3S0 



Crop. 

 6 lbs. (green wt.) 

 No germination. 



9^2 lbs. 



57 M 



Indian Corn. 



Variety. Area. 



Yellow 105 sq. ff. 



Red 105 y, M 



Snake Gourd 30 „ 



Bottle Gourd 132 „ „ 



Cress. 



Carter's Curled gave an excellent crop but the yield was not 

 noted. 



Mustard. 



Several varieties were grown and would have given good results 

 had the plants not been attacked by white ants. 



Cucumber. 



Green Long English Prickly and E^rly White did not germinate 

 but Green Long Fournier and the Princes did fairly well. 



Leeks. 



None of the varieties tried did well. This was most likely due 

 to the condition of the soil. Probably no crop requires so much 

 forcing with nitrogenous manures as this. 



*' It is important that Vegetable seeds should be obtained from a 

 reliable source as old seed lose their power of germination. On 

 receipt of same they should be planted as soon as weather permits. 



PESTS AND DISEASES. 



"The pests noted below were identified by the Government 

 Entomologist and Assistant Mycologist : — " 



Eelworm. 



Carrots, Tomatoes, Spinach, Pumpkin and Water Melon were 

 badly attacked by this pest. The Water Melons dried off, and the 

 Tomatoes began to appear unhealthy about the time of the produc- 

 tion of fruit. The Carrots in an adjacent bed were also found to be 

 attacked. The roots of all those species showed the characteristic 

 nodules made by the Eelworms and on examination were found to 

 contain them. In the case of the Carrots the stems and leaves 

 appeared quite healthy but no tap-roots were developed. All the 

 roots were fibrous. On the identification of this pest the plants 

 were taken up and burnt, care being taken, as far as possible, to 

 remove all the roots from the soil, The soil was then treated with 

 Carbon Bisulphide. It is too early yet to say whether this remedy 

 will be effective or not. 



Fruit Flies. 



The fruits of the Capsicum, Peking Koy, Peking Ghi and Pav 

 Koy were totally destroyed by a fly. The first appearance of the 

 disease was a discolouration of the fruits which was confined to a 

 small area. In a few days from the first symptoms of the disease 



