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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS, 



ONIONS. — Sown in the open ground. 



The above were rather small but were of excellent quality and ripened well. One 

 bed of Large Red Wethersfield sown the fall of 1896, came up on the same day as those 

 sown in the spring and no difference could be seen between them all season. 



PEASE. 



Ten varieties were sown on 24th April, and nine varieties on 5th jNlay. With the 

 exception of a few feet on one end of each row of those sown on 24th April, none came 

 up till after rain on 15th June. The crop was consequently very late. 



Name of Variety. 



Wni. Hurst 



Daisy 



American Wonder 



Laxton's Alpha 



Eclipse 



Shropshire Hero 



Yorkshire Hero 



Telephone 



Stratagem 



Heroine ; . . . . 



New Queen 



Alaska 



Nott's Excelsior 



Horsford's Market Garden 



Burpee's Profiision 



S. B. M. Extra Early 



Little Giant 



Champion of England 



C.P.R 



Sown. 



April 24. 

 24. 

 24. 

 24. 

 24. 

 ,. 24. 

 „ 24. 

 24. 

 24. 

 24. 



5. 



5. 



5. 



5. 



5. 



5. 



5. 



5. 



5. 



May 



Fit for 

 use. 



July 12. 



24 



12 



12. 



10. 



24. 

 .1 24. 



24. 



20. 



24. 



24. 



12. 



12. 

 Aug. 10. 



10. 

 July 12. 



12. 

 Aug. 30. 

 Sept. 1. 



Ripe. 



Aug. 31. 



Sept. 10. 



Aug. 31 . 



31. 



31. 



Sept. 10. 



.. 10. 



10. 



,. 10. 



,, 10. 



10. 



Aug. 31. 



31. 



Aug. 31. 

 31. 



Remarks. 



Extra good. 

 One of the best. 

 Good. 



II but late . 



II II 



Extra good ; large pods. 



II 

 Large and prolific. 

 Good ; late variety. 

 Early ; small. 

 Good. 

 Did not ripen ; very prolific. 



II II 



Small. 

 Extra good. 

 Did not ripen. 

 Frozen ; too late. 



PUMPKINS. 



Connecticut Field, Jumbo and Prize were sown on 15th May. Protected by boxes, 

 provided with light 12 x 12 glass. Connecticut Field was very fine ; of good size and 

 all ripened. Jumbo and Prize were larger but did not quite mature. 



PARSNIPS. 



Magnum Bonum, Hollow Crown and New Intermediate were sown ] 7th April 

 All came up well bub the crop was poor and the roots very small. 



