366 NEW JERSEY STATE AGRICULTURAL 



early and has now gone to seed. It grew rapidly and was thrifty, 

 and has a considerable quantity of seed." "Weather conditions 

 extremely bad, cold, dry, or very cold rains. 'Pak-Choi' seemed 

 to thrive, however, when other things stood still." "The plants 

 are strong and vigorous." "The plant is with us very vigorous 

 and productive. We grew it on muck ground. The unused 

 plants are now ripening seed. We have a summer boarding-house. 

 Our boarders were pleased with this vegetable and generally 

 voted that in flavor it was suggestive of Brussels Sprouts. We 

 served it in a cooked state." "Height about twelve inches, quick 

 grower. Volunteer plants have come up from seed self-sown." 

 "A very vigorous plant." "Found 'Pak-Choi' very hardy, thrifty 

 and a strong grower." "Planted June nth, first mess July 22d, 

 when it was already very large. It perhaps has its place being 

 very hardy, thrifty and of quick growth but I cannot say that we 

 care for it." 



Reports from Testers for "Pe-Tsai." 



"Growth very vigorous, four to five inches tall when in seed. 

 Root, of turnip shape, about two to two and a half inches largest 

 diameter, and perhaps three to four inches long to tip. Flavor 

 resembling kohlrabi." "Large size and vigorous growing plants, 

 two or three crops can be grown on some ground in one season 

 and large crops. "Twenty inches high, well leaved out, seed very 

 fertile, plants thrive when wet and grow slowly but healthfully 

 when droughty." "Similar in form to 'Pak-Choi.' " and makes a 

 good 'Greens' not as thick-leaved as 'Pak-Choi.' " "In regard 

 to 'Pe-Tsai,' the plants were set out on the 15th of May and were 

 not affected by frost. The plants matured the first week in July 

 Height about eighteen inches, width of leaves four inches. In 

 going into seed, it measured thirty inches in height. In prepar- 

 ing for the table, it tastes like 'Swiss Chard' or spinach." "This 

 grew well on my grounds and I found the greens a very welcome 

 addition to the bill of fare, both cooked,' and green. I shall have 

 plenty of seed to plant more extensively next season and look 

 for even better results, as this year has been a very trying one for 

 all vegetables, and anything that did even half well under such 

 unfavorable conditions has certainly proved its value." "Iden- 

 tical in every particular with 'Pak-Choi.' Growth vigorous to six 

 or eight leaves, then big seed stalk ; used younger leaves for cook- 

 ing, two or three picked from each plant." "Grows about five 

 feet high, only two plants thickened to a head, but grew up at 

 once to seed. Of the two that headed one was cut and has formed 

 a group of heads. The plant is a vigorous grower and of good 



