363 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4 GEORGE V., A. 1914 



CUCUMBERS. 



A good return was obtained from cucumber vines, whicb were allowed to occupy 

 the hotbed frame after the transplanting of otner varieties had been completed. A 

 number of large cucumbers, as well as a quantity of small picklers, were produced. 



onions. 



Four varieties of onions were sown in the garden, April 17. The seed germin- 

 ated well, but perished immediately on account of dry weather. 



PARSNIPS. 



One variety of parsnips was sown in the open the 29th of May, and were dug on 

 October the 15th. The name of the variety was Hollow Crown, and the yield was 

 193 bushels and 40 pounds per acre. 



RADISH. 



Two varieties of radish were sown in the open on the 15th of May, and were in 

 use June the 27th. Both varieties gave a favourable return. 



TURNIPS. 



One variety of turnip was sown in the open on the 24th of April, and was pulled 

 on October the 15th. The roots were ready for use on the 15th of July, and gave a 

 yield of 745 bushels and 37 pounds per acre. 



Vegetables that did not mature and number of varieties of which seed was 

 sown : — 



Tomatoes — Eleven varieties. 



Peppers — Three varieties. 



Egg Plant — One variety. 



Squash — Seven varieties. 



Corn — Three varieties. 



Water Melons — Two varieties. 



THE FLOWER BOEDER 



A flower border, 12 feet in width and 550 feet in length, running north and 

 Bouth on the inner border of the lawn, was an outstanding feature. Commencing 

 the 24th of June, and continuing until the first serious frost, the 15th of September, 

 bloom was to be seen ; at times throughout August the entire border was a mass of 

 variegated beauty. Seed was sown in hotbed on April 15 and 16. Transplanting 

 into open took place from June 7 to 11. 



