648 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5 GEORGE v.. A. 1915 

 CARROTS. 



Three varieties were sown on May 1, in uniform test rows and dug September 20. 



\'ariety. 



Remarks. 



Half Long Chantenay 



Improved Nantes 



French Horn 



Very large. 

 Medium size. 

 Nearly one half bad- 

 ly cracked. 



CELERY. 



Seven varieties of celery were sown in the hotbeds April 11, and planted out in 

 the gardens the first week in June. The plants were dug up October 10, and the 

 yield as given in the following table is the product of a 15-foot row of each variety. 



Variety. 



Colour. 



Texture. 



Flavour. 



Length 

 of head. 



Yield 

 from 15- 

 foot row. 



Evans' Triumph 



French Success 



Giant Pascal 



Noll's Magnificent.... 



Paris Golden Yellow 

 Rose Ribbed Paris... 

 White Plume 



White. 



Yellow. 

 White... 



Fairly good 



Coarse, large, hard 



core 



Very tender and crisp . 

 Rather hard and 



coarse 



Medium 



Medium coarse 



Very tender and crisp. 



Good 



Rather strong 

 Good 



Mediumstrong 

 Rather strong 



Medium 



Very good .... 



Inches. 

 26 



r 



23 

 18 



24 

 19 

 14 

 13 



Lb. 



34 



32A 

 24 



24 

 18 

 15 

 16 



The White Plume is recommended for home use, despite its small yield. It is 

 superior in flavour and in tenderness and crispness. 



CUCUMBERS. 



Five varieties of cucumbers were sown on June 15, in hills 6 feet apart and four 

 plants to a hill. The yields given in the following talkie are the product of 12 plants in 

 each case: 



JBr.\nuox. 



