DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 



SESSIONAL PAPER Mo. 16 



LETTUCE. 



Sown in garden May 15; in use July 27. 



367 



Name of Variety. 



Dirk Green Capuoine.,. 

 Rousseau Blond Winter 



Iiii]). Hanson 



Iceberg 



Crisp as Ice 



Giant Crystal Head.... 



All Heart 



Cos Trianon 



Wheeler's Tom Thumb . 

 Red Edged Victoiia . . . 



Unrivalled Summer 



Black Seeded Simpson. . 

 Grand Rapids 



Remarks. 



Fair heads. 



ii 

 Good heads. 



ii 

 Fair heads. 

 Large heads. 

 Small firm heads. 

 Large heads. 

 Small good heads. 

 Good heads. 



Fair heads. 

 Good heads. 



GARDEN PEAS. 



Sown April 24. 



Name of Va; iety. 



Heroine 



Premium Gem 



Juno 



Stratagem 



A merican Wonder . . 

 McLean's Advancer. 



Telephone 



Gradus 



Gregory's Surprise . 

 Sutton's Excelsior. . 

 Thos. Lax ton 



In use. 



July 1(5 



M 16 



., 25 



1 



., 14 



n 16 



1 



4 



4 



,. 13 



., 16 



Remarks. 



Splendid crop. 



CAULIFLOWER. 



Three varieties of cauliflower were sown in the hotbed on April 12, and were set 

 out in the open June 1. Of these, the Danish Giant or Dry Weather, was the only 

 one to produce heads, which, on the 15th of August were ready for use. 



CELERY. 



Three varieties of celery were sown in the hotbed on the 15th of April, and were 

 set in the open June 15. Of these, the variety Giant Pascal gave the best return, 

 and on the 15th of October was in use. 



CARROTS. 



Three varieties of carrots were sown in the open on May the 29th, and were 

 pulled on the 15th of October. The average yield was 329 bushels and 14 lbs. per 

 acre. 



