EXPERIMENTS IN SOCIETY'S GARDEN. 



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Prepared, not so numerous, decidedly better, plant for 

 plant, than the Unprepared. 



14. Malta lettuce. — April 4, 9, similar. May 11, Prepared 

 appears rather the best. May 29, similar. 



15. White Paris cos lettuce. — April 4, above ground equally 

 in both cases ; Prepared seems rather the best ; and the 

 same remark is applicable May 11, but the contrary 

 May 29. 



16. Yellow Malta turnip. — April 4, plants in both cases above 

 ground. April 9 and May 11, Prepared seems rather the 

 best. 



17. Green-topped white carrot. — May 11, similar. 



18. Red Castelnaudary beet. — May 29, similar. 



19. Yellow-leaf beet. — April 9, a few of the Prepared up ; 

 more of the Unprepared. May 19, similar. 



20. Lettuce-leaved spinach. — April 4, a greater number of 

 plants up in the Prepared than in the Unprepared ; and the 

 seed-leaves larger. May 1 1 and 29, Prepared seems rather 

 the best. 



21. Pomeranian cabbage. — Similar. 



22. Large green Savoy. — April 4, 9, similar. May 11, Pre- 

 pared rather better than the Unprepared. 



23. Fine dark-red cabbage. — April 4, up alike. April 9, Pre- 

 pared appears the best. May 11, one end of the Unpre- 

 pared row scarcely so good as the Prepared ; the other 

 fully equal. 



24. Champion potato — six whole tubers planted. — May 11, Pre- 

 pared and Unprepared above ground five or six inches. 

 May 26, earthed up ; the plants in both cases similar. 



25. Haricot noir hdtif de Hollande. — May 11, of the Prepared 

 17 up; Unprepared, only 1. Subsequently, the whole pe- 

 rished. 



26. Pois nain hdtif. — April 9, all appearing. May 29, a few 

 flowers expanded, alike on Prepared and Unprepared. 



27. Auvergne pea. — April 4 and 9, similar. May 11, Prepared 

 a little taller than the Unprepared. 



28. Windsor bean. — April 9, Prepared, 33 just appearing; 

 Unprepared, only 20. April 13, Prepared, 77 up ; Unpre- 

 pared, 68. May 11 and 29, similar. 



29. Barley. — April 4, 9, and May 11, Prepared and Unpre- 

 pared similar. May 29, Unprepared rather darker green 

 and a little stronger than the Prepared. June 10, Awns ap- 

 pearing. June 17, Prepared about 1 J inch taller than the 

 Unprepared. 



30. Wheat.— April 4, 9, May 11, and June 17, similar. 



