REl'ORT OF MR. THOMAS A. SHARPE 535 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Brocoli. — Sown in hotbed March 29 ; transplanted May 30. 



Beets. — Sown April 17 ; fit for table July 6. 



Egyptian 



Nutting's Dwarf Improved. 

 Early Blood Red Turnip. . . 

 Long Smooth Blood Red. . . 

 Dells Black Leaf 



July 6. 

 9 

 •< 16. 



Aug. 8. 

 ,. 12. 



A quick grower ; fine flavour. 



11 11 11 good colour. 



11 11 it 11 



Smooth : slender ; dark rpd ; good. 

 11 11 11 very fair. 



Table Turnips. — Sown April 17. A fine even stand in all these turnips. 



Extra Early White Milan June 13 . 



Early White Strap Leaved n 17 . . 



Half Long Early White Veitus I ,. 17-. 



Early Stone i n 24 . 



Yellow Robertson's Golden Ball 



Crisp ; sweet ; pleasant ; good size. 



11 11 11 n flavour. 



Medium grower ; poor quality. 

 Crisp ; solid ; fine quality 



11 rich ; fine quality aiid flavour. 



Radishes. — Sown April 16. Fit for table June 1. 



Forcing Turnip Scarlet 



Forcing Scarlet White Tipped 



Forcing Deep Scarlet 



Forcing Deep Scarlet Shortleaf 



Forcing White 



Early Scarlet Turnip 



Early Scarlet White Tipped Turnip. 



Deep Scarlet Turnip 



Very Early Yellow Turnip 



Olive Shaped Scarlet 



Olive Shaped Scarlet White Tipped. 



Crisp ; sweet. 



11 good. 

 Crisp ; good ; sweet. 

 Medium crisp. 

 Crisp ; juicy. 



11 n pleasant. 



n 11 very good. 



11 good. 

 Not crisp ; a little tough. 

 Tough and stringy. 

 Medium crisp ; pleasant. 



Winter Radish. — Sown June 1G ; pulled November 10. 



Winter Russian, large, crisp, fine flavour. 



Winter Black Long Spanish, large, sweet, crisp, good. 



Winter Scarlet China, medium large, crisp, sweet. 



Beans. — Planted April 17. 



