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twentieth part in weight of those left in the seed beds although occu- 

 pying three times the space of ground. 



In my opinion the seed was sown too late in the season for this ele- 

 vation or the result would have been better, as they ripened prema- 

 turely and did not keep sound very long 



Mr. C. H. Grossett, Port Antonio, Portland. -I have much pleasure 

 in reporting that the onion seeds you very kindly sent, were planted 

 and grew, but j ust then we had unusual heavy rains which destroyed them. 



Mr. Davies, Cedar Valley Portlaad. — The onion seed, I received from 

 you, I planted, and they are growing well. They would thrive better 

 if I had ploughed the earth before planting them. 



The onions I observe bulb quickly when not deeply planted. 



Mr. M. J. Bowen, Retreat, St. Mary.— The seeds did not all grow 

 as they were sown just in the rainy season. I got a few nice large 

 ones, however, some weighing about six ounces. 



Mr. T. Williams, Retreat, St. Mary.— Some of the onions grown 

 weighed half a pound, but most of the seeds were lost in the rains. 



Mr. Ernest H. Kerr, Port Maria, St. Mary.— I am sorry to say I 

 was most unsuccessful with the onion seeds you kindly sent me : I 

 planted twice and got no return. The first planting was on rich soil 

 well ploughed for Banana plants. The second on forest land pre- 

 pared for Bananas. My idea was to get in a crop of onions before the 

 bananas came in. 



Mr. Barker, New Ramble, Retreat, St. Mary. — The onions have not 

 done so well as last year. Of the first two packets only the white seed 

 grew, and bore some very fine onions, but as they did not all come in 

 at one time, I could not keep account of weight. 



The last seeds have grown well, but I fear the very hot weather we 

 are having will prevent their doing well. 



Mr. A. J. Webb, Laughlands. St. Ann. — The onion seed came up 

 well but did not bulb to any size. 



Mr. Alex. Hopwood, Brown's Town, St. Ann. — The onions did not 

 bulb larger than eschalots. I planted them in a bed well mixed with 

 stuble manure, and the rainfall was continuous up to the time of bulbing. 



Mr. 0. L. Walker, Walker's Wood, St. Ann —On account of the 

 heavy October seasons, a great deal of the onion seed sent by you was 

 washed away. I however made another trial of a few I had left which 

 gave a splendid return, many of the single onions weighed over 16 

 ounces ; those that grew in clusters weighed over 21 pounds. 



Mr. C. Costa, Brown's Town, St. Ann.— I divided the onion seed you 

 sent me last year into 3 lots for planting at different times, to see 

 which did best. 



The first lot planted in November did remarkably well, produced a 

 good crop, and some of the onions were exceptionally fine. 



The other lot of seed planted in December and January did badly . 



Mr. A. J. Hart, St Ann's Bay, St. Ann,— The Bermuda onion seeds sent 

 me were planted and turned out well, the onions varying from 3 to 10 ozs. 



Mr. Townend, Laughlands P.O., St. Ann.— The onion seeds were 

 not successful. I prepared the ground well, but I think the seeds 

 were sown too late in the year although well watered through the dry 

 weather, only a few poor specimens survived. I intend to try again. 



Mr. T. W. Fletcher, Ooho Rios, St. Ann --The onion seeds were 



