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STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. 



Chief, 8cth Boyden, Sterling, Seneca Queen, Seneca Chief, Triomphe. Besides 

 these there are several hundred varieties which we have originated by using 

 Hathaway and Wilson or Monarch of the AVest and AVilson as the parents. 

 Some of these bore fruit the past summer. Four plants of each of the most 

 })romising have been set for further trial. 



1 should have said that we have some six or seven hundi'ed seedling raspber- 

 ries and several Inmdred seedling gooseberries and a large number of seedling 

 currants. 



BEDS OF GRASSES, JAPANESE VEGETABLES, ETC. 



For report of these see last part of this volume. 



TESTING SEEDS. 



The striking results reached in testing seeds last year encouraged me to con- 

 tinue the work this spring. I purchased in Lansing and in Battle Creek seeds of 

 the following vegetables. These were sold on commission at the groceries. They 

 were tested about the same as last year in the greenhouse, in folds of thick 

 paper kept damp and at nearly an even temperature of GO degrees. We have 

 found no other way by which so large a proportion of seeds will germinate. In 

 nearly every case the variety of any vegetable was the same, no matter by what 

 firm it was sent out. For example, all the papers of beets were labeled "Blood 

 Beet," all onions "Yellow Danvers," all squashes "Hubbard.'' 



Detroit Seed Company. 



Seeds Seeds Per 



Pliinted. Germinated. Cent. 



Carrot 50+50 42+40 82 



Lettuce 50+50 43+48 86 



Cabbage 50+50 28+31 59 



Parsnip 50+50 19+14 33 



Cucumber 25+25 23+20 8U 



Squash 10+10 9+8 85 



Turnip 50+50 48+49 97 



Tomato 50+50 41+44 85 



Salsifv 25+25 25+24 98 



Onion 50+50 34+3G 70 



Radish 25+25 22+20 84 



Peas 25+25 21+20 82 



Corn 25+25 18+14 04 



Beans 25+25 20+19 78 



Beets 25+25 pieces 19+23 84 



Briggs & Brothers, Jiochester, JV. Y. 



Carrot 50+50 lG+18 34 



Lettuce 50+50 44+41 85 



Cabbage 50+50 34+3G 70 



Parsnip 50+50 28+2G 54 



Cucumber 50+50 4G+4S 94 



Squash 25+25 21+20 82 



Turnip 50+50 27+31 58 



Tomato 50+50 43+37 80 



Salsify 25+25 14+18 04 



Onion 50+50 40+37 77 



Radish 50+50 29+34 03 



Corn 25+25 Destroyed. 



Beans 25+25 23+24 94 



Beets 25+25 pieces 13+14 54 



Caulillower 50+50 42+44 86 



Turnip ,50+50 43+45 88 



Squash 12+12 11+10 87 



