DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



LETTUCE. 



Variety. 



Date of last 



used before 



going to seed. 



Grand Rapids June 



All Heart 



Crisp as Ice 



Dark Green Capucinc 



Rousseau Blond 



Red Edged Victoria 



Giant Crystal Head 



Unrivalled Summer 



Black Seeded Simpson 



12. 



12. 



12 



12. 



13. 



13 



14. 



17. 



IS. 



July 



22 

 21 



5 



24 

 14 

 19 

 15 



4 



RADiSil. 



Variety. 



I 



j Date of 

 First picking. 



Date of I 

 Last picking. 



Yield. 



Forcing Turnip Scarlet May 23 June 19 



Early Scarlet White Tipped May 23 " 16. 



Lb. 



2 8 

 2 00 



In eacli case the yield was taken from one row, 15 feet long. 



BEANS. 



Dwarf Kidxey. — rSeven varieties of beans were tested. 



Si 



Variety. 



Date when I Date of 

 ready for use. last picking. 



Wardwell's Kidney Wa>: 



Bountiful 



Early Refugee 



Stringless Green Pod. . . 



Valentine 



Kenney's Rustless Wax. 

 Refugee or 1000 to 1 



July 29 Aug. 27 



; " 29 ! " 28 



Aug. 2 Sept. 3 



CORN. 



Ten varieties of corn were tested. 



Variety. 



Date when 

 rcadv for use. 



Date when 

 Inst fit for 

 table use. 



1."?. 

 1.5. 

 16. 

 IS. 



Squaw Aug. 2 



Early Malcolm 



Fordhook Early 



Carter's Improved 



Early Iowa 



Golden Bantam 



Early Adams 



Perkin's Early ' 



Early Evergreen ^^P,^" 



Henderson's Metropolitan 1 



. Aug. 28 



... " .30 



... "28 



. . . i^ept. 2 



. . . Aug. 30 



21 Sept. 19 



22 1 " 2 



23 " 8 



2 " 10 



" 10 



Lethbridge. 



