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Long Rtanding : Coming up June 2. July 1, quite ready for the table. The 

 plants became very large, and where not cut back the stalks were covered with 

 seed, although it did not mature. 



Dwarf German: Only a few seeds grew. August IT), the few stalks were 

 looking fine, 12 inches high and 18 inches across ; very brittle. 



RUTA-BAGA. 



Purple Top Yellow Swede : Sown in boxes and open ground. Box plants set 

 out June 8. Both seedings made excellent growth, showing large tops. Roots 

 did not develop much till late in the summer. Those sown in the open were 

 l)ulled September 2 to clear the field for pasture. The I'oots averaged of good 

 size ; the largest with top weighed 7 pounds. Those transplanted from boxes 

 made a handsome crop; roots nearly all good size; largest weighed 7i pounds. 

 The crop was pulled late in September. A few plants from the box seeding 

 sent up seed stalks. 



White Strap-Leaf : Roots were large enough for table use July 15 ; tops large. 

 This variety did well ; still growing when pulled September 2 to open the 

 pasture. The largest weighed 8 pounds. This variety suffered from a slight 

 attack of the root maggot. 



Purple Top White Globe: Large enough for use July 1.5. The crop was pulled 

 September 2, for same reason as above. This variety did unusually well ; roots 

 averaged 5 to G pounds ; largest with top weighed 11 pounds ; sweet and tender. 



Old plants from seed sown in 190.3 made stalks of fair size for use June 15 and 

 furnished three cuttings. 



Winter Crimson Forcing: Seeds planted in the open garden June .3. July 1, 

 up with fourth leaf. July 15, plants looking well and getting to be of good size. 

 September 1, the stalks from these young plants would almost do for use; some 

 seed stalks were sent up 12 inches high. 



CUCUMBER. 



Early Cluster: Seeded in the open May 26. July 1, plants looking fair, 

 fourth leaf forming. July 15, plants thrifty ; about vining. July 20, vines 

 started; blooming and some cucumbers setting. August 14, some cucumbers 1 

 inch long when the vines were killed by frost. 



Broad Windsor : Seed planted May 2G. Coming up June 10. June 15, plants 

 1 inch high; healthy. July 1, average 9 inches high; looking well; branching 

 out some. July 15, blooming. July 29, many pods showing, some filled enough 

 for table use; still blooming. August 14. frost killed the vines. From August 

 1 until the vines were killed they were full of large pods well filled and excel- 

 lent for green beans; only a few had been used, as we hoped that the seed 

 would mature. 



