DITISI02f OF HORTICULTURE 



699 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. 



One variety, Dwarf Improved, sown June 15, gave a return of 2 tons 1,246 pounds 

 of sprouts per acre. 



CABBAGE. 



Eleven varieties were tested in 1915. The seed was sown in the hotbed on April 15 

 and pricked out on May 17. The plants were set out on June 11. The following table 

 gives particulars and yields : — 



Name. 



Flat Swedish 



Fottler Improved Brunswick 



Danish Summer Ballhead 



Nofalt 



Improved Amager Danish Roundhead 



Copenhagen Market 



Extra Amager Danish Roundhead 



Danish Stonehead 



Early Jersey Wakefield 



Danish Delicatesse 



Paris Market , 



Fit for use. 



September 1 . 



2. 

 August 25 . 



5. 

 September 2. 

 August 25 . 

 September 4. 

 August 25 . 



6 

 25. 



4. 



Average 

 weight 

 per head. 



Lb. 

 6 

 5 

 6 

 H 



4 



4 



3^ 



3 



3 



2f 



Per acre. 



Tons 

 22 

 21 

 20 

 15 

 14 

 13 

 13 

 12 

 11 

 10 

 9 



Lb. 



1,302 



108 



1,818 



1,944 



1,621 



717 



717 



1,410 



651 



909 



1,166 



CAULIFLOWER. 



The three varieties of cauliflower only gave fair returns, 

 club-root. The following data were recorded: — 



A few were injured by 



Name. 



Danish Giant Dry weather. . . 

 Extra Selected Dwarf Erfurt 

 Early Snowball 



Fit for use. 



August 21 

 " 15 

 " 17 



Yield per acre. 



Tons. 

 3 

 3 



2 



Lb. 



970 



98 



1,518 



CARROTS. 



The records for the carrots were accidentally destroyed. They gave good yields. 

 The injury from Carrot Rust fly was slight. The following list is in order of merit: 

 Half-long Chantenay, Improved Danvers Half-long, Improved Nantes and Early 

 Scarlet Horn. 



CELERY. 



The celery germinated well hut damped off after being pricked out. 



Charlottetown. 



