DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 299 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Portia (Win Belt seedling), Imp. — Form roundish conical to wedge conical; size 

 large: external colour deep red, glossy; colour of flesh deep rich red; seeds very 

 prominent; core tender; texture juicy; flavour briskly subacid, pleasant; quality 

 good; season medium late to late; shipping quality firm; plant vigorous; foliage 

 good. A late berry of good form and colour. 



Silvia (Wm. Belt seedling!. — Form roundish to wedge-shaped, blunt and flat at 

 apex; size large; external colour deep red; colour of flesh deep salmon; seeds medium; 

 core tender; flavour briskly subacid, pleasant; quality above medium to good; season 

 medium late; shipping quality moderately firm; plant vigorous productive; foliage 

 good. An attractive looking variety. Fruit ripens evenly and retains gocd size through 

 the season. 



Viola (Wm. Belt seedling), Imp. — Form conical to somewhat wedge-shaped ; size 

 large; external colour bright to dark red; colour of flesh deep rich red; seeds large, 

 prominent; core tender; texture juicy; favour briskly subacid, pleasant; quality 

 good; season medium late, shipping quality firm; plant strong grower; foliage good. 

 A large-fruited variety. Should make a good shipper. 



Virgilia (Wm. Belt seedling), Imp.- — Form roundish to wedge-shaped; size large; 

 external colour deep red; colour of flesh deep red; seeds medium; core tender; flavour 

 Subacid, pleasant; quality above medium to good; season medium; shipping qualitv 

 moderately firm to firm; plant vigorous, productive; foliage - good. An attractive 

 looking berry, being of good size, colour and form. 



VEGETABLES. 



farmers' list of best vegetables. 



The 'Farmers' List of Best Vegetables' which has been published from time to 

 time in the annual -report has been much appreciated. This list is really a summary 

 of the variety tests, and gives, in a comparatively small space, the names of those 

 vegetables which are considered the best. The following list has been revised up to 

 the autumn of 1912 : — 



Asparagus. — Palmetto is proving a better variety than Conover's Colossal for 

 general planting, as it is not so subject to the disease known as Asparagus Rust. 

 Argenteuil is also a good variety. 



Beans. — Round Pod Kidney Wax and Wardwell's Kidney Wax are two of the 

 best yellow-podded or wax bush beans, and are both early. Stringless Green Pod, Early 

 Red Valentine and Early Refugee are three good, green-podded varieties. Refugee or 

 Thousand to One is one of the best later sorts. Among Lima beans, the dwarf or bush, 

 forms are the most satisfactory. 



Beets. — Meteor, Early Model. Electric, Egyptian and Eclipse are some of the best 



Borecole or Kale. — Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. 



Brocoli. — White Cape. 



Brussels Sprouts. — Improved Dwarf. The dwarf varieties have been found more 

 satisfactory than the tall-growing ones. 



Cabbage. — Early Jersey Wakefield, Copenhagen Market (early), Succession 

 (medium), Danish Ballhead and Drumhead Savoy (late!), Red Dutch (red) is a good 



