DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



VEGETABLES. 



RHUBARB. 



Five varieties of rhubarb planted in 1914 gave a good yield. The variety Lin- 

 naeus was the first ready for the table; the variety Hobday Giant gave the largest 

 crop. Of all the varieties, the Prima Donna was preferred. 



ONIONS. 



Three rows each 33 feet in length were planted of the three following varieties: 

 Large Red Wethersfield, Yellow Globe, and Extra Early Red. An insecticide was used 

 on each row against the root maggot as follows : — 



First. — Hellebore — 2 ounces to 1 gallon water. 



Second. — Carbolic emulsion — hard soap, well sliced, 1 pound; crude carbolic acid, 

 I pint; boiling water, 1 gallon. 



The soap was dissolved in water, the acid added, and then churned violently. 

 Before using it was diluted to 25 gallons. 



Third. — Pyrethrum powder (fresh), 1 ounce to 3 gallons. 



The insecticides above mentioned were applied at intervals of a week apart as 

 follows : — 



Variety. 



Application of 

 Insecticides. 



Insecticide. 



Large Red Wethersfield 

 Yellow Globe Danvers. 



Extra Early Red 



Ist. 

 June 



Hellebore. 

 Carbolic 



Emulsion. 

 Pyrethrum 



Powder. 



BEETS. 



Five varieties of beets for the table were sown in the open on May 20. All the 

 varieties gave a good yield of roots of good quality. The variety Eclipse is the one 

 which has given the best yield for three years. 



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Ste. Anne de la Pocatirre. 



