416 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



64 VICTORIA, A. 190^ 

 New Seeding. 



Sown April 26 ; transplanted June 18. 



CUCUMBER?. 



Sown in hot-house, April 9 ; re-potted, April 20 ; planted out, May 12. 



Improved Long Green, Emerald, White Wonder, Albino, Short Green Gerkin, 

 Prize Pickling, Giant Pera, English Favourite, Extra Early White Spine, White Pearl, 

 Early Cluster, Early Frame, High Grade White Spine, Market Garden, Japanese 

 Climbing, Improved White Spine, Early Siberian, Cool and Crisp, Chicago Pickling. 



On account of dry weather all except Emerald were a complete failure. Emerald 

 in use July 25. 



RADISH. 



Sown April 27. 



Black Spanish. First Crop, White Olive, Kosy Gem, Earliest Carmine, Scarlet 

 Olive (Bruce), iSTew Crimson, White Olive (Steele), Scarlet Olive (Steele), White 

 Tipped, Non Plus Ultra. 



On account of dry weather the germination was very weak and the crop almost 

 a failure. 



KALE. 



Sown in hot-house, March 27; transplanted, April 11; set out. May 14. 

 Grew vei-j' large and fine, but on account of drought in early part of season was 

 late. 



MUSK MELONS. 



Sown April 9 ; transplanted May 14. 



Exquisite, Earliest of All, Tip Top, The Banquet, Extra Early Netted Gem, 

 Dominion Green Fleshed. 



A very small crop of fruit set, which did not ripen. 



WATER MELONS. 



Sown April 9 ; transplanted May 14. 



Cole's Early, Mclvor's, Vick's Extra Early, Early Canada, Dixie, Black Spanish, 

 Sugar. 



No fruit set. 



FLOWER GARDEN. 



Lat« in the season flowers of all kinds made a good display, but until the rains 

 came in July nothing did well. 



Stocks. Verbenas, Asters, Candytuft, Zinnias and Petunias were very fine. 



Perennials did not do as well as usual on account of the dry weather early in the 

 season. 



