VAEIETY TESTS. 1<9 



In 1884:, the following twenty varieties were 

 grown. The seeds were sown in a green-house 

 March 5 and 6, and the plants set out May 2. It 

 appears from the table that some of the varieties 

 called " late," formed heads earlier than others 

 called " earlv." The Lenormand Extra Large was 

 the earliest, forming its first head in 149 days, the 

 Lackawanna heading a day later. None of the 

 heads were extra laro^e: 



Variety. 



Dwarf Erfurt 



Early Dutch or Early London. 



Early Dwarf Surprise 



Eclipse 



Half-Early Large White French 



Half-Early Paris 



Imperial 



Lackawanna 



Large Algiers 



Large Late Asiatic 



Large Late Stadtholder 



Late Giant Italian 



Late Paris 



Lenormancl's Extra Large 



Lenormand's Short-Stemmed. 



Paris Extra Early 



Sea Foam 



Veitch's Autumn Giant 



Very Dwarf Alleaume 



Walcheren 



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