REPORT OF MR. AXGUS MA OK A 7. 



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CARROTS. 



Nine varieties were sown on 23rd April, but on account of dry weather were a 

 complete failure. 



CABBAGE. 



Sown in hot-bed, 6 th April. Transplanted into frames, 6 th May. Transplanted 

 into garden, 4th June. 



Name of Variety. 



Luxemburgh 



Vaughan's Allhead 



Early Standard 



Burpee's Allhead 



First and Best 



Bruce's Winter 



The Lnpton 



Brunswick Short Stem 



Matchless Flat Dutch 



Brunswick . . 



Fielder 



Mammoth Red Rock 



Earliest Dwarf Red 



Improved Picklinsr , 



Dwarf Early Savoy 



Lorenz's Favourite Savoy 



Brunswick Savoy. 



Surehead I ■■ 



Vandergaw n 



Fit for 

 use. 



Sept. 

 Aug. 



Sept. 

 Aug. 

 Sept. 



1.. 

 13.. 

 10.. 

 13.. 

 13.. 



1.. 

 20.. 



1.. 



1.. 



1.. 



1.. 



1.. 



1.. 



1.. 



1.. 



1.. 



1.. 



1.. 



1.. 



Weight 



of 

 Heads. 



Lbs. 



8 



14 



10 



16 



11 



13 



8 



10 



10 



15 



5 



3 



2 



2 



10 

 13 



Remarks. 



Fair. 



Extra good. 

 Good. 



Extra good. 

 Good. 



II 

 Poor. 

 Fair. 

 Good. 



Extra good. 

 Poor. 



Good. 

 Extra good. 



Cabbage, sown in cold frame and transplanted direct to garden. 



Seed sown in cold frame 29th April. Plants set out in garden 10th June. 



Name of Variety. 



Burpee's All-head 



Vaughan's First and Best 

 Early Summer , 



Fit to 

 use. 



Aug. 20. 

 .1 20 

 .. 20. 



Weight 



of 

 Head. 



Lbs. 



14 

 11 



7 



Remarks. 



Extra good. 



The above were just as good as the same varieties sown in hot beds, transplanted to 

 cold-frames, thence to garden and were a great deal less trouble. Only second-early 

 varieties should, however, be grown in this way. 



CAULIFLOWER. 



Nine varieties were sown in hot bed on 6th April, and again on 12th April, but only 

 about 40 plants came up. The varieties were again sown very thick in cold-frame on 

 29th April, and from the plants which grew one of the best crops ever raised on the farm 



