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duction than the Early Rose is noticeable, showing that the commercial life of 

 varieties of potatoes is not of long duration. Prince Edward Island shows but 

 8 varieties of potatoes, 16 other kinds, which were shipped for exhibition, having 

 been accidentally lost. Here the Empire State seems to be the leading variety. 

 This province shows of carrots 6 varieties, of turnips 4, of beets 3, with mangolds, 

 parsnips and kohl-rabi. Quebec lost much of its exhibit, but now has 5 varieties 

 of potatoes, 3 of carrots, 2 of turnips and 1 of parsnips. 



The Experiment Station displays for Canada fall under four general heads : 

 the show of the Central Experimental Farm at Ottawa, and of the branch stations 

 at Nappan, in Nova Scotia ; Brandon, in Manitoba, and Indian Head, in Assi- 

 niboia. The exhibits from the branch stations — at least from Nappan and 

 Indian Head — are collected from various farmers as well as from the experiment 

 farms themselves. The Central Experimental Farm now has on exhibition 

 14 named varieties of potatoes, and 76 unnamed seedlings, the latter being 

 unusually promising ; also several varieties of carrots, onions, beets, mangolds 

 and parsnips. From Brandon, Manitoba, there are 29 sorts of potatoes, with 

 other roots. Very striking potatoes in this exhibit are two local seedlings — 

 Village Blacksmith, a medium-sized, white, very scaly tuber, and Rock, a very 

 firm, white variety. These are judged to be valuable potatoes for Manitoba. 

 The displays from the North-West Territory (Assiniboia) are an astonishment to 

 most observers. The products are shown in great variety, and they are usually 

 very large. A tuber of the Man potato on exhibition weighs four and a quarter 

 pounds. This and other varieties exhibit the same tendency to large size which 

 is shown in tubers from Idaho and other parts of our north-west. From the 

 station at Indian Head alone there are 70 varieties of potatoes, while no less 

 than ten other villages are well represented in potatoes and roots. Indian Head 

 has a large collection of turnips, beets, carrots, with kohl-rabi and other vege- 

 tables. It was a happy and most effective thought on the part of the Canadians 

 to show these excellent products of its almost boundless north-western territory. 



Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are represented by collections made by 

 the Experimental Farm at Nappan. Nova Scotia has 8 varieties of potatoes, 

 3 each of turnips, beets and carrots, with some mangolds. New Brunswick is 

 represented by products obtained from its farmers, in 21 varieties of potatoes, 

 with onions and various roots. 



One of the most interesting of the Canadian displays is a collection from 

 the Department of Indian Affairs, showing 10 varieties of potatoes, various 

 carrots, turnips, onions from seeds, tops and potato-onions, and mangolds, grown 

 by Indians in reservations in Ontario. Some of them were grown by chiefs. 

 Six hundred pounds of vegetables were contributed by these Indians; and there 

 are also a dozen varieties of apples of their raising shown in the fruit-exhibit. 



Altogether, the visitor is impressed with the adaptability of the Canadian 

 provinces to_the"growing of potatoes and roots, both for human food and for the 

 support of animals." 



