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Fifty-three stocks of Cucumbers were sent for trial. All were sown 

 singly in pots on April 17, and afterwards planted on mounds on a 

 well-prepared bed. The plants in most cases made good growth. 



None of the fruits were thinned until seen by the Committee, but 

 it was quite evident m some of the smooth varieties that it is necessary 

 to thin in ordinary cultivation. This was not so with those of the 

 ' Eochford ' or ' Lockie's Perfection' types, which planted on the 

 same day and treated in exactly the same manner were carrying six 

 and in many cases eight properly developed fruits, thus proving their 

 value from a grower's point of view. 



1. '^ Al (Sutton). medium sized fruit of the ' Telegraph ' type;' 

 13 inches long; with white spines and little or no neck; a medium 

 bearer. Foliage large, and very dark green. 



2. Aviator (J. Veitch).— A good cucumber of the ' Telegraph ' type 

 about 16 inches long with a short neck and white spines. The plants 

 carried a fair crop. 



3. Balham (Sydenham). — This variety, of which the seed came 

 from India, grew very freely and produced an abundance of dark green 

 fohage but failed to set any fruit. 



4. Blair's Prolific (Dickson, Brown & Tait). — The seed of this 

 variety was sown on the same date as the other varieties, but on the 

 day most of the other varieties were ready the plants were only just 

 showing fruits of the model type. It is of no value for market work. 



5. Cardiff Castle (Carter). — A variety of the ' Telegraph ' type, 

 having medium, thick fruits with a long tapering neck; spinas few and 

 white; a very free bearer. 



6. Cardiff Castle (J. Veitch). — Similar to the above except that it 

 ^ is a little darker in colour and has a slightly shorter neck. 



' • 7. Challenger (J. Yeitch). — A -very large variety of the 'Tele- 

 graph ' type with practically no neck ; length 18 inches ; spines few and 

 white. Unfortunately this did not prove to be a very prolific bearer. 



8. Coronation (Mortimer). — A large * Telegraph ' variety with 

 hardly any neck and a few white spines; length 21 inches; thick; not 

 a very free cropper. 



9. Covent Garden Favourite (Sydenham). A.M. April 9, 1889. — 

 A medium sized variety of the ' Eochford ' type about 14 inches long ; 

 I'ibbed; spines white; neck short. 



10. Cynosure (Mortimer). — A large, short-necked * Model ' cucum- 



* All trials in the Wisley Garden are carried out under number only until 

 jiidging is completed. The number pi-efixed to the name of the variety in 

 the Report corresponds with that -by which alone the variety was known until 

 judgment had been given. Fellows visiting the Garden and noticing any plant 

 under a number can easily ascertain its name later by reference to the Eeport, 

 ill the Journal. 



