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ONIONS. 
Seed should be sown as earl}^ in spring as the ground can be 
worked well, which for this latitude is about the 20th of March. 
When sown early there is a much better chance of getting a good 
stand, as at that season the ground is generally quite moist. 
On March 28th, seeds of 21 varieties were sown in the garden 
in rows 18 inches apart. Owing to the very dry spring, and the 
prevailing high winds during the latter part of March and the 
month of April, which blew out many of the seeds and young plants, 
a very poor stand was obtained; with many varieties there was not 
over 20 per cent, to 40 per cent, of an average stand. As the test 
was not a satisfactory one, a table showing the productiveness of the 
different varieties is not necessary; but from the experiment the 
following points were observed: 
1st.,The varieties producing the greatest weight of marketable 
onions were: Giant White Garganus, Prize Taker, Large Ked 
Italian Tripoli, Extra Early Flat Red, White Bermuda, and Yellow 
Globe Danvers in the order named. 
2nd. The varieties ripening first were : Extra Early Flat Red, 
Queen, Neapolitan, White Bermuda, Large White Italian Tripoli, 
and Pale Red Bermuda. 
3rd. More scullions were produced by the late varieties than 
by the early. 
SUMMARY. 
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From the variety tests given in the foregoing we may summar¬ 
ize the following points: 
TOMATOES. 
1st. The five varieties producing the greatest weight of ripe 
fruit were: Shah, Puritan, Potato-leaf, Table Queen, .and Royal 
Red in the order named. 
2nd. Those yielding the most pounds of ripe and green fruit 
together were: Table Queen, Puritan, The Shah, Potato-leaf, and 
Large Rose Peach. 
3rd. The varieties giving the largest yield of fruit at the first 
two pickings were: The Shah, Potato-leaf, Aristocrat, Table Queen, 
and Large Rose Peach. 
4th. As the most desirable early varieties for either home use 
or market we would recommend: Puritan, Potato-leaf, Ignotum, 
Aristocrat, and Table Queen. 
5th. The smoothest varieties and those best suited for canning 
are: Ignotum, Potato-leaf, Table Queen, and Royal Red. 
