New York Agricultural Experiment Station. 325 
Spinach. 
Seeds from twelve differently named packages of spinach were 
planted, April 15, in rows twelve feet long and three and one-half feet 
apart. The following data were noted : 
SPINACH. 
Bloomsdale 
Curled Leaved Savoy or Blooms- 
dale 
Extra Large Bound Leaved 
Henderson's Norfolk Savoy Leaved 
Large Bound Leaf Viroflay 
Large Bound Viroflay 
New Long Standing 
New Thick Leaved 
New Zealand 
Prickly 
Bound Flanders 
Bound Leaved 
Seed 
from 
Greg. 
Thor. 
Greg. 
Hen . 
Hen . 
Thor. 
Thor. 
Hen . 
Thor. 
Thor. 
Thor. 
Thor. 
First 
bloom. 
May 31 
" 31 
" 31 
June 4 
4 
4 
4 
4 
Sept. 18 
June 1 
May 31 
" 31 
Days 
from 
plant- 
ing 
46 
46 
46 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
156 
47 
46 
46 
First ripe 
June 27 
" 27 
" 27 
July 2 
June 28 
July 2 
2 
June 28 
July 1 
" 1 
The Bloomsdale, Greg. ; Curled-Leaved or Bloomsdale, Thor. ; Extra 
Large Round-Leaved, Greg., and Henderson's Norfolk Savoy-Leaved, 
Hen., appeared to be identical. 
The Large Round-Leaf Viroflay, Hen. ; Large Round Viroflay, Thor. ; 
New Long-Standing, Thor., and New Thick-Leaved, Hen., appeared to 
be the same. 
I could detect no difference in the Round Flanders, Thor., and 
Round-Leaved, Thor. 
The New Zealand, a distinct species, is entirely different from the 
other varieties in its habit of growth. It remained in edible con- 
dition the entire summer. At this date (October 25) it is still in 
fine condition for eating. 
