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and the best remedy found so far is that just described. If spraying is not done the 

 plants should be cut and burned to help prevent the spread of the disease, but if this 

 is done early the plants are weakened and if done late the spores will have spread, so 

 that the best practice is to spray. 



No variety has yet been found to entirely resist this disease, although Palmetto 

 and Argenteuil appear to be the least affected. Conover's Colossal is one of the most 

 injured by it 



LIST OF BEST VEGETABLES FOE FARMERS. 



As all the experiments which are conducted with vegetables cannot be published 

 every year on account of want of space, a list of the varieties of all the principal kinds 

 which have proved the most satisfactory after several years' tests was published in the 

 reports for 1899 and 1900 under the heading ' List of best Vegetables for Farmers.' 

 This gave in a concise form much valuable information as to the best varieties to 

 plant and must have proved very helpful to those who studied it. As the annual re- 

 ports are very liable to be mislaid during the year, and as one is apt to forget the 

 name of a variety, it has been thought advisable to again publish this list with what 

 changes another year's experience warrants making. 



Asparagus. — Conover's Colossal is the best all-round variety, but this variety 

 is more subject to rust than Palmetto or Argenteuil. 



Beans. — Golden Wax or Wardwell's Kidney Wax, for early crop ; Early Refugee, 

 for medium ; and Refugee or 1,000 to 1, for late crop, are the most satisfactory dwarf 

 varieties. Asparagus (early) and Old Homestead are two of the best pole varieties. 



Beets. — Egyptian Turnip, Eclipse and Bastian's Blood Turnip are three of the 

 best varieties. 



Borecole or Kale. — Dwarf Green Curled Scotch is the best. 



Broccoli. — White Cape. 



Brussels Sprouts. — Improved Dwarf is the most satisfactory. 



Callage. — Early Jersey Wakefield (early), Succession (medium) ; Late Flat 

 Dutch, Drumhead Savoy (late), Red Dutch (red), is a select list of the best varieties 

 of cabbage. 



Cauliflowers. — Extrp Early Dwarf Erfurt and Early Snowball (early) ; and Large 

 Late Algiers are among the best. 



Carrots. — Chantenay and Guerande or Oxheart are two of the best carrots, but if 

 a good extra early sort is required, the Early Scarlet Horn can be planted with advan- 

 tage. It is a small variety. 



Celery. — Golden Self-Blanching, Paris Golden Yellow, Improved White Plume, 

 White Walnut (early) ; London Red, Perfection Heartwell, White Triumph (late) 

 are among the best. 



Corn. — Early Cory, Crosby's Early, Henderson's Metropolitan (early) ; Perry's 

 Hybrid, Stabler's Early, Early Evergreen, and Black Mexican (medium) ; Sto well's 

 Evergreen, Country Gentleman (late). In planting, the Country Gentleman should 

 not be omitted, as it lengthens the season very considerably, and is of fine quality. 

 Other promising sorts are Burbank's Early Maine, Early Fordhook (early) ; and 

 Bonanza Sweet (late). 



Cucumbers. — Peerless White Spine or White Spine, Cool and Crisp, and Giant 

 Pera are three of the most satisfactory slicing varieties. Boston Pickling is a good 

 pickling sort. 



