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Height of Beets. 

 [Inches.] 



The plants were taken out of boxes 1, 2, 3, 5 and 6 on 

 December 26, having apparently ceased their growth. They 

 remained longer in box 4, which is provided with an arrange- 

 ment for sub-irrigation, where they made a slightly larger 

 growth. January 31 the plants were removed from boxes 

 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11, proving to be the best in 7 and 10. 



Spinach. — This crop grew better in proportion in all the 

 boxes than either of the others. In 1, 2 and 3 it made a fair 

 growth, although not as vigorous as in the remaining boxes ; 

 4, 5 and 6 showed a more vigorous and rapid growth, while 

 7, 8 and 9 proved to be still more vigorous. Boxes 10 and 

 11 showed a corresponding relative increase in growth, the 

 plants being removed on January 3, when in bloom. 



Tomatoes. — The growth of the tomatoes in 1, 2 and 3 

 was less satisfactory than in most of the others. An opinion 

 regarding the degree of growth under the influence of the 

 diflierent fertilizers may be noticed from the following table, 

 expressing the height of the plants at diflerent periods of 

 the observation : — 



Height of Tomato Plants. 

 [Inches.] 



The plants came in bloom as follows : in box 10, on 

 December 18 ; in box 11, on December 20; in box 12, on 

 December 23 ; in boxes 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 on January 1 ; 

 and in boxes 1 and 3 on January 3. The plants in box 2 

 came in bloom February 15. 



