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the community, on account of a want of record of results attained. It ia proposed now to put on perma- 

 nent record in the pages of the Bulletin the results that are obtained from time to time by experiments 

 in the various Botanic Gardens. 



The following is a first instalment of results obtained at Cinchona by Mr. W. Cradwiuk. Superin- 

 tendent. Attention will be directed to the time of year, the rainfall, and the number of days during 

 which rain fell. It is also important to note what variety is the best suited to our climate, or the 

 particular elevation at which they are grown. The produce of the seeds sown is noted as a guide to 

 determine whether the particular culture is likely to pay commerci illy. A series of experiments during 

 one year must be supplemented by others in other years in order to get a fair average, and should be 

 carried on by sowings at short intervals. At present not very much is it tempted ; during the f >1 lowing 

 year probably attention will be paid only to onions, peas and tomatoes, and if it is found that the experi- 

 ments are helpful, more will be done. 



Peas grown at Cinchona. 



Name of Pea. 



Date of sowing. 



First bloom. 



Days from plant 

 ing. 



Pods of edible 

 size. 



Days from plant- ! 

 ing. 



Days tit for table 

 use. 



[ First seeds lipe. | 



Days from plant- 1 



Last seeds ripe. 



Days from plant- 

 ing. 



Quantities sown 

 in pints 



T3 



¥ 



<D 



CD S 



a * 



6> 



Height in feet. 



J Shape. 



Colour. 



Average iS umber 

 in a pod. 



Rainfall during 

 period of growth, j 



Blue Peter ... 



23.1.90 



33 



39 



4 4 



71 



14 



2G-5 



122 



12-6 



139 



a 



7 



1 



round 

 smooth 



green 



4 



Inches. 

 31-56 



Dr. McLean 



23.1.90 



23-3 



59 



29-4 



96 



30 



13 6 



141 



30-6 



148 



i 



10 



5 



marrow 

 wrinkled 



blue 



7 



31 66 



Best of All 



23.1.90 



Nodi 



ffere 



nee 



betw 



een 



this a 



nd 



Dr. 



Mc 



Lea 



n, yi 



eld a 



nd time 



simila 



r. 



31-66 



Sangsters No. 1 



5.2.90 



14 



56 



24-4 



83 



9 



315 



120 



6-6 



126 



I 



6 



2* 



round 



blue 



4 



25-50 



SangBters No. 1 



4.6.90 



19 7 



43 



2-8 



57 



7 



167 



71 



2-8 



88 



i 



1 



2 



round 



blue 



3 



1-88 



It will be seen from the above that the earliest pea was Sangsters No. 1, sown on 4th June, but the earliest bearing 

 was gaiued by a sacrifice in the yield, and was produced by the dry weather. The best bearing peas, viz : Dr McLean 

 and Best of All, were the linest flavoured, most tender and of the very best appearance when cooked ; these are the peas I 

 -would recommend to be grown in the hills ; I believe they are not a success on the plains, where however it is difficult to 

 procure sucks. Blue Peter is the best to grow, as it is dwarf, and is very good in flavour. W. C. 



Cabbages grown at Cinchona. 



Names. 



| Dates of Sowing. 



J First head formed 



♦Number of plants 

 survived. 



Average of heads 

 formed by sur- 

 viving plants. 



| Average diameter 

 of heads. 



1 Average weight of 

 heads in ounces. 



Day from sowing 



Mean average 

 Temperature. 



Rainfall. 



Cabbage Little Pixie 



21.1.90 



2.8 



90 



About 

 15 o/o 



100 o/o 



4 in. 



13- 



118 



62-9 



27-68 



" Cocoanut ... 



21.1.90 



19.8 



90 



15 « 



90 " 



5 in. 



15- 



135 



62 9 



28-63 



" Tom Thumb 



21.1.90 



6 6 



90 



15 " 



10 « 



4 in. 



12- 



92 



63-5 



26-36 



Savoy Little Pixie 



21.1.90 



30.6 



90 



15 " 



100 " 



3 in. 



12- 



116 



64-0 



27-5 



a 



o • 

 -a c 



03 



60 

 69 

 47 

 52 



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S -** 

 « §•§ 

 Q) p. 



H 



■5 iO 



Note -The very best of the Cabbages was the Savoy. These produced heads which, although small, were simply perfect. 

 They were very hard and close, nearly the whole of the leaves turning to head and being edible. When cooked they 

 -were of a beautiful golden colour and as tender as the very best winter cabbage I have ever ?een in England. I should 

 recommen I this cabbage for cultivation in the hills of Jamaica before any other I have seen. Being small, they 

 should be planted about a foot apart (6 inches closer than for most cabbage). The other two Cabbages, Cocoanut and 

 Uttle Pixie, were far before the ordinary cabbage grown in Jamaica but not nearly equal to the Savoys. Tom Thumb 

 cabbage was a failure, nearly all running to seed without forming a head. W. C. 



