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French Beans, for forcing. — Seeds to be sent as above on or 

 before January 1, 1897. Not more than six varieties from 

 any one grower. The merits will only be considered from a 

 forcing point of view. 



Onions. — Seeds should have been already sent to Chiswick for 

 testing autumn-sown varieties. 



Potatos. — New early ones only. Tubers to be sent as above by 

 February 1, 1897. 



The object is to test the varieties with a view to determin- 

 ing the earliest varieties to dig, combined with good cropping 

 and cooking qualities. 



Peas. — New varieties only. Seed to be sent as above on or 

 before February 1, 1897. 



Borecoles. — Old and new varieties. Seed to be sent as above 

 on or before February 1, 1897. 



Quantities of seeds, dc, to be sent when required for trial 

 at Gliiswick. 



Peas, Broad Beans, Dwarf Beans, Scarlet Kunner Beans — Half 



a pint of seed of each variety. 

 Cabbages, Kales, Cauliflowers, Broccoli, Brussel Sprouts, Savoys, 

 Carrots, Celery, Beet, Parsnip, Turnip, Leeks, Lettuce, 

 Onions, Badish, Parsley — Half an ounce of each. 

 Potatos — 20 tubers of each variety. 

 Tomatos — 25 seeds of each variety. 



Cucumbers, Gourds, Marrows — Six seeds of each variety. 

 Strawberries — 20 runners of each. 



New fruits, &c, one or two trees, plants, or bushes of each. 

 Flower Seeds — Sufficient of each variety of its kind to ensure a 

 fair trial. 



EEPOBT ON TOMATOS AT CHISWICK, 1896. 



One hundred and one varieties were sent to the Gardens for 

 trial, of which twenty-six were carefully selected stocks of older 

 varieties of proved merit grown for the sake of comparison. 

 They were all sown on March 2, and the four most promising- 

 seedlings were selected from each sowing. Of these one pair 

 of each were grown under glass in 10-inch pots, and the other 



