



Fordhook. Ripe, September 8. Growth feeble; productive; squash 6 to 10 inches 

 in length, 7 to 9 inches in thickest part ; flesh orange ; very fine quality. 



Essex Hybrid. Ripe, September 10. Growth medium; not productive. 



Delicata. Ripe, September 10. Growth vigorous; very productive; squash 10 to 

 12 inches long and 4 to 5 inches in diameter; skin thin, yellow, streaked with dark 

 green; flesh light yellow, firm, thick, of very good quality; a good keeper. 



English Vegetable Marrow. Ripe, September 10. Growth medium; productive: 

 squash 10 to 12 inches long, 4 to 6 inches in diameter; flesh pale yellow; quality fair. 



Michigan. Ripe, September 15. Growth feeble; productive; squash 6 to 12 in- 

 ches long, 3 to 4 inches in diameter; colour dark green; flesh solid, of very good 

 quality; similar in size, shape and style of growth to Delicata. 



Golden Hubbard. Ripe, September 15. Growth feeble; productive; squash of 

 fair size, and of good quality. 



Delicious. Ripe, September 20. Growth fair; productive; squash 5 to 8 inches 

 from stem to blossom, and 4 to 8 inches in diameter; skin dark green; flesh orange 

 thick, solid, of very good quality; a winter squash. 



Sweet Corn. — ^Planted April 20. 



Premo. Fit for table, August 2. Ears 4 to G inches long; kernels deep, sweet, 

 and of fine flavour. 



