c. c. iiritsT. — TIII-: Ai'i'i.icATiit.N (ir TiiK i'iiiNcii'i.Ks (ir (;i:m;ti(;s. -ji? 



numbcrs llirown hy dilTerenl stocks hciiitî due lo llic variable numbcrs ni 

 j)iire and impure dumiiianls. Tliis niay well l)e so, l'or 1 ol)serve Ihal in -'d 

 dilTerenl stocks of Man^'olds. «row n for triai and comparison at Ihe Station 

 liiis year, il of them threw no " runners " al ail, wliile olliers varied from "2(1 

 " runners " per acre to as many as 780 " runners '" per acre. 



To tesl liie matter some of the " runners "" hâve becn bag^ed and scU'ed. 

 and if liiis vicw is correct, ail Ihe roots grown from them should " run " lo 

 seed. On tiie otiier hand some of Ihe '2.') pure lines noted above should throw 

 no runners at ail, being homozygous in Ihal respect, while others shonld throw 

 runners at the rate of 25 (I/O, being heterozygous in thaï respect. 



An inleresling problem for the future is a projected allenipl lo raise a 

 new variely of ^langel wilh the " Monarch " shape, and Ihe exira dry matter of 

 the while fleshed " Long Red " or the feeding qualilies of Ihe yellow ileshed 

 " Tankard ". Al présent however thèse distinct qualilies seem to be incom- 

 ]ialible wilii one anolher, and il niay be im|)(issible to olilnin sucli a combinalion. 



Sivi'di'. Turalpa. — ■ iO roots of Iwo varielies, purplc-lop and green-top 

 Swede Turnips hâve been seeded in order lo raise homozygous lines of each. 

 Bolh varielies appear to be l'ully sclf-ferlili'. 



Drimiliead Cabbagc. — The value of a crop of Drumhead Ox Cabbages 

 dépends on the weiglit of food slutif produced per acre, and under good 

 culture, this rests mainly on the si/.e and hardness of head of individiial plants. 

 A furlher important c(jnsideralion is thaï as the plants musl be aulumn sown 

 to gel Ihe best resulls, Ihe young plants musl be sufficienlly hardy in consti- 

 tution lo withstand a severe winterin Ihe seed-beds. i selected varielies bave 

 been tesled al the Station this season, and Ihe best one undoubtedly is a local 

 variely Ihal bas been grown bere for many years under Ihe old metliod of mass 

 seleclion. This variely is known under the name of Blue Drumhead, and is so 

 called becanse Ihe leaves contain a good deal of purple sap, and aiso carry a 

 peculiar glaucous bloom of a waxy nature. In this respect il dilïers conside- 

 rably from the ordinary green Drumheads, and il has the furlher advanlage ot 

 producing but few runners in Ihe seeds-lieds, when sown al the normal lime. 

 An acre of Ihis variely was planted ont last year and seemed fairly Irue to type 

 as regards blueness and hardiness, Ihoiigh il varied considerably in size and 

 hardness of head; about ô 0/0 were green wilh while ribs and veins like Ihe 

 ordinary Drumhead, aboul 5 0/0 never lurned in properly, aboul I 0/0 were red 

 pickling Cabbages, a few odd plants were purpleleaved kales, while a single 

 plant was a curions combinalion of a C.abbage and a Brussels Sprouls. 



2.") individual plants of thèse were selected and planted oui lasl autumn. 

 the flowers carefully bagged and hand-ferlilised Ihis summer, and il is hoped 

 Ihal among.sl them will be found a homozygous line Ihat will throw no 

 " rogues "'. 



Unforlunalely, there seems io be a high degree of self-slerilily amongsl 

 thèse (labbages, Ihus one plant produced only 2 good seeds, olhers from 

 ()-20 each, olhers 50-100 each., one plant gave r>()0, and anolher 5.")0 seeds. 



This compares unfavourably wilh resulls oblained from selfed Swede 

 Turnips, which being fully self-ferlile. bave produced from I OIMI lo 2 000 seeds 

 each. 



