DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



SALSIFY. 



One variety of this was tested and it gave the following results: — 



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PEAS. 



There were eleven varieties of peas grown, on© variety, Stratagem, germinated 

 badly and the moles attacked other varieties, but the general results were as follows. 

 All were harvested for table use. Weights are taken from one drill thirty feet long. 



Variety. 



Thomas Laxton. . .. 

 Gregory's Surprise 



Gradus 



Telephone 



Stratagem 



McLean Advancer 

 Sutton's Excelsior. 

 American Wonder 



Juno 



Premium Gem.... 

 Heroine 



Planted. 



April 12, 1912. 



17 



Ready for use. 



June 19, 

 June 16, 

 June 19, 

 June 7, 

 July 12, 

 July 12, 

 June 25, 

 June 21, 

 July 13, 

 June 22, 

 July 13, 



1912. 

 1912. 

 1912. 

 1912. 

 1912. 

 1912. 

 1912. 

 1912. 

 1912. 

 1912. 

 1912. 



Weight of Crop . 



5 



6 



8 



13 



8 



11 



11 



14 



10 



15 



20 



10 lbs. 

 14 „ 



7 .. 

 13 „ 



2 ., 



8 „ 



13 n 



5 H 

 3 H 



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CUCUMBERS. 



Three varieties of cucumbers were grown and the weights in the following table 

 were taken from an average of three hills and taken at a time when fit for market 

 The Peerless White Spine was the most prolific yielder, but the quality of all 



use. 



three varieties was excellent. 



Variety. 



Cool and Crisp ...... 



Peerless White Spine 

 Giant Pera 



Planted. 



May 25, 1912 

 .. 25, 1912 

 ii 25, 1912 



Weight. 



19 lbs. 

 27 „ 

 22 . 



MUSKMELONS AND WATERMELONS. 



Many varieties of melons have been tried for the past two years but without 

 success in ripening any of them. In some cases fruit formed but it was always too 

 small to be of use. 



Of muskmelons, the following varieties were tested: Earliest Kipe, Paul Rose, 

 Montreal Market, Hoodoo, Hackensack, Emerald Gem; and two kinds of watermelons 

 were also grown, namely Salzer's Earliest and Thennings. 



