REPORT ON SPINACH GROWN AT CHISWICK, 189G. 



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(53) Lord Granbyx x x (Harrison). Profuse cropper, pods 

 in pairs ; haulm, pods, and peas light green ; pods of good size, 

 containing six large peas on the average ; flavour first-class. 

 Height 4 feet. Keady for use June 26. Seed wrinkled. 



(54) Veitch's Perfection (Watkins & Simpson). Good cropper ; 

 haulm, pods, and peas dark green ; flavour excellent ; a favourite 

 old variety. Height 2 feet 6 inches. Eeady for use June 29. 

 Seed wrinkled. 



(55) Improved Telegraph (Watkins & Simpson). Same as 

 the ordinary variety. See No. 58. 



(56) Eentpayer (Watkins & Simpson). Moderate cropper, 

 pods in pairs ; haulm, pods, and peas dark green ; pods long 

 and well filled, with an average of seven peas each, and of good 

 flavour. Height 18 inches. Eeady for use June 29. Seed 

 wrinkled. 



(57) Improved Queen (Watkins & Simpson). Heavy cropper, 

 pods in pairs ; haulm, pods, and peas dark green ; pods of good 

 size, usually six peas ; flavour very sweet. Height 2 feet. 

 Eeady for use June 29. Seed wrinkled. 



(58) Telegraph (Watkins & Simpson). Profuse bearer, of 

 good quality. A well-known and popular variety. Eeady for 

 use June 26. Seed wrinkled. 



(59) Veitch's Gold Finder (E. Veitch). Moderate cropper ; 

 deep green haulm, pods, and peas ; pods short and well filled, 

 with an average of four large peas each ; flavour excellent. 

 Height 3 feet. Eeady for use June 29. Seed wrinkled. 



(60) Notts Excelsior (Yates). Good cropper ; haulm, pods, 

 and peas light green ; pods short and well filled ; flavour very 

 good. Height 1 foot. Eeady for use June 17. 



(61) Emperor of Japan (Harrison). (62) Unnamed variety 

 (McClure). Seed received late ; will be tried again in 1897. 



EEPOET ON SPINACH GEOWN AT CHISWICK, 1896. 



Thirty-three stocks of Spinach were received for trial, and 

 were all sown on April 4. In spite of the dry weather the seed 

 germinated freely, and the plants grew well. The result of the 

 trial proved that there are really only a very small number of 



