260 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



quick jrrowor. loaves iirc tender, but arc not strong onouL'li in the niid-ril) to stand erect. 

 Of no value, e\(e])t as a quick <.'ro\vcr. 



Grand l!a]dds Forcing; is a variety of a very stronj,' type. It was originated by ^Mr. 

 Eugene Davis, of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and in the west for lifteen years has been 

 growni as a forcing variety more extensively than any other sort. It is resistant to 

 fungous diseases, of good quality, and will develop open heads weighing from 12 to IG 

 ounces each. 



Gray Seeded Butter is a compact heading green sort: leaves arc large and smooth, 

 and closely envelop the tender, blanched head. The quality is all that is desired. 



Green Fringed is a very attractive light green varietj'. The leaves are broad, low 

 growing, and form large, flat stools: margins are crinkled and finely serrated or 

 fringed. Matures slowly and stands well. 



Hamilton Market is identical with Denver Market. 



Henderson's New York seemed to be the same as Detroit Market. 



Hero has large, broad, smootli leaves with ])urple margins. It is of the heading 

 type, but the heads are loose and open, tough and strong. It is a long standing 

 variety. 



Iceberg is very similar to All Seasons, a large, open heading sort of good quality. 



Ice Drumhead is a purple bordered, wrinkled sort, which forms a large -open head of 

 fine texture; leaves are very tender and mild. Its edible duration is of good length. 



Lancaster is a small, smooth-leaved, spreading, bright green sort. The leaves are 

 tender, but too small to be of any special value. 



Lewis appears to be simply a selected strain of Grand Rapids. 



Maximus is a green, coarse, broad-leaved, close heading sort. The heads are large, 

 well blanched, crisp and tender. One of the best large heading sorts. 



Morse is one of the largest crinkled sorts of the Grand Rapids type, but the leaves 

 are coarse and tough and of inferior quality. It is a long standing variety. 



Mignonette, a purple-tinted, wiinkled sort, of good quality, but it; seeds very early. 



Xonpariel is very much like Green Fringed. The leaves are the same shape but 

 head up a little better ; quality good. 



Onondaga is of the same type and habit of growth as Grand Rapids, but has a 

 ))right scarlet color. It is very attractive, long standing and of the best qualit}\ 



Rawson's Curl Leaf Hot House, a small growing head soit; is too small and seeds 

 too soon to be of any special value outside. 



Salamander, a long, narrow-leaved sort; forms quite a head and the quality is good 

 for this class, but there are many better varieties. 



Sugar Loaf is a very large, broad-leaved heading sort; the heads are loose and with 

 age color quite dark. The quality is good. Desirable. 



Tennis Ball. — One of the standard green sorts. It is slow maturing, long standing, 

 and of desirable quality. 



Tomhannock is one of the most desirable sorts of its class. The leaves are large, 

 closely crinkled and have a red tinted margin, and quality hard to excel. 



Tyrol. — A close, compact, crinkled sort of good quality and long edible condition. 



Virginia Solid Head is a small-headed sort with purple tinted margins. It matures 

 quickly and is of good quality, but the seed stalks start very early. 



Waldorf is a small-leaved, light colored heading sort. It matures quickly, but has 

 the same fault as Virginia Solid Head relative to the seed stalks. The quality is good. 



AN'oods' Cabbage was true to its name as a cabbage type and showed to be a very 

 pure strain. The heads were large, firm, nicely blanched, very tender and palatable. 

 It is one of the best green heading sorts. 



White Cos is one of the best Cos sorts. The leaves are long, slender and very crisp. 



PEAS, 1900. 



NOTES BY C. W. HAVEN. 



A-1, a new early pea from Gregory. Vines two and one-half to three feet high, 

 very vigorous and fairly jiroductive. Foliage light green. Pods medium long and 

 broad {2%x% in.), pointed at apex, thick, rough, and do not fill well. Peas are of 

 good size and flavor and average six to the pod. 



Advancer, from Ferry. Vines two to two and one-half feet high, very vigorous and 



