122 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



2 GEORGE V., A. 1912 



Onions. — Yellow. Globe Danvers and Large Ked Wethersfield are two of the best 

 and most reliable. Australian Brown is also good. Prize Taker is a good variety for 



transplanting. 



Parsley. — Double Curled is as good as any. 



Peppers. — Cayenne, Chili, Cardinal. The Early Neapolitan is one of the earliest 

 of the large peppers. 



Peas. — Gregory's Surprise (extra early), Thos. Laxton, Gradus, American Won- 

 der, Nott's Excelsior, Sutton's Early Giant (early), Sutton's Excelsior, Premium Gem 

 (second early), McLean's Advancer, Heroine and Stratagem (medium to late). The 

 foregoing varieties, not being tall growers, may be grown without supports. Telephone 

 and Champion of England are two of the best tall-growing sorts 



Potatoes. — Early: Rochester Rose, Early Ohio (pink), Irish Cobbler, Eureka Extra 

 Early, Early Petoskey, New Early Standard (white), Bovee (pink and white), Main 

 crop: Carman No. 1, Gold Coin, Factor, Dalmeny Beauty, Money Maker (white). 



Radishes. — Early: Scarlet White-tipped Turnip, Rosy Gem, French Breakfast, 

 Red Rocket (red), Icicle ('white), Late: White Strasburg, Long White Vienna. 

 Winter: Long Black Spanish, Chinese Rose-coloured, New White Chinese or Celestial. 



Rhubarb. — Linnaeus, Victoria. 



Salsify. — Long White, Sandwich Islands. 



Spinach. — Victoria, Thickleaved. 



Squash. — White Bush Scalloped, Summer Crook Neck. Late : Delicious, Hubbard. 



Tomatoes. — Early: Sparks' Earliana, Chalk's Early Jewel, Bonny Best, Dominion 

 Day (scarlet). Medium: Matchless, Trophy (scarlet), Livingston's Globe, Plentiful 

 (purplish pink). 



Turnips — Early : Extra Early Milan, Bed Top Strap Leaf. 



Swedes. — Champion Purple Top, Skirving's Improved. 



POTATOES. 



Experiments with potatoes were continued in the Horticultural Division in 1910. 

 Varieties were tested for comparison of yields, relative immunity from blight, improve- 

 ment of strain, and to test the relative values of seed of the same variety grown in 

 different parts of Canada. Spraying experiments were also conducted during the 

 year. 



The season of 1910, was not a good one for potatoes in the Ottawa district. The 

 latter part of June and the month of July, when potatoes should be forming, was very 

 dry and the number and size of tubers was, on this account, very much lessened, 

 especially where seed of low vitality was used. The advantage of seed of strong 

 vitality was very apparent in a season like 1910, as they made a quick, strong growth 

 and the roots were well down before the drought set in. 



The potatoes in the uniform test plots where 136 varieties were grown, were 

 planted on May 17, on good, sandy loam soil where a bush fruit plantation had been the 

 previous year. The soil was manured in the autumn of 1909, with well-rotted barn- 

 yard manure. The ground was ploughed in the spring and harrowed once with the 

 disc and once with the smoothing harrow, shortly before planting time. The drills 

 were opened thirty inches apart with the double mouldboard plough. Sixty-six sets 



