REPORT OF MR. R. ROBERTSON. 



287 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



the crop about the first of August. After the middle of August, without any known 

 cause, this pest seemed to greatly lessen, and the damage was not as great as that 

 reported last year. 



Fifty-eight varieties were grown. The variety called Grass Pea failed to ripen 

 any seed, and consequently is not included in the table which gives the results obtained 

 from these tests : — 



Pease — Tkst op Varieties. 



No. 



1 

 2 

 3 



4 

 5 

 '6 

 7 

 8 

 9 

 10 

 11 

 12 

 13 

 14 

 15 

 16 

 17 

 18 

 19 

 20 

 21 

 22 

 23 

 24 

 25 

 26 

 27 

 28 

 29 

 30 

 31 

 32 

 33 

 34 

 35 

 36 

 37 

 38 

 39 

 40 

 41 

 42 

 43 

 44 

 45 

 46 

 47 

 48 

 49 

 50 

 51 

 52 

 53 

 54 

 55 

 56 

 57 



Name of Variety. 



Crown 



Nelson 



Oddfellow 



Elephant Blue 



Perth . 



Centennial 



Chancellor 



French Canner 



Elliot 



Black Eyed Marrowfat . . . 



Mummy 



Multiplier 



Agnes 



English Grey 



Alma 



Carleton 



Archer 



Arthur 



White Wonder 



Daniel O'Rourke 



Eureka 



New Potter 



Cooper 



Paragon 



Pride 



Hai'rison's Glory 



( jerman White 



Lanark .... 



Picton 



Mockay 



Dake 



Bedford 



Bright 



Early Britain 



King 



Creeper 



Trilby. 



Canadian Beauty 



Vincent 



Elder 



Prince 



Golden Vine 



Kent 



Bruce 



Fenton 



Wisconsin Blue 



Prince AJbert 



Dover 



Macoun 



Chelsea 



Prussian Blue 



Gregory 



Harold 



Fergus 



Large White ^[arrowfat. . 



Pearl 



Victoria 



Date 



of 



Ripening. 



Sept. 



6. 



6. 



5. 



7. 



6. 



5. 



7. 



7. 

 11. 



7. 



5. 



7. 



6. 



8. 



6. 



7. 



7. 



5. 



5. 



7. 



7. 



6. 



6. 

 11. 



6. 



6. 



6. 



6. 



6. 

 10. 

 11. 

 11. 



6. 



5. 



7. 



7. 

 10. 



7. 



6. 

 10. 



6. 



6. 



6. 

 10. 



7. 



6. 



6. 



7. 

 10. 



7. 



6. 



6. 



6. 



8. 



6. 

 11. 



7. 



? bo 

 OS 



o ^ 



Ch.aracter 



of 

 Growth. 



Strong. . , 

 Medium. 

 Weak . . 

 11 . . 

 Medium 



Strong . 



Medium 

 Strong . . 



II 

 Medium 

 Strong. . 



II 

 Medium 



Strong . . 

 Medium. 

 Strong. . 

 Medium 



II 

 Strong. . 

 Weak. . . 

 Mediimi 

 V/cak . . 

 Strong.. 



Medium 



I* 



Strong . . 



II 

 Medium 



Weak . . 

 Medium 



II 

 Strong.. 



Weak . . 

 Strong.. 



Medium 



Weak . . 

 Medium 



101 

 101 

 100 

 102 

 101 

 100 

 102 

 102 

 106 

 102 

 100 

 102 

 101 

 103 

 101 

 102 

 102 

 100 

 100 

 102 

 102 

 101 

 101 

 106 

 101 

 101 

 101 

 101 

 Ktl 



im 



lOG 



lOG 



101 



100 



102 



102 



105 



102 



101 



105 



101 



101 



101 



105 



102 



101 



101 



102 



105 



102 



101 



101 



101 



103 



101 Strong.. 



106 



102 



bo 



a 



o 3 



_bp 

 'S 



o 



In. 



41 



40 I 

 36 



34 I 



3b I 



35 

 40 

 4:3 

 41 

 3{J 

 40 

 42 

 40 

 42 

 42 

 40 

 .35 

 36 

 44 

 30 

 41 

 40 

 30 

 42 

 .-to 

 31 

 ?3 

 40 

 44 

 44 

 42 

 40 

 .'iC 

 34 

 40 

 12 

 ob 

 34 

 36 

 33 

 36 

 30 

 44 

 40 

 30 

 42 

 46 

 42 

 30 

 36 

 34 

 36 

 36 

 40 

 46 

 44 



Lbs. 



.3,600 



3,000 

 3.100 

 2,800 

 3,000 

 2,S00 

 2,600 

 3,C00 

 3,200 

 2,000 

 3,000 

 2.000 

 2,800 

 2,600 

 2,800 

 2,000 

 ;i,400 

 l.SCO 

 2,080 

 3,080 

 3,600 

 3,600 

 2,600 

 3,000 

 3,000 

 2,000 



],f;oo 



1,800 

 2,200 

 2.400 

 3,000 

 2,400 

 1,880 

 1.400 

 2,000 

 3,000 

 2,600 

 1,40C 

 1,800 

 2,600 

 1,400 

 1,800 

 2,000 

 2,200 

 2,000 

 1,800 

 1,000 

 3,000 

 1,400 

 1,800 

 1,800 

 1,800 

 1,680 

 1,400 

 1,400 

 1,800 

 1,400 



oP-t 



bo 



a 



In. 



2 



2i 



2' 



2k 

 o' 



2 



2 



3 



2 

 2 



3 



2 



2 



2 



2.ti 

 2i 

 2S 



2); 



2h 



2' 



2i 



2| 



2 



3 



9 



2 



2 



2 



2h 



2" 



2 



¥ 



2h 

 2' 

 2h 

 2' 

 o 



2\ 



2h 

 2~ 



2 

 2 

 2 



2 

 2i 

 2f 

 2i 



fcize 



of 



Pea. 



Small . . . 

 Medium 



Small , 

 Large . 

 Small . 



Large . . 

 Small . . 

 Medium, 



n 

 ti 



Sm.all . . 



II 

 Medium 



Small . . 

 Large . . 

 Medium 



II 

 Large . . 

 Medium 



II 

 Large . . 



II 

 Medium 

 SmaU . . 

 Medium 



Small . . 

 Medium 

 Small . . 

 Medium 



SmaU . . 



II 

 Large . . 

 Medium 

 Small . . 



Large . . 

 Medium 



Yield 



per 

 Acre. 



Bus. Lbs. Lbs. 



29 

 28 

 26 

 26 

 24 

 23 

 22 

 22 

 22 

 22 

 22 

 22 

 22 

 21 

 21 

 21 

 21 

 20 

 20 

 20 

 20 

 20 

 19 

 18 

 18 

 18 

 18 

 18 

 18 

 17 

 17 

 17 

 16 

 16 

 16 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 15 

 14 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 13 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 12 

 11 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 10 

 6 



20 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 20 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 40 



20 

 20 

 20 

 20 

 40 

 40 

 40 

 40 



20 

 40 

 40 



20 

 20 

 20 

 40 



20 

 20 

 20 

 20 

 20 



20 

 20 

 20 

 20 

 40 



20 



40 



