DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Celery. — Eight varieties were sown in the hot-house on March 18, and transplanted 

 into the garden on June 16. The different varieties were planted in trenches 18 

 inches deep and 12 inches wide. In the bottom of the trench 6 to 8 inches of well rotted 

 manure was placed. On the top of the manure 6 inches of good black loam was packed 

 in solid and the celery planted in this e^rth. As the plants grew the top earth was 

 hilled up around them in order to blanch the stalks. As celery requires lots of mois- 

 ture during the growing season it is well to give it a good soaking once or twice each 

 week. A test was also made of several methods of blanching. The plants were planted 

 on the flat and when about 12 inches high the first lot was protected with a soft pliable 

 material similar to heavy roofing felt. This was tacked to pickets set on each side of 

 the row. The second method was with 1 by 12-inch boards set on edge on each side of 

 the row. The third test was with earth hilled up against the stalks. The first two lots 

 were tough and stringy with a very poor flavour. The lot that was earthed up was 

 excellent in flavour and crispness. The following are the varieties under test this 

 season. 



Variety. 



In use. 



Weight per 12 

 heads. 



Remarks. 



French Success Sept. 14 . 



Paris Golden Yellow " 28. 



Giant Pascal " 30. 



Evans Triumph " 30. 



White Plume Aug. 24 . 



Noll Magnificent Sept. 30. 



Improved White Plume Aug. 4 



Good yield and quality. 



Medium in quality. 



Garden Corn. — Fifteen varieties of garden corn were planted on May 22. Only a 

 few varieties matured sufficiently for table use. None matured for seed. The best 

 crop was obtained from the home grown seed of White Squaw which for the past few 

 seasons has been selected from the largest and earliest cobs. 



Variety. 



In use. 



White Squaw 



Early Iowa 



Pocahontas Sweet 



Metropolitan Sweet 



Early Da-mi 



Perkins Extra Early Market., 



E tra Early Adams 



Golden Bantam 



Early Fordhook 



Early Malcolm 



Malakoff 



Peep O'day 



Improved Squaw, I.H. Seed. 



Red Squaw, I.H. Seed 



White Squaw, Selected I.H... 



Sept. 4. 

 Oct. 2. 



Oct. 



Sept. 4 

 Aug. 28. 

 " 28. 



Remarks. 



Cobs small, quality good. 

 Cobs large, poorly filled... 

 Cobs did not mature. 



Cobs large but poorly filled. 

 Cobs small but poorly filled. 

 Cobs did not mature. 

 Cobs small, quality very good. 

 Cobs small, quality very good. 

 Cobs lai^ and excellent quality 



Indian Head. 



