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Kawson's Hot House was received from the same parties. It is a 

 standard among the forcing varieties and is also a choice heading sort 

 for garden culture. 



Farmers Pride, Golden Heart and White Loaf are three varieties 

 received from J- Bolgiano and Son. They are all heading sorts and of 

 good quality, making a good succession through the season in the order 

 named. 



Kaiser Wilhelm, Peer of All and Sunset were received from J. A. Salzer 

 Seed Co. Kaiser Wilhelm is a very large heading sort. Peer of All is of 

 medium size and very attractive, having a bronze red tint to the outer 

 leaves. Sunset is small and dark green in color. The quality of all 

 three is desirable. 



Mammoth Black-Seeded Butter, from Livingston's Seed Co.. is a stand- 

 ard for a large-growing, delicately blanched head lettuce. The rot 

 bothered it some this season. 



Pan American and Tender and True were sent out by F, B. Mills. Pan 

 American is a heading sort. Tender and True is a loose, crinkled-leaved 

 sort. They are both of good quality. Tender and True matures early 

 but the seed stalk starts soon so that the edible period is very short. 



Silver Anniversary from W. H. Maule, Sterling from Northrup, King 

 and Co., Unrivaled from J. A, Bruce and Co., and Unsurpassed from D. 

 Landreth and Sons are all heading varieties of some merit. 



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Grand Rapids Forcing was the leading open-heading sort grown. 



The head varieties were somewhat troubled with the rot this season, 

 especially the larger sorts. The quality of the head varieties is superior 

 to the open sorts but, in Michigan, the demand is for the Grand Rapids 

 type in the garden, as well as for forcing. 



NOTES ON PEAS. 



Twenty-four varieties of peas were grown in 1902, including some of 

 the common or standard varieties and some others that are types care- 

 fully selected from the older varieties and given new names. 



Alaska, from D. M. Ferry and Co.. is a standard early variety. It is 

 very productive and matures evenly, 



American Wonder. Hosford's Market Garden, Champion -of England 

 and Stratagem were all from the above seedsman and are varieties of 

 superior quality, following each other in season. 



Athlete, from Rawson. showed a tendency to run to vines. The pods 

 were scattering. Tt is a medium-late variety and the peas are of fine 

 quality. 



