DIVISION OP EORTICULTVRE 



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SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



Salsify. — One variety, Long White, was imder test. The seed was sown in the 

 garden April 16, and the roots were ready for nse by September 14. The crop was 

 taken up on October 14, and was quite satisfactory. 



Turnips. — Eight varieties were under test for table use. The seed was sown on 

 May 8, and the crop was taken up on October 9. Below is given a list of those under 

 test and the yield per acre. 



Variety. 



Carter Invicta 



Bangholm Swede 



Best of All 



Skirving Purple Top.. 



Hall Purple Top 



Favorite 



Sutton Purple Top. . . . 

 Westbury Purple Top 



Remarks. 



Quality extra good. 

 Quality good. 

 Quality good. 

 Quality good. 

 Quality good. 

 Quality medium. 

 Quality medium. 

 Quality medium. 



Tomatoes. — ^Twelve varieties were under test. The seed was sown in the hot- 

 house on March 18 and plants were set out in the garden on June 7, The vines were 

 severely checked by frost on several occasions during the season. This kept the fruit 

 late and very little ripened on the vines. The crop of green fruit was large and quite 

 satisfactory. The vines which were left uupruned gave a much larger yield than those 

 pruned to several stems. A number of experiments were tried in ripening green fruit. 

 The most satisfactory was found to be where partly coloured tomatoes were placed in 

 an air-tight box and kept in a cool place. The varieties under test are given below. 



Variety. 



Weight of 

 green fruits 

 from 5 pi. 



Remarks. 



Prosperity 



Bolgiano Extra Early IXL 



. Florida Special 



Rennie XXX Earliest Round Scarlet. 

 Line Bred N Adirondack grade No. 1 



Bonny Best 



Johnson Jack Rose 



Chalk Early Jewel 



Sunnybrook Strain Earliana 



Alacrity 



Ponderosa 



Yellow Plum 



Medium crop. 

 Good crop. 

 Medium crop. 

 Good crop. 

 Good crop. 

 Medium crop. 

 Small crop. 

 Poor crop. 

 Good crop. 

 Medium crop. 

 Medium crop. 

 Large crop. 



Pumphins. — Three varieties, Lai'ge Field, Mammoth and Sweet or Sugar were under 

 test. The seed was sown in the open on June 1. Large Field gave a good crop. The 

 other varieties did not mature. 



Rhuharh. — Victoria, Tobolsk, and Strawberry are the varieties under test. All 

 gave a fair yield during the season. 



An experiment in forcing roots in the cellar was tried out during the winter. 

 Twelve roots were dug on November 3 and immediately placed in earth in the cellar. 



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