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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



CAt'LlFLOWER. 



Four v.iricties wero tested. The yield was computed from two rows, each oO 

 feet loiig. 



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Trj.MATOKS. 



Ten viirieties of tomatoe.s wwq tested. In eaeli ease the yield was taken from 

 five plants. 



Variety. 



Date of 



first 

 picking. 



Date of 



la.st 

 p eking. 



Yield. 



Ripe 

 fruit. 



Green 

 fruit. 



Bonn V Best 



Sparks Earliana.12-23 C.E.F 



Rennie's Earliest 



Alacrity 2-24-10 C.E.F 



Chalk's Earl J- Jewel 



I. X. L 



North Adirondack Earliana 



Alacrity 2 24-9 C.E.F 



Sparks Earliana (Sunnj'brook strain) 

 Florida Special 



Auk. 



21 

 10 

 18 

 5 

 18 

 21 

 23 

 21 

 26 



Sept. 17 



" 17 



" 17 



" 17 



" ' 17 



" 17 



" 17 



" 17 



" 17 





lb. oz. lb. oz. 



7 8 

 5 1 



8 

 4 4 



10 13 



4 8 

 4 



25 

 23 

 16 

 15 

 14 

 13 

 11 

 11 

 7 

 7 





 1 

 

 

 

 

 8 

 8 

 11 

 11 



CUCUMBEKS. 



Five varieties wero tested. The yield iu each case was taken frt)m three hills. 

 Seed of each variety was started iu the cold frames and then the plants were set out. 

 We also sowed seed of each variety in the open, and following are the results: — 



Variety . 



Prize Pickling 



Peerless or White Spine 

 Extra Early Russian... 



Giant Pera 



Cool and Crisp 



Date Re.\dy for Use. 



Plants started 

 in frames. 



Aug. 



Seed sown 

 in open. 



3. 

 5. 



14: 



8. 



Aug. 27. 

 Sept. 14, 



" 18. 



" 10. 



" 3. 



Yield 



from 



plants 



started 



in frames. 



lb. 



48 

 45 

 15 

 13 

 9 





 8 

 

 

 



Yield 

 from 

 seed 

 sown 

 in open. 



lb. oz. 



8 

 



SQUASH. 



Kifiht varieties of squasli were started in the cold frames and th(>n transplanted 

 in the garden after danger of frost was past. Seven varieties of squash were sown 

 in the garden v/ithout having been tirst started in the frames. The following yields 



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