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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



1-2 EDWARD VII., A. 1902 



CAULIFLOWER. 



Seven varieties of cauliflower were sown on April 25 in cold frames, and all ger- 

 minated well. Transplanting commenced on June 6, and the weather being specially 

 favourable, nearly all the plants survived, as in the case of the cabbage. A noticeable 

 peculiarity of this vegetable during the past season was its late maturing, this being 

 the case generally throughout the province, the late varieties not heading out before 

 frost, and even the earlier ones being much later than usual. 



Following will be found the results arranged in tabular form in order of 

 earliness : — 



Variety. 



Early Snowball 



Extra Early Paris 



Extra Early Selected Dwarf Erfurt 



Early Paris Nonpareil , 



Large Algiers 



Chambourcy Mammoth 



Date 

 Sown. 



April 25.. 

 „ 25., 

 .. 25., 

 ., 25., 

 25. 

 .. 25., 



Date 



Set Out. 



June 



6.. 

 6.. 

 6.. 

 6.. 

 6.. 

 6.. 



Q $ 



U X 



Colour. 



84 

 85 



75 



78 



None. 



White.. 

 Yellow. 

 White.. 



Texture. 



Firm and close. 

 Somewhat open 

 Close , 



fcc to 



S->1 



Lbs. 

 6 



3 



6 



PEASE. 



Only three varieties of garden pease were tested during the past season. These 

 were sown outside on May 7, in double rows (three feet apart between the double rows). 

 The germination was very poor, and only a small quantity of plants resulted. On 

 examination being made of the small quantity of seed left over from sowing, the fact 

 became apparent that a large proportion of the peas were affected by Pea Weevil. As 

 this is becoming somewhat common of late years, it would seem to point out the 

 advisability of using Manitoba home-grown seed, which is usually a bright, clean 

 sample. 



Variety. 



American Wonder 

 Notfs Excelsior. . 

 Heroine 



Date 

 Sown. 



May 7- 

 7. 

 7.. 



Flavour. 



Very sweet. 



M 



Very fine. 



RADISH. 



Eleven varieties of radish were sown on May 7, with Planet Junior hand drill, 

 in rows twelve inches apart. The germination of varieties was good, and as we were 

 favored with moist weather during the period of root formation, the flavour and tex- 

 ture was far above the average. All were good, with the exception of Very Early 

 Yellow Turnip and Early White Turnip, which were both somewhat deficient in flavour. 



