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Nos. 7111, 71i;5, ?!](), 7118, 7119, 7279, 7283, 7286, 7284 

 and 7120 gave very poor results, mostly runiimg to tops without 

 any thickening of the roots. Nos. 7282 was a complete failure 

 early in the test. 



It should be understood distinctly that such a result does not 

 condemn all the last named varieties for this country, but suggests 

 that they are not suited for it under the seasonal conditions, the 

 soil conditions and the method of treatment, combined, to which 

 the plants were subjected ; and one such trial is utterly insufficient 

 to warrant a complete condemnation in any real acclimatisation 

 work. jS'evertheless the results are of interest and importance as 

 far as they go, though all the trials should be greatly extended as 

 to season and as to soil, and after the fuller trial the races may 

 possibly show quite a ditt'ereut alignment as regards each other. 

 It can only be said at present that with properly prepared beds 

 and September planting, it is safe to use Nos. 7107, 7114, 7276 

 and 7287. Of course the ideal arrangement for both radishes and 

 lettuces is a succession of small plantings running through the 

 year and furnishing constant supplies for the table; but we are in 

 no position yet to give specific advice concerning this. 



Eadishes are much attacked in the Straits by a small leaf 

 folding larva; but it may be controlled easily by a Paris green 

 spray made up in the proportion of one pound to fifty gallons of 

 well limed water. 



Lettuce. 



Of lettuce, ten varieties were put on trial, as follows: — 



7260 Wayahead Lettuce. 



7250 White Summer Cabbage Lettuce. 



7090 Philadelphia Dutch Butter Lettuce. 



7262 Thorburn's Improved Big Boston Lettuce. 



7256 White Paris Cos Lettuce. 



7258 Giant Crystal Head Lettuce. 



7096 New York Head Lettuce. 

 7086 Mignonette Lettuce. 

 7274 Deacon Lettuce. 



7097 New Orchid Lettuce. * 

 Lettuce cannot be planted directly in the prepared beds under 



our conditions, since the young plants are very delecate. Hence, 

 the seed were sown in seed pans in burnt earth and lightly covered 

 with clean white sand. Regular, moderate watering was given 

 them. When the sprouted seedlings were large enough to handle, 

 they were " pricked off " into boxes of rich earth spaced an inch 

 and a half or two inches each way. These boxes were given plenty 

 of sun but kept out of all heavy rain. When the plants were two 

 or three inches high, they were set in beds prepared as for the 

 radishes, the plants 4 — 6 inches distant in rows 8 inches apart. 

 Frames of sticks were placed about the beds and ataps laid on the 

 sloping tops. During the morning hours and in the evening hours 

 these ataps were removed to give the plants plenty of sun. 



The response of the lettuces to Singapore condition^ was very 

 interesting. Some varieties which in temperate regions make- 



