DIVISION OF HORTlCULTrRE 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



CUCUMBERS. 



Five varieties were planted on June 7 in hills 5 by 4 and 6 feet apart. Of tlie'^ie, 

 records were kept which are given below : — 



No. 



47 

 51 

 48 

 50 

 49 



Giant Pera 



Extra Early Russian. 

 Peerless White Spino 



Prize Pickling 



Cool and Cnsp 



Xiiinc. 



Fit for Use. 



Sept. 5. 

 " 4. 



" 8. 



Weight per 



hill when 



picked. 



Lb. 



25 

 24 

 21 

 13 

 11 



CORN. 



Eleven varieties were planted on the 7th of June, but only two of the eleven- 

 developed enough for table use. These were Golden Bantam and Early Malcolm. 



PARSNIPS. 



Hollow Crown was the only variety planted, but yielded a very good crop*. 



PARSLEY. 



Double Curled gave the best results. 



PEPPERS. 



Four varieties were planted in hotbeds on April 7. These were transplanted on 

 April 10 and planted in the open on May 10, but none matured sufficiently to get 

 records from. 



SALSIFY. 



Long White was the only variety tried, which gave very good results. 



APPLES. 



The apple crop was the lighte&t we have had for a number of years, and the fruit 

 was of a very inferior quality. The latter was due no doubt to the lack of thorough 

 pollination. 



PLUMS. 



The plum crop, on the other hand, was the best we have bad for some time,. 

 especially the Blue and Yellow Ga^es. 



Naim'ax. 



