DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 779 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



diameter the plants were allowed to remain about 200 plants to the foot. From this 

 seed sown on well-prepared soil, the following results were obtained: — 



Yellow Globe Danvers. — A row 100 feet in length sown May 24 and harvested 

 October 2, yielded 4 pounds of fairly good sets. 



Large Red Wethersfield. — A row 100 feet long sown May 24 and harvested 

 October 2, yielded 8 pounds of good sets. 



Extra Early Bed. — A row 100 feet long, sown May 24 and harvested October 2 

 yielded 12i pounds, very good sets for transplanting in the spring of 1916. 



CABBAGE. 



Protection of Cahhage against Root Maggot. 



Two rows of twenty-five plants each of Early Jersey Wakefield and Copenhagen 

 Market cabbage were planted alongside one another. The plants in one row of each 

 variety were protected by tar-felt paper discs, whereas the other row had none. Two 

 of the protected plants were destroyed by the maggots, whereas twelve plants not 

 protected were destroyed. The experiment was repeated on two rows of cauliflower 

 with exactly , the same result, which demonstrates that the tar-felt paper discs have 

 protected the plants sufficiently to compensate for the cost of labour in using them. 



Cabbage — Test of Varieties. 



Of twelve varieties of cabbage planted in 1915, the Copenhagen Market, Danish 

 Summer Ballhead, and Early Jersey Wakefield were the earliest. The late winter 

 varieties, Fottler Improved Brunswick and Improved Amager Ballhead, gave the 

 best return. The red cabbage have not succeeded as well. The sowing was done in a 

 hotbed on April 28, the plants were pricked out in May and planted out on June 7. 



TOilATOES. 



Tomatoes — Test of Varieties. 



Nine varieties of tomatoes were tested in 1915. The Alacrity, selected from the 

 Earliana at the Central Experimental Farm, has given the best results. The first 

 ripe fruits were on this variety, and the fruit was abundant and of fine appearance. 

 The other varieties preferred were Sunnybrook Earliana, Bonny Best and Prosperity. 



Ste. Anne de la Pocatiere. 



