DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 309 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



The Excelsior was the earliest fruit ripe, but gave rather a light crop of poor 

 quality. The Warfield and Clyde were the leaders, the Warfield being an excellent 

 shipping berry, along with its heavy yielding qualities. The Parker Earle was the 

 latest to produce good fruit. Bederwood and Splendid are two varieties that are 

 recommended. 



TEEES AND SHRUBS. 



The trees and shrubs on the lawns about the Station buildings and along the 

 avenues made good growth during the summer, many of them being very showy. 

 Among these might be mentioned Daphne Mezereum, blooming before the crocus; 

 Spiraea arguta, which was a mass of white bloom during June, and Hydrangea 

 panicitlata grandiflora with its abundant bloom in the late autumn. The belt of land 

 along the railway, that was planted to shrubs, was seeded down to lawn which 

 improved the front of the Station very much. 



VEGETABLES. 



About 150 plots of garden vegetables were tested in 1912. Brief mention will 

 be made of only a limited number of these. Club-root (Plasmodiophora Brassica? 

 Wor.) injured both cabbage and cauliflower to some extent. The cutworms appeared 

 in large numbers, but were controlled by scattering poisoned bran along the rows. 



ASPARAGUS. 



The early asparagus was killed back with frost on May 22, but came on well later 

 and gave a fair crop. 



BEETS. 



The table beets all gave a return of more than 15-0 tons per acre. The Ruby 

 Dulcet and Egyptian Dark Red turnip being ready for use before the others. 



BEANS. 



The wet season caused considerable anthracnose among the beans. While they 

 produced a large quantity of green beans, they did not ripen evenly or well for shell- 

 ing or seed purposes. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



The Brussels Sprouts grew splendid stalks covered with excellent heads. Many 

 of the heads were infested with a small green worm similar to a cabbage worm. 



CABBAGE. 



Sixteeen varieties of cabbage were grown. Early Paris Market and Early Jersey 

 Wakefield were good for early market. The Improved Amager Danish Ballhead and 

 the Extra Amager Danish Ballhead gave the largest yield of good heads. 



CAULIFLOWER. 



Except for the few that were injured with Club-root, the cauliflower gave good 

 returns, the Early Snowball doing best. 



CARROTS. 



Three varieties of table carrots were grown, the Half Long Chantenay being the 

 best. 



