REPORT OF MR. AyOVS MACKAY. 415 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



PARSNIPS. 



Sown April 28 ; lifted September 28. 

 Matchless. — 166 bushels per acre. Very inferior. 

 Magnum Bonum. — 150 bushels per acre. Very inferior. 



PEPPERS. 



Sown March 29 ; transplanted May 25. 

 Large Bell. — Good green, did not mature. 

 Japanses Cluster. — Good green, did not mature. 



PUMPKINS. 



Sown April 16 ; transplanted May 14. 



Winter Luxury. — Kipe August 24 ; weight 7 pounds. 



Connecticut Field. — Ripe August 24 ; weight 15 pounds. 



HERBS. 



Sown May 6. 

 Sage. — Good crop. 

 Summer Savory. — Good crop. 

 Cress. — Good crop. 



SPINACH. 



Sown May 6 ; produced a fair crop. 



COFFEE-BERRY. 



Sown May 29 ; ripe August 20 ; good crop. 



CITRONS. • 



Sown April 9 ; set out May 14. 



Colorado Preserving, Colorado, Red Seeded ; produced a poor crop of very small 

 fruit. 



Tu; 



Sown May 15; taken up September 28. 

 Golden Ball. — 559 bushels per acre. 

 Early Snowball. — 453 bushels per acre. 



TOBACCO. 



Sown March 29 ; transplanted May 25 ; in flower July 25 ; taken up September 11. 

 General Grant. — 4 feet ; good crop. 

 Connecticut Seed Leaf. — 4 feet ; good crop. 



RHUBARB. 



Victoria. — In use May 23 ; poor crop. 

 Linnseus. — In use May 23 ; poor crop. 

 Large Green. — In use May 23 ; poor crop. 



