HORTICULTURE. 851 



The coldest weather at the station generally comes between February 

 15-25. By planting early maturing varieties about August 1 and forc- 

 ing growth by the liberal use of fertilizers, it is thought the crop may 

 be matured before the February freeze occurs. The 2 varieties, Early 

 Jerse}'^ Wakefield and Frotscher Superior Large Late Flat Dutch, were 

 used in testing the relative merits of commercial fertilizers, l)arnyard 

 manures, and ashes for cabbage. The effects of the barnyard manure 

 were noticed about 2 weeks after it had been applied, while the com- 

 mercial fertilizers produced no noticeable effect on the growth of the 

 plants until about 6 weeks after the date of application. With the 

 fertilizers and combinations used with both varieties of cabbage, the 

 best and cheapest yields were obtained from the plat fertilized with 

 stable manure at the rate of 20,000 lbs. per acre. 



The experiment in growing cauliflower was practically a failure, 

 owing to the damage to the crop by cold and the failure to apply 

 manures. This crop is considered, however, a profitable one to grow, 

 but heavy manuring, as with cabbage, is considered essential to success. 

 The methods of culture employed and the results obtained in a test of 

 5 varieties are recorded. ""Early Snowball proved to be the surest 

 header and earliest variety in the test." Late Italian Giant was a good 

 variet}'. 



The use of chemical manures on garden vegetables, G. Tkuf- 

 FAUT and Denaif^e {Joar. Soc. JVat. Iloi-t. France^ 4- ser., 1 {1900)^ 

 Dec, jpp. 868-877). — The authors conducted experiments with ferti- 

 lizers on vegetables, using theoretical formulas based on the analj^ses 

 of the vegetables. Preliminary to the experimental work, a large 

 number of vegetables were grown and analyzed when they had reached 

 their maximum development, and a part of these data are reported. 

 Tests were conducted in 1S9S and 1899, different vegetables being 

 fertilized w ith large amounts of fertilizers compounded as noted above. 

 The soil used was rich in organic nitrogen and lime, but relatively 

 poor in potash and phosphoric acid. Based upon the results obtained 

 the authors have prepared the following general fertilizer formulas 

 for different sorts of vegetables: 



For beets, cucumbers, carrots, radishes, parsnips, turnips, salsify, 

 potatoes, pumpkins, and s([uashes, a fertilizer containing S.3 per cent 

 nitrogen, 11.5 per cent potash, and 11.1 per cent phosphoric acid; for 

 garlic, shallots, onions, leeks, and chives, a fertilizer containing 5.65 

 percent nitrogen, 20.1 per cent potash, and 10.35 per cent phosphoric 

 acid; for eggplants, peppers, and tomatoes, a fertilizer containing 7.65 

 per cent nitrogen, 17.2 per cent potash, and 11.2 per cent phosphoric 

 acid; for cabbage, lettuce, corn salad, sorrel, spinach, artichokes, car- 

 doon, asparagus, celer3% and white beets, a fertilizer containing 9.65 

 per cent nitrogen, 5.95 per cent potash, and 13.15 per cent phosphoric 

 acid; and fen* strawberries, beans, lentils, and peas, a fertilizer contain- 

 ing 4.05 per cent nitrogen, 8.2 per cent potash, and 17.5 per cent 

 phosphoric acid. 



