REPORT OF MR. A. MA OKAY. 



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RHUBARB. 



Four varieties have been tested, Victoria, Linnaeus, Carleton Club and Stotts' 

 Mammoth. 



Victo?"ia and Linnaeus have given the best results, and were fit for use May 

 3l8t. Although not as large as either Carleton Club or Stotts' Mammoth, they are of 

 finer flavour. Carleton Club and Stotts' Mammoth are exceedingly large varieties ; 

 one stalk of the former measuring over 9 inches in circumference. Stotts' Mam- 

 moth apparently not so suitable to the climate, is gradually dying out. 



SALSIFY. 



White Salsify — Sown May 2nd; up May 18; fit for use October 12th ; very 

 rooty. A poor crop. 



SPINACH. 



Bloomsdale Savoy Leaved — Sown May 2nd ; up May 14th. Frozen. 



SAGE. 



Sown May 2nd ; up May 20th, A good crop. 



SUMMER SAVORY. 



Sown May 2nd ; up May 20th. A good crop, 



PARSLEY. 



Moss Curled — Sown May 2nd ; up June 2nd. Very good crop. 



TOMATOES. 



Eight sorts were tried. Earliest of All and Extra Early Atlantic were the best 

 for colour, shape and quality of fruit. 



Name of Variety. 



Strawberry. Sown in ground . 



Extra Early Atlantic 



Ponderosa 



Early Ruby 



Extra Early Chemin 



Dwarf Champion . 



Yellow Plum 



Earliest of All 



Sown. 



Apr. 10. 

 do 10. 



do 

 do 



10 

 10. 



do 10. 



do 10. 



do 10. 



do 10. 



Up. 



Apr. 15.. 



do 16.. 



do 17 . . 



do 17.. 



do 

 do 



17. 

 17. 



do 15.. 



Trans- 

 planted in 

 hot-bed. 



May 15.. 



do 15.. 



do 15.. 



do 15.. 



do 15.. 



do 15.. 



do 15.. 



In fruit. 



June 26 

 do 26. 



do 

 do 



26. 



28. 



do .30. 

 do 26. 

 do 22. 



Ripe. 



Remarks. 



No good. 

 None ripened. 



TURNIPS, 



Four sorts of table turnips were sown. Early Snowball proving the best. 



Name of Variety, 



Red -top Strap-leaf 

 Early Snowball . . 



Orange July 



Breadstone 



Remarks. 



No use for garden. 



Very fine. 



Good. 



Should be '* Grevstone." 



