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It is very large, many specimens weighing a pound and some a 

 pound and a quarter. It is very tender and resembles the Bermuda 

 Onion in color. About as strong as the yellow Danvers. They 

 keep fairly well but do not "cap well." It will never take the place 

 of our standard varieties, but probably a few could be sold in most 

 markets at an advance over our common kinds. 



Early Red Danvers. This is an improved strain of Early Ked 

 Globe, sent out by J. J. H. Gregory. It is a desirable red onion, 

 and the largest cropper of the very early kinds. It ripened well 

 capped bulbs by August 20th, last year. 



AMERICAN GROWN CAULIFLOWRR SEED. 



Samples of seed from Fidalgo, Washington Ter., yielded good 

 heads of cauliflower. If this seed should prove as good as the 

 Europian strains, and I think it will, it must prove a great boon to 

 gardeners, for it can be bought at a much lower figure than the 

 European strain. 



POTATOES. 



Many new kinds have been grown, but will be reported on, in a 

 bulletin, later. We are growing some four hundred different po- 

 tato seedlings of our own raising. 



TREES WATERED IN THE FALL. 



A year ago last November, Mr. J. S. Harris wished the experiment 

 tried of watering fruit trees on the approach of winter, as the soil 

 was then very dry. This was done, but as the winter was a mild 

 one, and was not accompanied with much winter killing on our 

 land, there was no apparent difference between those watered, and 

 those not watered, as all trees did well. 



ONIONS ON LAND PLOWED AND ON LAND ONLY HARROWED 



Have received quite striking results in the cultivation of onions 

 on land plowed as compared with those grown on land only har- 

 rowed, and always with a larger and better yield on land only har- 

 rowed. Full details of this experiment will be reported on later, 



POTATOES AND BORDEAUX MIXTURE. 



By using this mixture on the foliage of potatoes, the yield has 

 been increased and the appearance of the tubers improved. 



GERMINATOR OF CEREALS. 



This is a compound which is sold to hasten the germination of 

 all seeds, and which is said to prevent rust, smut, and mildew. 

 We have found it worse than useless in repeated trials with corn, 

 beans and wheat and think it of little, if any, value. 



ASPARAGUS. 



In cultivating this crop with roots planted ten inches deep, and 

 roots three inches deep, there has been a very decided advantage 

 in amount of profit in the bed with roots planted shallow. The 

 land used was an open, clayey loam. 



STACHYS TUBERIFORA. 



This I received from London last Spring. It is a small plant 



