REPORT OF JIR. S. A. BEDFORD. 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Variety. Growth. 



Magnum Bonum Very vigoroui. 



Prince Albert " 



Paragon Weak 



Toblesk Vigorous. 



Samyster's Prince " 



Early Prince " 



Early Scarlet 



Excelsior Planted fall, 1900. 



Queen 



SQUASH. 



Only two varieties of squash were sown the past season, viz., Long White Bush 

 Marrow and English Vegetable Marrow. Both did extremely well and a very good 

 crop was obtained, although the fruit was somewhat damaged by hail on August 17. 



Variety. 



Long White Bush Marrow. 

 English Vegetable » 



Date 

 Sown. 



May 21 

 ,. 21 



Date 

 Ready. 



Aug. 10. 

 .- 12. 



Average 

 Weight. 



12 lbs. 

 8 .- 



Color. 



Creamy White 



Shape. 



Long. 



Productiveneas. 



Very productive. 



SWEET HERBS. 



Sage, Summer Savory and Thyme were grown this season with the usual success, 

 and the product was dried and stored for winter use. 



EXPERIMENTS WITH FIELD BEANS. 



Four varieties of these were sown in rows two feet apart, in plots of one-twentieth 

 acre. The soil was a clay loam, which had been summer-fallowed. All were sown on 

 May 28, but did not germinate until July and only an occasional bean ripened, and 

 for that reason no returns of yields are available. 



THE FLOWER GARDEN. 



The flower garden was very successful during the past season. Though the pros- 

 pect was not promising at planting time on account of the drought, the water supply 

 was sufficient to carry the beds through the critical period ; and the generous rains 

 during the remainder of the season caused a luxuriant growth, and a profusion of 

 flowers, which were much admired by visitors. In annuals, Phlox, Verbenas, Antirrhi- 

 num, Stocks and Salpiglossis, were especially noted for their brilliancy of colouring, 

 while the Petunias, particularly the single varieties, were the finest we have ever 

 grown at the farm, some of the flowers attaining a diameter of nearly six inches, with 

 beautifully fringed edges and varied colours. 



A very satisfactory little plant is Brachycome iheridifolia (Swan River Daisy). 

 It is very suitable for edging, being dwarf ; it blooms very freely and is easy of culti- 

 vation. Thf Asters were this season almost entirely free from disease, and all types 

 of this beautiful annual flowered well. Followi-ng will be found a list of annuals 

 grown, together with date of sowing and flowering period : — 



