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cause in the cost of importing food, and Ijesides, the great value 

 of such work wouhl live on with increased significance into times 

 of peace. 



For the trials now to be described there was only a limited 

 seed-stock which had been obtained from the College of Agriculture 

 in the J?liilip])ines, by exchange, the original stock having come 

 from the well-known seed-house of L. M. Sliortum and Co., jSTew 

 York. 



Radishes. 



Nineteen varieties of the finest trade radishes were employe^ 

 as follows : — 



Tl'^l Si-arlet Tipped White Gem Forcing Radish.* 



710? White Strassburg Summer Radish. 



728? Half-long DeJicacv Radish. 



7124 Early Deep Scarlet Turnip Radish. 



7122 Earlv Scarlet Globe-shaped Turnip Radish. 



7276 Tlalf-long White Forcing Radish. 



727? Olive-shaped Scarlet Radish. 



72 H2 



7114 Long Icicle IJadisli. 



71 lo Scarlet Chinese Winter Radish. 



7111 Long Cincinnati Radish. 



7116 Mammoth Tokyo Radish. 



7118 Round Black Spanish Winter Radish. 



711!) Early Non-Plus-Ultra Turnip Radish. 



728;^ Long Scarlet Short-top Radish. 



728(; Olive-shaped White Forcing Radish. 



7279 (iolden Yellow 01ive-sha])ed Radish. 



72S4 Half-long Deep Scarlet Radish. 



7120 Early Scarlet Turnip-shaped Radish. 



Beds of a light clay soil, such as is typical of Singapore, were 

 thrown up upon a gently sloping liillside ; a small amount 

 of manure being thoroughly worked in. More would have been 

 used, but was not available. The seed was planted in rows about 

 eight inches apart, on September 8th, the area given, to each 

 variety averaging about one half square yard. The beds were 

 ke])t clean weeded and the ground between the rows was occa- 

 sionally stirred. Witliin four to six weeks several of the varieties 

 gave supplies of <iood table radishes. Between October 16th and 

 24tli :— 



No. ^in; ii-ave is (Unices of cleaned radishes. 



No. 7287 ' .. 21 J 



No. 7276 .. 10 



Xo. 7114 .. 11] 



.\os. 7 121. 7127. 7 122* and 7277 did nut return one half of 

 the above yields, but pi'iMJuccd a fair iiuml.'cr of attractive table 

 radishes, showing thonscdves woilliy of a In it her trial at least on 

 this soil and at this season. 



*The numbers u<ed are the serial culture number of the Philippines College 

 of Agriculture. 



