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ties have either utterly failed, or made stunted, im- 

 perfectly developed heads." 



At the New York experiment station, in 1882, 

 the Extra Early Dwarf Erfurt was slightly earlier 

 than the Early Dwarf Erfurt, and produced double 

 the proportion of good heads. 



The Ohio experiment station, in 18S9, reported 

 as follows: " The varieties or strains most highly 

 recommended are Early Puritan, Early Padilla, 

 Long Island Beauty, Early Sea Foam, Early Snow- 

 ball and Tick's Ideal. These all appear to be 

 nearly identical with Early [Extra Early] Erfurt, 

 and may be considered as strains of that variety." 

 As the Dwarf, or Extra Early, Erfurt has furnished 

 a large share of the varieties now popular in this 

 country, the following list of Erfurt varieties will 

 be useful for reference. The first three are in the 

 order of earliness; the others (descended from 

 Dwarf Erfurt.) being alphabetical: 

 Early Erfurt Mammoth. 

 Early Erfurt. 

 Dwarf Erfurt. 



Alabaster (.Johnson & Stokes). 



Berlin Dwarf. 



Best Early (Burpee). 



Carrara Rock. 



Gilt Edge (Thorburn). 



Ideal (Yick). 



