REPORT OF MR. TBOii. A. SHARPS 528 



SESSIONAL PAPErt No. 16 



BROCOLI. 



Sown in beds in the open garden in April and transplanted May 17. 



Extra Early White. — A reliable header and a rapid grower.. Fit for the table 

 early in August. There were ten fine, crisp heads from twelve plants set out. 



Walcheren. — Fit for the table in August. From nine plants set out on May 18, 

 fine heads were produced, large, crisp and solid: of very good quality. 



CELERY. 



Three varieties of celery were sown in beds in the garden, at the same date as th« 

 cabbage. The seed did not germinate and no plants of this vegetable were grown. 



SPINACH. 



Two varieties of this vegetable were sown in drills eighteen inches apart, on May 

 17. 



Curled-Leaved Savoy. — Leaves thick and crisp. A very rapid grower and of fine, 

 delicate flavour. 



Short Season. — A rapid grower and does not run to seed for a long time after 

 being fit for table. 



ONIONS. 



These were sown in drills eighteen inches apart on May 3. The seed germinated 

 very slowly and did not grow much until copious rains came, too late in the season 

 for them to make good bottoms and ripen. 



Danver's Yellow Globe. — An uneven stand. Only a very small percentage made 

 any bottom; a nice, mild onion, when well grown. 



Large Red Wethersfield. — An uneven stand, but about one-third of the plants 

 developed medium-sized bottoms, which ripened fairly well. This in one of the best 

 croppers we have tested. 



Australian Broivn. — Very few seeds germinated and the plants did not make a 

 vigorous growth. There were a few nice onions, of very good quality. A good keeping 

 sort when well ripened and cured in dry weather. 



Paris Silvershin. — This variety germinated the best of any. The crop was good 

 a lid the bulbs ripened up early. A fine onion for pickling. 



TABLE CORN. 



The following varieties were planted in hills three feet apart each way, on May 7. 



Golden Bantam. — Tasseling out on July 24, and in silk August 4. Fit for the 

 table August 14. The cold season was unfavourable to the rapid growth of corn and 

 this variety took eleven days longer to grow to table condition than it did last year. 

 The stalks were 36 to 48 inches long, with frequently three ears to a stalk. The ears 

 were four to six inches long and well filled out with very sweet pleasant-flavourol 

 corn. 



Malahoff. — Planted May 7. Stalks stout and from 48 to 60 inches high. Ears, 

 six to eight inches long and thick; well filled with deep, white grains; not so sweet 

 or good as Golden Bantam. Fit for table August 26. 



