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Siveet Corn. — Sylvester said Canipbell's Early is the earliest. Elliott said Briggs' 

 is earlier. Maxwell named Moore's Early Concord. Several spoke well of Black 

 Sweet Corn, saying it is sweet and good. 



Peas. — Dr. Beadle, Ontario, commended McLean's Advancer for later variety. In 

 answer to inquiry : Champion of England, will yield more, but requires too much 

 trouble in bushing. J. B. Jones, Macedon, likes the Edible Sweet Pod. P. C. 

 Reynolds asked if any one knew of an earlier variety than Carter's First Crop, and 

 was answered no. He also spoke of McLean's Little Gem as a dwarf of the best 

 quality. 



Beets. — The Egyptian Beet was commended by Mr. Elliott as earliest and best, 

 but too small for the market gardener. He said it was four or five days earlier than 

 Bassano. Sylvester named Hatch as best early. It was agreed that turnip-rooted 

 beets should be cultivated shallow, so as to encourage forming root near surface. 



Potatoes. — Mr. Fowler, Rochester, said Peerless yielded twice as much as Peach- 

 blow. Mr. Ryder agreed that it would yield twice as much, but was not as good. 

 Mr. Sylvester — On rich, moist soil, worthless, but on a dry soil, of moderate fertility, 

 excellent. Mr, Bronson — Good as Peachblow. Mr. Willard, Geneva, commended 

 Campbell's Late Rose. Admitted that it was not quite as good as Early Rose. Mr. 

 Van Dusen had raised some of Thorburn's Late Rose. Looked well, but had not 

 eaten them. Mr. Elliott said that Thorburn's was a sport from Early Rose, while 

 Campbell's was a seedling. Sports would produce part early and part late potatoes, 

 while seedlings are uniform. Mr. Craine — Early Rose potatoes must be cooked 

 right. If boiled in an iron kettle, and allowed to stand a few minutes, will taste 

 bad, but if boiled in tin or porcelain, will be all right. Dr. Sylvester finds that 

 Early Rose keeps till June, and will then steam up good. Digs his potatoes early, 

 and keeps them in barrels in cool outhouses. 



Parsnips. — Mr. Elliott had found the Student parsnip better than old varieties. 

 It is of finer fiber, and sweeter. Sylvester indorsed Elliott's views. Mr. Brooks 

 would commend the culture of parsnips to those farmers who have not yet dug their 

 potatoes. 



Beans. — Elliott prefers the White Wax, a snap bean, to the Black Wax. Remains 

 tender as long, early, and its color makes it a better shell bean. Dr. Beadle prefers 

 the flavor of China to Wax. Large Lima was generally commended as the best shell 

 bean. 



Turnips. — Dr. Beadle said they had in their market a variety called Nimble Dick, 

 which is their earliest, and a variety called Sweet German, which they preferred for 

 late. 



Water Melons. — Mr. Elliott had tried a new variety, called Rattlesnake, which he 

 thought better than any of the old sorts. 



Sest Si.r, Fenrs. 



Bartlett, Beurre d'Anjou, Howell, Duchesse, Lawrence, Seckel. 



Adcisahle. — Beurre Bosc, Clairgeau. 



Best New Pears. — Souvenir de Congres, Dana's Hovey, Mount Vernon. 



