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ority. The Cardinal is a promising sort, of recent introduction. 

 It is early, of large size, very smooth, and in every way desirable. 

 The Acme was for a time a leading sort ; and, although it rots 

 badly, is very desirable where it can be grown. The Mayflower 

 is highly recommended as a ver}' early, smooth sort, equally de- 

 sirable for market or home use. Livingston's Favorite and Ter- 

 fectiou are two most excellent sorts, and are both good shippers, 

 and not liable to rot or crack. The Emery is the first early mar- 

 ket variety. It is of good size, and, considering its earliness, is 

 of good quality ; but of course the very early sorts cannot be ex- 

 pected to be as solid as the later varieties. 



There are numerous other sorts, such as Canada Victor, 

 Conqueror, Hathaway's Excelsior, Essex Hybrid, Trophy, and 

 others ; but those described are the leading ones. 



TuKXiPS. — This vegetable is not ver}' extensively grown for 

 market, except the strap-leaved varieties, which are quite largeh* 

 used for bunching, and are also desirable for fall and early winter 

 use. The Swedes and lluta-bagas are mostly raised as a farm crop. 



Water-cress. — This is but little grown, as the demand is very 

 limited. It is raised on very moist land, along the borders of 

 marshes or streams, and is sold in our market in bunches, being 

 used as salad. 



I have now gone through the list of garden vegetables ; though 

 in a somewhat hurried manner, and mentioning only a very few 

 points in connection with each. All vegetables offered in mar- 

 ket require considerable care and attention — some more than 

 others, and success in growing and disposing of them requires an 

 observance of all the points mentioned, and many more, too num- 

 erous to notice at this time. 



The progress in vegetable culture has been very great in the 

 past ten years, as our exhibitions have abundantly shown. But 

 there is still room for improvement ; and with the accumulated 

 knowledge of the present day, the many kinds of fertilizers, the 

 better machinery and tools, and the great improvement in varie- 

 ties, there is every opportunity for the i)roduction of better veg- 

 etables than ever before, and time only can sliow wliat further 

 results will be attained. 



