DiriSIOX OF HORTICULTURE 897 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



CAULIFLOWER. 



Success with cauliflower during the past season was also not particularly marked, 

 thouc:h there were a number of very fair-sized heads and the first were ready for use a 

 month earlier than in 1914. The" two earliest varieties were Early Snowball and 

 Improved Dwarf Erfurt. From the experience of other years these varieties can be 

 recommended as being the best sorts. 



CARROTS. 



Seed was sown in the open on April 17, and the vegetables were ready for use on 

 July 7. Improved Nantes and Improved Danvers Half Long were the two earliest 

 varieties, while Half Long Chantenay produced, as usual, one of the most satisfactory 

 yields. 



An experiment was carried on with carrots in which thinning to different distances 

 apart was tried, and the table below gives the yield from a row BS^A feet in length. 



Distance Thinned. 

 1". 2". 3". 



Variety. Lb. Lb. Lb. 



Chantenay v 99 90 80 



CORN. 



It is the exception rather than the rule here that two seasons in succession should 

 be favourable for corn. Seed of the following varieties was planted on May 7 : Mala- 

 koff, Early Malcolm, Early Fordhook, Pocahontas, Extra Early Market, Early Iowa, 

 White Squaw, Extra Early Adams, Golden Bantam, Metropolitan, Early Dawn. 



The varieties were ready for use on the table in the following order: — 



August 21 — White Squaw, Early Dawn, Extra Early Adams. 

 September 8 — Pocahontas. 



" 9 — Metropolitan. 



" 11 — Extra Early Market, Early Fordhook, Early Iowa. 



12 — Golden Bantam. 



" 14 — Earlv Malcolm. 



CUCUMBERS. 



The following varieties of cucumbers were sown in hills on May 5 : Extra Early 

 Russian, Prize Pickle, Fordhook Famous, Giant Pera, Davis Perfect, Cool and Crisp, 

 Peerless, Improved White Spine. 



A satisfactory growth of most varieties was made and while no fruit was ripened, 

 it was far enough advanced for the making of good quality pickles. Improved White 

 Spine and Giant Pera were the best yielders. 



LETTUCE. 



Seed of the following varieties of lettuce was sown in the open on April 13 : Ice- 

 berg, Grand Rapids, Improved Hanson, Giant Crystal Head, Sirnpson Black Seed, 

 Cos Trianon, Dreer All Heart. 



They were practically all teady for use by the end of June, but the quality of the 

 varieties differed widely, Dreer All Heart, Iceberg, Giant Crystal Head being among 

 the best varieties. 



ONIONS. 



Seed of the following varieties of onions was sown in the open on May 13, and 

 all of each produced a very satisfactory crop: Very White Pearl, Early White Bar- 

 letta. White Queen, Australian Brown, Early Red Flat, Yellow Globe, Red Globe, 

 White Globe, Yellow Globe Danvers, Red Wethersfield, Extra Early Red, Johnson 

 Dark Red Beauty, Giant Red Wethersfield. 



Lacombe. 



