nirisiOX OF EORTirrLTURE 



709 



SESSIONAL PAPER N'c. 16 



BEETS. 



Sown in the open May 30, Earlier sowing May 6. destroyed by cand. Eows 30 



feet long. 



Variety. 



Ready 



for use. 



Meteor 



Early Blood Red Turnip... . 



Eclipse 



Ruby Dulcet 



Egyptian Dark Red Turnip. 

 Black Red Ball 



Yield. 



Lb. oz. 



; 62 2 



i 51 13 



48 12 



48 6 



43 12 



25 12 



A sowing made on the 9th of .Time also produced good roots. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



Sown in hotbed April 10. Transplanted May 5. Planted out June 6. 



Variety . 



Quantity |A^Vi.c;ht of 

 grown, ten lieads. 



Dwarf Improved Brussels Sprouts 40 plants.. |52 lb. 



. ^ J \ 



CARROTS. 



Sown April 10, germinated May 20, destroyed by sand. Re-sown May 29. Rows 

 30 feet long. 



Variety. 



Yield. 



Half Long C'hantenay, 



Improved Nantes 



French Horn 



Lb. oz. 



Aug. 11..! 48 4 



14.. I 42 8 



16.. I 28 4 



French Horn did not yield as well as usual. A later sowing of this variety on 

 June 9 gave almost the same yield. 



C.ULIFLOWER. 



Sown in hotbed April 14, transplanted May 4, planted out June 6. Forty plants 

 of each variety. 



Variety. 



Early Snowball 



Extra Selected Early Dwarf Erfurt. 

 Danish Giant 



The cabbage maggot was strongly in evidence. 



La COM BE. 



