DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



CUCUMBERS. 



Six varieties of cucumbers were grown and gave a fairly good crop, Improved 

 White Spine and Davis Perfect being the most desirable varieties. 



Davis Perfect. 

 Extra Early Russian. 

 Fordhook Famous. 



Oiant Pera. 



Peerless or Improved White Spine, 



Prize Pickle. 



LEEK. 



Two varieties were tested, viz., English Flag and French Cerantan, both produced 

 good crops. 



LETTUCE. 



Seven varieties were grown, the most satisfactory being Grand Eapids and Dreer 

 All Heart. 



Cos Trianon. 

 Dreer All Heart. 

 Giant Crystal Head. 

 Grand Rapids. 



MELO>rS. 



Hanson Improved. 



Iceberg. 



Simpson Black-seeded. 



Five varieties of muskmelons and four varieties of watermelons were grown but 

 failed to produce anything worth while. 



OKIONS. 



Eleven strains or varieties of onions were grown. The following table shows the 

 yield per acre of each variety calculated from rows 33 feet long and 1 foot apart. The 

 seed was sown May 24 and the crop harvested September IS. 



Danvers Yellow Globe (from sets) 



Danvers Yellow Globe ("from seed ) 



Large Red Wethersfield (from sets) 



Yellow Globe (from seed) 



Yellow Onions (from sets) 



Red Globe (from seed) 



White Globe ( " ) 



Salzer Giant Red Wethersfiejd ( " ) 



Johnson Dark Red Beauty ( " ) 



Large Red Wethersfield ( " ) 



Ailsa Craig ( " ) 



Yield per 

 acre. 



tons 

 26 

 26 

 23 

 21 

 19 

 15 

 14 

 13 

 12 

 10 

 7 



lb. 



1460 



66.5 



530 



240 



610 



680 



1040 



1720 



1740 



1120 



1840 



PAKSNIP. 



Two varieties were grown and produced good crops of shapely, roots. 



Yield per 

 acre. 



Improved Hollow Crown. 

 Intermediate 



Bush. lb. 

 561 20 



475 8 



FUEDERfCTON. 



