DIVISION- OF HORTICULTURE 389 



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Lettuce. — Grand Eapids (early curled) ; Iceberg, Giant Crystal Head, Crisp as 

 Ice, and Improved Hanson (curled cabbage) ; Trianon and Paris are two of the best 

 Cos varieties. Iceberg is one of the best for summer use. 



Melons, Mush. — Hackensack and Emerald Gem, under specially favourable cir- 

 cumstances. 



Onions. — Early Elat Red, Large Red Wethersfield, and Yellow Globe Danvers. 

 Barletta, White Queen and White Pearl are other early small white varieties, all 

 much alike. 



Parsley. — Double Curled 



Peas — Gregory's Surprise, Thos. Laxton, Gradus, American Wonder, Nott's 

 Excelsior, Sutton's Early Giant (early) ; Sutton's Excelsior, Premium Gem (second 

 early) ; Reliance, McLean's Advancer, Heroine, Stratagem (medium to late) ; Tele- 

 phone, Champion of England and Quite Content are three fine, tall varieties. 



Potatoes, early. — Early Ohio, Rochester Rose, Reeves' Rose (pink), Bovee (pink 

 and white). The Early Ohio is not as productive as some, but is very early and dry. 

 Irish Cobbler and Early White Prize (wbite). Main Crop. — Table Talk, Gold Coin, 

 Carman No. 1, Wee McGregor (white), Ashleaf Kidney, Empire State. 



Radishes, Scarlet. — White Tipped Turnip, Rosy Gem, Erench Breakfast, Icicle. 



Rhubarb. — Victoria, Linnaeus, Strawberry. 



Squash. — Summer — Long White Busb, White Bush Scallop, Summer Crook 

 Neck. Winter — Hubbard. 



Tomatoes. — 'Sparks' Earliana; the best strains of this variety are the most 

 reliable, such as North Adirondack and Sunnybrook. Other good varieties not quite 

 as early are: Chalk's Early Jewel, and Bonny Best. 



Turnips — Early. — Extra Early Milan. 



Turnips — Swedes. — Champion Purple Top, Skirving's Improved. 



TREES AND SHRUBS RECOMMENDED FOR THE PRAIRIE PROVINCES. 



Deciduous. For Forest Plantation and Windbreak. 



Box Elder or Manitoba maple (native), Acer Negundo; Green Ash (native), 

 Fraxinus pennsylvanica lanceolata; American Elm (native), Ulmus americana; 

 Paper or Canoe birch (native), Betula papyrifera; Cottonwood (native Alberta'), 

 Populus deltoidea; Balsam Poplar (native), Populus balsamifera; Mossy Cup or 

 Burr oak (native), Quercus macrocarpa, for southern Manitoba, especially; Hack- 

 berry or Nettle Tree (native), Celtis occidentalis; Russian poplar, Populus petrow- 

 sJcyana; Laurel-leaved willow, Salix pentandra, (S. laurifolia) ; Voronesh or Golden 

 Willow, Salix Voronesh; Sharp-leaved willow, Salix daphnoides acutifolia; Bass- 

 wood (native), Tilia americana, for southern Manitoba, mainly; Silver or Soft maple 

 (native), Acer saccharinum (dasycarpum), for southern Manitoba, mainly. 



Evergreens and Conifers 



White spruce (native), Picea canadensis (alba) ; Black spruce (native), Picea 

 mariana; Tamarack (native), Larix laricina; Lodgepole pine (native), Pinus contorta 

 Murrayana; Riga pine, Pinus sylvestris rigaensis; and the Scotch pine, Pinus sylves- 

 tris, which is not quite so hardy; Jack pine (native), Pinus Banksiana; Colorado or 

 Rocky Mountain Blue spruce, Picea pungens. 



