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very small tops. Flesh crisp, tender, juicy and mild. Snowball. Turnip shaped, 

 medium size, white, tops large and spreading. Planted May G and ran to seed 

 almost as soon as edible June 23. The variety is scarcely up to the claim of being 

 "the earliest and tenderest variety grown, ready for use two weeks from sowing." 

 Short leaved forcing, planted May 3, matured June 15. Roots small, deep scarlet, 

 olive shaped, crisp and tender. Very small dark green tops. Hailstone. Planted 

 May 3, matured June 15. White, translucent, mild and juicy. Globe shaped, 

 small with small spreading light green tops. Triumph. Planted May 20, matured 

 June 24. As tested during the preceding season, this is one of the handsomest 

 forcing varieties. The seed not only was not true to name, but proved to be a 

 mixture of four distinct varieties, all of which ran to seed as soon as mature. 

 Yellow Summer Turnip. Planted June 16, matured July 20. Medium large, 

 slightly oblong, with long tapering tap root. Dark straw color, flesh white, mild 

 and juicy. Cincinnati Market. Planted June 20, matured July 20. Long slender 

 roots growing partly above ground. Deep-scarlet, crisp, tender, juicy and keeping 

 in perfect condition for a considerable length of time. Improved Early Breakfast. 

 Planted June 20, matured July 18. Roots small, oblong, bright scarlet and white 

 tipped with small light green tops. About ten per cent were mild, crisp, juicy 

 and of best quality. The rest were pithy and worthless. China Rose, a winter 

 variety, planted June 20 ran to seed before full grown. The seed of this and of 

 the Triumph variety came from the same source, and it is regretful that the sell- 

 ing of such stuff should still be considered legitimate business. 



Long Black Spanish, a winter variety of large size. Black with very large, 

 spreading tops. Flesh greyish white, mild and very firm. Will keep in good 

 condition until late spring when packed away in dry sand in a cool cellar, or may 

 be left in the ground over winter. 



MISCELLANEOUS CROPS AND ORNAMENTALS. 



Scolymiis as tested during the preceding season, was planted May 12. Very few 

 good roots were secured, as nearly all plants ran to seed early in the season. 

 Sample plants sent to Prof. R. H. Pettit were identified as Scolymus Hispanicus, 

 being known as Spanish salsify or golden thistle. When the seed is reliable the 

 roots are valuable as a vegetable, resembling those of the ordinary salsify and 

 being usually less prongy. Cynara Scolymus or Globe Artichoke planted in June, 

 1903, was found in perfect condition when the snow had disappeared. The plants 

 reached a height of 52 inches, were many branched and blossomed August 17. The 

 blossom heads ranged from 2i-j to 3i/. inches in diameter. The plants, as during 

 the preceding season, were not seriously damaged by frosts when covered by 

 permanent snow towards the end of November. 



Mustard. Giant Southern Curled or Chinese, planted May 21, edible June 27 

 when the plants were about 8 inches high. Leaves broad, curled, light green, 

 tender and with pleasant flavor. Ran to seed when 10 inches high. 



Roquette (Eruca Sativa) a rapid growing hardy plant used for salad or as a pot 

 herb. Leaves dark green, smooth, resembling those of radish and with a slightly 

 pungent and agreeable taste. 



Rampion (Campanula Rapunculoides). Of slower growth than the last but 

 equally hardy. The small heart-shaped leaves during spring, and the long spindle 

 shaped white roots during fall are used for salad. These two vegetables are sel- 

 dom seen in cultivation except in France. 



Parsley. Fern leaved. The bright green leaves are much cut, crimped and curled. 

 The plants are tall, compact and of fern like appearance, making them valuable 

 for garnishing or table decoration. Hamburg or Large rooted. Though the 

 leaves may be used as those of other varieties, the small parsnip shaped root of 

 this variety is more generally used for flavoring soups. 



Tobacco. The two varieties tested. General Grant and Connecticut Seed Leaf 

 have been tested during the preceding season. The plants were again consider- 

 ably damaged by cut worms, and blossomed August 9 and 17 respectively. The 

 leaves were as well developed, but the seed did not ripen quite as well as in 1903. 



Pepper. The Red Cherry variety was tested. The first seed proved worthless, 

 and owing to the delay in securing other seed, the plants were not large enough 

 to set out before July 16. They blossomed August 23, but no fruit ripened. 



Sunfloioers. Mammoth Russian and African Giant reached a height of 12 feet, 

 blossoming August 17 and 31 respectively. The plants of the Russian variety 



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