400 EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



4 GEORGE V., A. 191 4 

 CAULIFLOWER 



Early Snowball, in use July 15; average weight, August 29, 12 pounds. Early 

 Dwarf Erfurt, in use July 10 ; average weight, August 29, 10 pounds. 



CELERY. 



White Plume, in use August 29; very large and crisp. Evans Triumph, in use 

 September 5; medium in size but fine. Golden Self Blanching, in use September 

 15; small. 



CUCUMBER. 



Peerless White Spine, Cool and Crisp ; some of the cucumbers were about 4 inches 

 long when picked, very small. Both these varieties were considerably cut by frost 

 in July. 



LETTUCE. 



Sown May 2; 1 row each of following varieties : Wheeler's Tom Thumb, Unrivalled 

 Summer, Cos Trianon, All Heart; in use May 28; very fine and crisp. 



MUSKMELON. 



Miller's Cream Nutmeg, killed by frost in July. 



PARSLEY. 



Moss Curled, sown May 6; in use from early part of June. 



PARSNIP. 



Hollow Crown, sown May 6; fine and large when taken up September 11. 



PEAS, GARDEN. 



Sown May 2, 1912; the peas sown in drills thirty inches apart. Henderson's First 

 of All, vines 22 inches long, pods 3 inches long, peas of a fine flavour; fit for tbe table 

 July 8; ripe August 1. Gregory's Surprise, vine 24 inches long, pods of medium 

 length containing from four to six medium large peas of a very fine quality; fit for 

 use, July 22; ripe, August 1. Witham Wonder, vines 24 to 30 inches long and pro- 

 ductive; pod 3 inches long; peas very fine; fit for table, July 10; ripe, August 5. 

 Gradus, vines 34 inches long and moderately productive, pods 3 \ inches and well 

 filled with large peas of a good quality ; fit for table, July 29 ; ripe, August 26. 

 Premium Gem, vines 15 inches to 20 inches long, pod of a medium weight; in use, 

 July 5; ripe, August 20. Stratagem, vines 36 inches long, pods long (4 inches), 

 containing from six to nine large sweet peas of very fine quality; fit for table, July 

 15; ripe, August 3. American Wonder, vines of a medium length and very produc- 

 tive, pods 3£ inches long, filled with peas of good size and fine quality; fit for table, 

 July 1; ripe, August 3. Admiral Dewey, vines from 18 to 20 inches long, pods from 

 3 to 4 inches long; peas of a delicious quality; fit for use, July 25; ripe, July 27. 



RADISH. 



Sown May 2. New Triumph, Early Scarlet White Tipped Turnip, Winter Black 

 Spanish; fit for use, May 30; very good. 



RHUBARB. 



Victoria; in use, May 27. 



