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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS . 



4 GEORGE V., A. 1914 



CAULIFLOWER. 



Three varieties of cauliflower were sown in the hotbed on April 20, and set out 

 during the first week of June. 



Variety. 



Danish Giant or Dry Weather 



Extra Selected Early Erfurt Dwaif . . 

 Early Snowball 



Ready for use. 



August 30. 

 >, 27 

 .. 14. 



Weight of 

 average head. 



lb. 



9 

 8 

 7 



oz. 



4 



8 



Remarks. 



Very tender, but lacked flavour. 

 Very tender^ mild, fine. 

 Very tender, good flavour. 



SQUASH AND MARROWS. 



Four kinds of squash and three varieties of vegetable marrow were grown this 

 year. They were planted on June 7. 



Variety. 



Mammoth Whale Squash . . 



Hubbard Squash 



Summer Crookneck Squash 



Delicata Squash 



Long Vegetable Marrow . . . 

 Long White Bush Marrow. 

 Custard Marrow 



Ready f^pr use. 



September 24. 



.. 24. 



August 22. 



14. 



20. 



16. 



14. 



Weight of 

 average specimens. 



lb. 



24 



16 



4 



3 



16 



11 



6 



oz. 



2 

 8 

 8 



8 



Total weight 

 from 12 plants. 



lb. 



223 

 198 

 123 

 104 

 427 

 201 

 55 



MELONS. 



Two varieties of water melon and one of musk melon were planted but did not 

 fruit on account of the cool, backward' season. 



SMALL FRUITS. 



A new plantation of fruit bushes was set out this season. The old plantation had 

 become unsatisfactory for testing purposes as there were many bushes of old varieties 

 that had shown themselves unsuitable, and either none at all or only single bushes of 

 the most desirable varieties. The following varieties have been set out in the new 

 plantation: — 



RED CURRANTS. 



Six bushes each of Wilder Red Cross, Red Grape, Cumberland Red, Cherry, 

 Greenfield Red, Victoria Red, Red Dutch, Pomona, Rankin's Red, Raby Castle, Per- 

 fection. 



WHITE CURRANTS. 



Six bushes each of Large White, White Cherry, White Grape. 



BLACK CURRANTS. 



Six bushes each of Topsy, Eagle, Success, Climax, Collins Prolific, Victoria, 

 Eclipse, Saunders, Clipper, Buddenborg, Kerry, Magnus. 



