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rwith. fine soil, and watered daily, weather being very dry at the time" 



The young plants came up in about five days but grew very slowly 

 ior the first two weeks. In fact you could hardly discern if they made 

 any growth at all. 



When the plants were six inches high, they were thinned out three 

 inches apart and transplanted instead of being thrown away as an ex- 

 periment to see what they would do. 



As soon as the bulbing commenced it was found necessary to mould 

 them as the sun scorched the outside skin, owing to the constant 

 watering the soil was washed away. They were watered daily, and 

 with very weak liquid manure in addition twice a week until commenc- 

 ing to ripen, then withheld altogether. The crop was taken up early 

 in May and weighed in all thirty pounds. The plants that were trans- 

 planted did not succeed anything worth mentioning, not producing one 

 twentieth part in weight to those left in the seed beds although'occupy- 

 ing three times the space of ground. 



In my opinion the seed was sown too late in the season for this ele- 

 vation or the result would have been better, as they ripened prema- 

 turely and did not keep sound very long. 



Revd. J. Thomas, Port Antonio, Portland. — The seeds planted were 

 a complete failure. 



Mr. C. H. Grrossett, Port Antonio, Portland. — I have much pleasure 

 in reporting that the onion seeds you very kindly sent, were planted 

 and grew, but just then we had unusual heavy rains which destroyed 

 them. I therefore had not the pleasure of drawing any, but will give 

 them another trial. 



Mr. Davies, Cedar Valley, Portland. — The onion seed, I received from 

 you, I planted, and they are growing well. They would thrive better 

 if I had ploughed the earth before planting them. 



The onions I observe bulb quickly when not deeply planted. 



Mr. M. J. Bowen, Eetreat, St. Mary. — The seeds did not all grow 

 as they were sown just in the rainy season. I got a few nice large 

 ones, however, some weighing about six ounces. 



Mr. T. Williams, Retreat, St. Mary. — Some of the onions grown 

 weighed half a pound, but most of the seeds were lost in the rains. 



Mr. Ernest H. Kerr, Port Maria, St. Mary. — I am sorry to say I 

 was most unsuccessful with the onion seeds you kindly sent me : I 

 planted twice and got no return. The first planting was on rich soil 

 well ploughed for Banana plants. The second on forest land pre- 

 pared for Bananas. My idea was to get in a crop of onions before the 

 bananas came in. 



Mr. Barker, New Ramble, Retreat, St. Mary. — The onions have not 

 done so well as last year. Of the first two packets only the white seed 

 grew, and bore some very fine onions, but as they did not all come in 

 at one time, I could not keep account of weight. 



The last seeds have grown well, but I fear the very hot weather we 

 are having will prevent their doing well. 



Mr. S. Pickersgill, Annotto Bay, St. Mary. — The onion seeds I had 

 from you last year were sown and grew well but the heavy rains of 

 December last destroyed all the suckers. 



Mr. W. S. Edgar, Brown's Town, St. Ann. — The seeds sprouted 

 but the plants came to nothing owing to the heat which killed them. 



