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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS. 



PEPPERS. 



Four sorts were tested, the Large Eed Squash, Cardinal, Long Eed and Mon- 

 strous Mammoth, but none matured. 



PEASE. 



Nine sorts were sown. Among the small varieties McLean's Little Gem, and 

 American Wonder were best. Among the large sorts Champion of England and 

 Yorkshire Hero were tirst. 



Name of Variety. 



McLean's Little Gem , 



New Queen 



Earlj; Star 



Heroine 



Stratagem 



Pride of the Market . 

 American Wonder. . . 

 Champion of England 

 Yorkshire Hero ■ 



Remarks. 



Very good. 



Large pods. Not well filled . 



Good. 



Not well filled. 



Good. 



Fair. 



Very good. 



Very good. 



Fair. 



RADISH. 



Five sorts were tested, sown in a hot-bed, and four were sown in the garden. 

 The two best in the hot-bed were Earliest White Forcing, and Earliest Carmine, olive 

 shaped. The best in the garden were Eosy Gem and New Pearl Forcing. 



Four kinds of Winter Eadish were tested. One Long Eed Chinese went to seed 

 but the others did well. 



Sown in hot-bed. 



Carmine Olive Shaped 



New Pearl Forcing 



Olive Gem 



Earliest White Forcing 



Earliest Carmine, Olive Shaped 



Up. 



April 13. 

 do 13. 

 do 14. 

 do 22. 

 do 22. 



Fi t for use. 



Remarks. 



May 1. 



May 10. 

 do 18. 

 do 20. 



Good. 

 No good. 

 Did not do well. 

 Very good. 

 Very good. 



Sown in open ground. 



Rosy Gem 



Long S.almon 



White Forcing 



New Pearl Forcing 



Sown. 



May 10. 



do 10. 



do 10. 

 June 10. 



Up. 



May 17. 



May 17 

 June 17 



Fit for use. 



June 20. 



June 20.. 

 July 20.. 



Remarks. 



Extra fine. 



Did not come up. 



Small. 



Extra fine. 



Winter Radish. 



Long Black Spanish., 

 Long White Spanish. 

 Long White Chinese 

 Long Red Chinese. .. 



Remarks. 



Large fine root. 

 Very large. 

 Fair size, straight. 

 All went to seed. 



