Pointers for MarKet Gardeners 



A. McMeana, Ontario Agricultural College, GuelpK. Ont. 



THE best early varieties of beans are 

 Keeney's Rustless and Wardwell's 

 Kidney Wax. For medium, noth- 

 ing is better than the Davis White Wax. 

 The green beans are not appreciated as 

 they should be by the people of Ontario ; 

 a good variety is Valentine. 

 BEETS 

 I used to grow Egyptian for trans- 

 planting and Eclipse for early; but, 

 having tested 55 varieties at the college 

 this season, I would add to these, Model. 

 Its shape is globular; size and season, 

 medium; color and quality, good. 



CABBAGE 



Early Jersey Wakefield is best for 

 early, to be followed by Early Summer 

 or All-Head. For winter, Danish Ball- 

 Head is an improvement. Half Head, 

 Hollander and Diamond Winter are all 

 good. For an extremely late one, the 

 Houser is good, but inclined to be a 

 little coarse. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS 



This is a vegetable that will bear boom- 

 ing. Cultivate your market for it. 

 Boom it. Get people to try it, till it is 

 appreciated as it should be. On the 

 other side of the line they are growing it 

 extensively. The wholesale price in 

 New York city is from 6 to 10 cents a 

 quart. 



CARROTS 



It is hard to beat the Chantenay ; but 

 in our variety tests, Rubicon outyielded 

 it. It seems to be an improved Chant- 

 enay. In size, it is larger. 



CORN 



Early Cory, Crosby's, Kendell's Early 

 Giant, Early Evergreen, Stowell's Ever- 

 green and Country Gentleman will give a 

 succession for the private or amateur gar 

 dener. Grow, also, Golden Bartam and 

 Black Mexican. They are both good in 

 flavor. Be careful not to plant them 

 near your other sweet corn or they may 

 pollenize some of it, causing some grains 

 to be of yellow or black color. 



LETTUCE 

 For under glass, Grand Rapids; out 

 doors, Hanson. This latter variety is 

 also sold under the following names: 

 Gardener's Favorite, Nonpareil, and 

 Hamilton Market. Toronto Gem and 

 Excelsior are too well known to need 

 description. Unrivalled is about the 

 same as Big Boston, slightly lighter 

 green and without that brownish tinge 

 on the borders. For quality, Deacon is 

 good ; it is sold also under the names of 

 Big Head, Golden Heart, Summer Gem, 

 St. Louis Butter, Triumph and White 

 Russian. It is a buttery cabbage, mid- 

 season, slow to shoot to seed; head, 

 globular, or slightly flattened; color. 



light grayish green; quality, excellent. 

 Black Seeded Simpson should not be 

 forgotten if you prefer the loose-leaf or 

 cutting lettuce. 



PARSNIP 



Hollow Crown is preferred by most 

 people; personally, I prefer the Guern- 

 sey. It is about the same circumference 

 as Hollow Crown, but is shorter and 

 holds its size ; that is, it does not taper 

 off as much as the Hollow Crown. It 



shape and, in olive shape, Scarlet Coni- 

 cal; out doors, Scarlet Turnip White 

 Tipped, French Breakfast, Chartier, 

 Long Scarlet Short Tip in the reds; 

 White Box, Long White Vienna and 

 Icicle in the white; and Delicious, in 

 golden. China Rose and Black Spanish 

 for winter. 



"To prevent onion smut, I soak the 

 seed, previous to planting in coal oil. A 



Outremont Beauty Muskmelon 



It is a matlcr of pride to Canadians to see their products received with favor and preference in the markets of the 

 United States. One of the largest and Bnest of all niuskmclons. the Outrement Beauty, grown largely in the viomty 

 of Montreal, is being offered to the trade, in competition with Rocky Ford and other standard varieties, by seed firms 

 in the United States. Montreal growers get high prices for the fruit in the New York markets. Indications point 

 to a big market in the future for Canadian melons in the United States. The illustration shows a specimen of this 

 melon with an ordinary Rocky Ford melon placed on top for contrast, also a two-foot rule on bottom and side . 



will crop equally as well and, when you 

 take into consideration how much easier 

 it is to harvest, it is an extra induce- 

 ment to grow the shorter variety. 



RADISH 



For forcing. Rosy Gem, Ruby Pearl, 

 Scarlet Turnip Forcing, in the turnip 



teaspoonful of oil is sufficient for one 

 pound of seed. I pour it on the seed, 

 stir well, and allow to dry before plant- 

 ing."— J. W. Rush, Humber Bay, Ont. 



Surprise, Nott's Excelsior, Gradus and 

 Stratagem will give a nice succession of 

 peas in the market garden. 



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