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EXPERIMEXTAL FARMS 



5 GEORGE v.. A. 1915 



" Kew Beet of Holland," the seed was sent gratis for test from Burpee, and it has 

 given excellent results this year. 



Varieties. 



Description. 



angular. 



New Elite Egyptian 



Egyptian Dark Red 



Ruby Dulcet 



Early Egyptian 



Crosby's Egyptian 



New Beet of Holland Roundish 



Bonfire Beet Globular, conical... 



Blood Turnip Beet 



PJarly Model 



Crimson Globe 



Black Red Ball 



Flat, angular | Dark red 'Very desirable. 



" ! Desirable. 



" I Very desirable. 



Desirable. 



White rings, 



. . . Dark red Very desirable. 



. . . Light red, white rings... Desirable. 



. . . 'Dark red Very desirable. 



CAHROTS. 



As with beets, type and quality are more important than yield. With proper- 

 care and cultivation, and good seed, almost any variety should give a satisfactory 

 yield. It is true, though, that not all of that yield will be equally good for market- 

 As to types, the following have been grown and can be recommended : The Chantenay,. 

 Half Long Scarlet, The Chantengy ]\[odel, or Favorite, Half Long Danvers, Amster- 

 dam, Half Long Scarlet, and Oxheart, which is a short and thick carrot, rounded at 

 the tip, and of very good quality. 



OXIOXS. 



These have been an entire failure this year, owing to the very unfavourable 

 season for onions, that is, exceedingly dry and hot in the beginning and continual 

 wet weather later on, which started them growing and caused practically the whole 

 crop to develop into thick necks. This was even more pronounced with the trans- 

 planted onions. 



As to the varieties, the following are recommended: Large Wethersfield, Yellow- 

 Globe Danvers, Prizetaker, Australian Brown, and Ailsa Craig. Of these, tlie two 

 second last mentioned should be sown in hotbeds and transplanted, especially in 

 districts with similar climatic conditions as ours, in order to hasten their maturity. 



LETTUCE. 



This was one of the first crops sown outside, the seed being sown on the 12th of 

 May. Twenty-one varieties were test-ed in rows 15 inches apart, the lettuce being^ 

 thinned to 4 inches in the row. 



Of the head or so-called cabbage lettuce, those varietie.? that are earliest, most 

 attractive, and remain in good condition the longest, are: Iceberg. Giant Crystal Head, 

 Brittle as Ice, Improved New York, Wonderful, Tenderheart, and Selected Nonpareil. 

 The second early, but good varieties of the same type, are : Wayahead, Salamander. 

 Of the curled lettuce. Grand Rapids is easily the best, but Black Seeded Simpson, the 

 Morse and Hanson's Improved lettuce have strong points in their favour. They are not 

 so large, and are perhaps of a better quality than Grand Rapids. 



Ott.^wa- 



