REPORT OF MR. 8. A. BEDFORD 

 SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



443 



after germination there was a period of dry, hot weather, which materially affected their 

 progress, and which may account for the fact that a considerable percentage went to 

 seed before forming heads. All varieties ripened seed, which was collected for future 



use. 



The results of the test are given below in the order of their productiveness : — 



Name of Variety. 



White Paris Cos... 



Trianon 



Neapolitan 



Blond Stonehead.. 



Early Ohio 



Marvel or Red Bes 

 son 



Trocadei o Red-edg 

 ed 



All Year Round, 

 black seeded 



White Marvel of 

 Cazard 



Brown Stone Head. 



All Year Round, 

 white seeded 



Wheeler's Tom 

 Thumb 



Date 

 Sown. 



Date 



Headed 



out. 



April 10 July 

 ,, 10 „ 



M 10 I, 



it 10 h 

 ,. 10 ,. 



10 

 10 

 10 



10 



10 



Variety. 



8 Cos 



o it 



5 [ Curled cabbage 

 1 



1 



10 



i, 10 

 .. 10 



Smooth cab'ge 



Curled cabbage 



Smooth cab'ge 



Flavour and Texture. 



Fine flavor, firm heart 



Com- 

 menced to 

 Seed. 



July 



Bitter soft heart ■■ 



Fair flavor, firm heart, •■ 



Sweet, fairly firm 1 

 head ■■ 



Bitter, fairly firm 

 head ... 



Soft head, slightly 

 bitter 



Sweet flavour, firm 

 heart 



20 

 18 

 14 

 10 

 20 



18 

 12 

 12 

 15 



10 

 10 



The following varieties included in this list went to seed before heading out : — 

 White Tennis Ball, Hardy Red Winter, Red Edged Victoria, Algiers, Hammersmith, 

 Green Paris Cos, Forcing Hilly. 



CABBAGE. 



Nine varieties of cabbage were sown in cold frame on April 26, and thinned to 

 three inches apart as soon as they^could be handled. They were planted outside on 

 June 6, and as the weather at that period was particularly favourable, nearly all the 

 plants survived. 



In the following table they are arranged in the order of their earliness : — 



Variety. 



Paris Market Very Early 



Extra Early Express 



Flat Parisian 



Winningstadt 



St. John's Day— Early Drumhead . 



Savoy Green Globe 



Red Polish Short Stem 



Red Large Drumhead 



Brussels Sprouts 



Date 

 Sown. 



Date 

 Set Out. 



April 25. J Juno 



,. 25.. 



n 25.. 



n 25.. 



n 25.. 



,. 25.. 



- 25.. 



n 25.. 



6.. 

 6.. 

 6.. 

 6.. 

 6.. 

 6.. 

 6.. 

 6.. 

 6.. 



o $ 



ti w 



98 

 97 

 100 

 97 

 94 

 98 

 87 

 94 



Texture. 



Firm. 



Somewhat loose. 

 Very firm. 



ii 

 Firm. 



Somewhat loose. 

 Firm. 



Did not mature sprout3. 



