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PARSNIPS AT WISLEY, 1915. 



Report by S. T. Wright, Superintendent. 



Forty stocks of Parsnips were sent to the Gardens for trial, all of 

 which were sown on March 9, in rows, eighteen inches apart, in ground 

 that had been deeply trenched, with no manure near the surface, as 

 this causes the roots to fork ; in fact the manure was all at the bottom 

 of the trench. The germination was excellent except in one instance, 

 viz. No. 36, which failed to germinate. The growth all through was 

 very robust and clean, and all the roots were quite free of "rust." 



XXX = Highly Commended. 

 XX = Commended. 



1*. Student (Dawkins ; Buckman), XX, 1915. — Medium to large, 

 heavy shoulders, tapering rather quickly to thin root ; of good shape ; 

 hollow crown ; heavy crop. A well-known and favourite variety. 



2. Student (Sydenham). — Medium to small ; moderately shoul- 

 dered ; uneven in size ; some hollow crowns, some full crowns ; 

 medium crop. Stock not quite true. 



3. Student (Webb), XXX, 1915. — Medium to large ; moderate 

 shoulders, tapering gradually ; very handsome, and even in size ; crown 

 nearly full ; heavy crop. A fine selection of the popular variety. 



4. Student (Sutton). — Very similar to No. 3. 



5. Tender and True (Sutton). — Very similar to No. 3, except that 

 the crown is full. 



6. Dobbie's Selected (Dobbie). — Very similar to No. 3, but not 

 quite such a fine selection. 



7. Dobbie's Select (Hurst). — Light shoulders; medium size ; long 

 tapering root ; full crown ; moderate crop. 



8. Hollow Crown (Sydenham). — Medium size ; heavy shoulders, 

 tapering rather sharply ; even in size ; skin very white and distinct ; 

 exceedingly heavy crop. 



9. Hollow Crown (Dawkins). — Medium to large; moderate 

 shoulders ; long, thick, and uneven in size and shape ; rather coarse ; 

 good crop ; some crowns full, some hollow. 



10. Champion Hollow Crown (Rowan). — Very similar to No. 9. 



11. Elcombe's Improved (Dawkins). — Similar to No. 8. 



12. Hollow Crown Improved (Barr), XX, 1915. — Large, heavy 

 shoulders ; very thick, long, tapering roots, even in size ; very 

 heavy crop. 



13. Hollow Crown (Sutton). — Same as No. 8. 



* See footnotes p. 117 and p. 473. 



