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Carrot. — Short Horn j^oniiiiititod poorly, ))ut (^rcw to fair size and 

 were ver\- tine. Half Long- Danver.s and White Belgian have done 

 nothing; on old land, too. 



Chervil planted May 1 and 22 did nothing. Corn salad ditto. 



Cress, curled, sown May 1, germinated slowly; seeded (piickly. 



Water cress was sown along margin of streams, but has not grown 

 well. 



Beets. — Early Egyptian, sown May 1, has done as well as beets can 

 be expected to do, better than ever l^efore here. Long Smooth l^lood 

 beet. Half Long Blood, Golden Tankard mangle-wurzel, and Mam- 

 moth Long Ke(l mangle-wurzel germinated \ery poorly and have 

 made very little growth. 



Dill was sown, but no seed germinated as far as can be seen. 



Endive was sown May 1, and but few seeds germinated. Plants 

 that grew went to seed speedily. Another plat sown June 2 is now 

 ready for use. lit this seed germinated well. 



Beans. — Red Valentine and Six Weeks varieties have grown to about 

 ■i inches in height and have blossomed. 



Kale was sown in the open Ma}- J , and at present is ready for use. 



Kohl-rabi was sown in open May 1; a few seeds germinated, but 

 are no account. 



Lettuce. — Many varieties of lettuce were sown, such as Boston 

 Market, San Francisco Market, Hanson, Deacon, Prize Head, etc. 

 Of these San Francisco Market has proved the only good variety this 

 season. Others did well for a little time, but soon went to seed. The 

 San Francisco Market was sown May 1, and from the time it became 

 ready for use until the present has been iin})roving. From that one 

 seeding we have had lettuce all the sunnner for our use and for sale, 

 and now there are heads as large as earl}^ cabbage, solid and crisp. 

 Few heads have sent up seed stalks. 



Leeh. — Carenton were sown in hotbed May lU, and set in open May 

 23, sown in open May 1. Results nothing, 



Onionj-t. — Onion sets were planted Ma}' 23, but did not do well. We 

 have at no time succeeded in raising onions of any considerable size. 

 May 1, Australian Brown, Prize Taker, and Pink Prize Taker onion 

 seed was sown in the open on old garden plat and at this time we have 

 good bunch onions that are ver}' fine, i)ut they are not more than 

 tlii'ee-fourths of an inch in diamet«M'. The Prize Taker have given 

 l)ett«'r results than the Australian. 



I^tirxleij. — Triple curled was sown in hotbed and May 1 in the open 

 garden. Few seeds germinated. That in the open which did germi- 

 nate have produced very fine plants. 



Peas. — Peas have been next to a failui-e. A very few times we have 

 been able to gather a suiiicient quantity to serve at the table, although 



