746 JOUENAL OF THE ROYAL IIOETICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



MISCELLANEOUS VEGETABLES AT WISLEY, 1910. 



Beussels Sprouts. 



Pyramid (Gray). — Sprouts large, hard; plants dwarf with a good 

 spread of foliage ; sprouts many and close together. 



Carrot. 



Gray's re-selected Early Market (Gray). — Boots from 3-4 incheg 

 long, well shaped. 



Improved Early Market (Gray).— ^oots small and rather badly \ 

 shaped. Crop badly attacked by fly. 



French Bean. i 



Climbing Erfurt Bush (Harrison). — Haulm 7 feet high, dark green; 

 flowers creamy-yellow ; pods 5 inches long, pale green ; plants robust, j 



Helianthus. 



Eoots long and tapering, 12-15 inches long; very like a Jerusalem 

 artichoke ; smooth ; has a taste very like an artichoke. 



Kale. 



Labrador (Laxton), 18 inches high. — Sturdy, green, foliage broad. 

 Leek. 



Superb (Gray). — Plants sturdy, thick, growth very compact. j 

 Melon. 



1. Golden Beauty (Barr), A.M. August 30, 1910.— Fruit medium: 

 averaging about 3^ lb. ; each plant caiTying four fruits, oval, lemon 

 yellow in colour, heavily netted, flesh thick, scarlet, and of good flavour 



2. Mauldslie Castle (Barr), A.M. September 13, 1910.— Fruit oj 

 medium size, about 4 lb. each, oval in shape, greenish j^ellow skin] 

 irregularly netted, strong grower, free setter, arriving at maturity late. ! 



■ 3. Hero of Lockinge (Smith). — For description see vol. xxxiiij 

 p. 283. 



4. Trent Park Perfection (Parr). — Fruit medium, averaging 2 lb. 

 straw colour ; seed badly mixed. j 



5. Tonbridge Green (Davies), A.M. September 13, 1910.— Fru| 

 very large, skin greenish yellow, slightly netted, flesh deep, pale greenj 

 remarkably sweet and melting. 



6. Early Favourite (Smith), A.M. August 16, 1910.— Fruit larg( 

 averaging about 6 lb. each, oval, slightly ridged and heavily nettec 

 straw colour; flesh green, thick, of excellent flavour, arriving i 

 maturity a fortnight before any of the others. 



