REPORT OF MR. S. A. BEDFORD 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



SALSIFY. 



447 



This vegetable was as usual below the average ; the roots being very small and 



rough. 



BEANS. 



Six varieties of French beans were sown outside on May 21, in rows thirty inches 

 apart, viz.: Fame of Vitry, Emperor of Russia, Dwarf Extra Early Edible Podded, 

 Bagneolet Dwarf Black Speckled, Canadian Wonder, Flageolet Scarlet wax. All ger- 

 minated well but were completely destroyed by the frost on the evening of June 6, 

 1901. A resowing was made on June 7, but owing to all the seed having been used for 

 the first sowing, a substitution of varieties had to be made, procured from a local seeds- 



man. 



TURNIPS. 



Garden turnips were a much more satisfactory crop this season than for several 

 years past. Their quality for table use being better than usual, doubtless on account 

 of the moist season. Three varieties were sown with Planet Junior hand drill, on 

 May 21, in rows thirty inches apart, and the following results were obtained : — 



Variety. 



Early White Strap Leaved American Stone 



Early Stone or Stubble Green Top 



Half Long Early White Vertus 



Date 

 sown. 



May 21 

 „ 21 

 ,. 21 



Date 



ready. 



July 15 

 .. 17 

 ,. 20 



Colour. 



White. 



Shape. 



Long 



Round. . . , 

 Half long 



Flavour 



Good. 



ii 

 Fair.. 



TOMATOES. 



The comparatively open fall of the past season was very favourable to tomatoes, 

 and a moderate quantity of ripe fruit was harvested. Two varieties were sown in 

 hot-bed on April 25 and transferred to the open on June 14, nearly all the plants sur- 



viving. 



Dwarf Champion produced the first ripe fruit, but before frost Earliest of All 



proved the most productive 



