DIVISION OF HORTICULTURE 



933 



SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



PUMPKINS. 



Large Field and Sweet as Sugar varieties are similar except that tlie fruit of the 

 former is larger averaging 18 to 20 pounds each as against 5 to 7 pounds each in 

 Sweet as Sugar. Jumbo is a good yielder but rather coarser than the first two men- 

 tioned varieties. The three varieties tested matured within a few days of each other. 



CELERY. 



Celery did not do well this season largely because it was set out as a drought was 

 commencing. It was transplanted about June 30. The best winter keepers were Evans 

 Triumph and French Success. Giant Pascal and Improved White Plume are also 

 good varieties. They both yielded well and have good flavour and quality. Burpee 

 Fordhook did not germinate. It was sown too late in -the season. 



Variety. 



Giant Pascal 



Paris Golden Yellow 



French Success 



Noll Magnificent 



Evans Triumph 



Improved White Plume. 



White Plume 



Burpee Fordhook 



Date sown. 



Mar. 18 



" 18 



" 18 



" 18 



" 18 



" 18 



" 18 



April 20 



Date 

 planted out, 



June 17. 

 17. 

 17. 

 17. 

 17. 

 17. 

 17. 



Date ready 

 for use. 



Sept. 



9.. 



9.. 



9.. 



9.. 



9. 



9.. 



9 



Weight of 30 



plants har^'ested 



October 13. 



lb. 



20 

 16 

 8 

 18 

 22 

 22 

 14 



Did not germinate. 



oz. 



CABBAGE. 



Although this has been an exceptionally dry season it has been a good one for cab- 

 bage. Large crops of a good quality were grown. We had no trouble with the Cabbage 

 Maggot and the aphids came lat«, and though they were infected with them, the cab- 

 bage took no harm. The majority of the early cabbages were very healthy and roots 

 were left in the ground after cutting the cabbage, with the result that they sprouted 

 out nicely and some very nice small heads were cut as second crop in October. The 

 early varieties did very well. Xofalt was best of the late varieties. Fottler 

 Improved Brunswick was an excellent variety both in yield and flavour. On the three 



Agassiz. 



