VARIETY TESTS. 



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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 " early." The Lenorrnand Extra Large was 

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

 Lackawanna heading a day later. None of the 

 heads were extra large: 



