REPORT OF MR. S. A. BEDFORD. 



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The following is a list of varieties that appear to be specially adapted to this 

 province : — 



Long White Bush Marrow. — This variety as usual heads the list. It is of bush 

 form, producing in profusion its long, white and well-flavoured fruit at an early date. 

 Always succeeds here. 



Italian Striped Marrow. — A bush variety ; fruit long, green, striped with yellow ; 

 of fine flavour and very early. 



Gocozelle Bush. — Very similar to above. 



New Egg Plant. — A very prolific bush form ; fruit oblong and of fair flavour ; 

 early. 



Extra Early Orange Marrow. — A running variety that should do well here. The 

 fruit is very attractive, and fine for pies. 



English Vegetable Marroiv. — A running form which is highly prized in England. 

 As a vegetable its flavour is delicious ; fairly early. 



Pumpkin, Sweet or Stigar. — A typical pie variety, of medium size and earliness. 



Winter Luxury. — Apparently a good keeper ; of good size and quality. When ripe 

 the fruit is beautifully netted, making it very attractive. 



List of Varieties specially suitable for 



Pies. 



Orange Marrow 



Red China 



Yellow Chm 



Bay State 



'Green Mountain ...... 



Olive shaped 



Turban or Turk's Cap 



Hubbard 



Etampes 



Sweet or sugar 



Japanesse Pie 



Jumbo 



Mammoth Prize 



Negro . 



Winter Luxury 



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Vegetables. 



Pine Apple & 



New Egg. S 



Italian Striped S 



English Veg., Marrow S 



Cocozelle Bush S 



Long white Bush Marrow . S 



Early Bush Scalloped S 



N.B.— S. Squath. P. Pumpkin. 



CUCUMBERS. 



Four varieties of the above were sown outside in hills, on 21st May and three 

 varieties in hotbeds (for inside culture) on 15th April. Although the former were 

 badly cut by the frosts previously mentioned in my report, they eventually recovered 

 and produced a fine crop of fruit. Following are the results : 



