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ering also a small auedaty of the seed that is formed on the pedun- 
cles that grow out between the bulblets. ‘The-three selections were 
planted in the garden April 25. The secondary bulblets produced 
larger bulbs at the base than the primary ones. They formed, how- 
ever, no bulblets at the top of the stem. The seed from the Top 
onion vegetated twenty-nine per cent, and produced from 100 seeds 
twenty small but well-matured bulbs. 
In 1888, out of several bulbs of the White Portugal onion set 
out. for seed, a single one produced at the top of one stalk a 
bunch of bulblets, instead of a seed-head. We planted these bulb- 
lets, curious to see whether they would produce seeds or bulblets. 
They developed into enormous bulbs, bearing all the characteristics 
of the White Portugal onion, and ripened off very early, but showed 
no inclination to produce a seed-stalk. 
A sample of onion seed, sent to the Station from Teneriffe, under 
the name “ Fegina,” pr oduced ver y small bulbs, which matured 
earlier than any other variety tested. These closely resembled those 
of the “ Queen” onion, and are possibly of this variety. 
LEEK. 
We planted 100 seeds, each of the following-named leeks, in the 
garden April 25, in the manner as noted for the onion, with the 
following results: 
First Number Average - 
vegetation Percent of roots. weight of 
in—days. vegetated harvested. roots, 
LEEK. ounces, 
Broad Flag or London........ 19 48 on 2 
Extra Large Carentan........ 19 60 45 las 
Lato ONG wea + sera ereicietese 20 Ad. 35 1.3 
Tiong Large Winters, ...;2. od 20° 47 OF 1 
Mouste ous Carentan.......... 29, 65 50 9 
Poitou Very Large Yellow.. 22 43 39 T 
Rouen Very Lare ge Winter . 22 29 20 ae 
The Extra Large Carentan and Monstrous Carentan showed a 
slight difference in the amount of foliage, as did also the Large 
Rouen and Rouen Very Large Winter. Whether this difference is 
due to a difference in variety, or from some other cause, we have no 
means of knowing. With the exception of the Poitou Very Large 
Yellow, in which the foliage was a shade paler than in the others, 
the plants g srown under the different names showed a very close re- 
semblance. 
MELon. 
We were more successful with the melon the past season than in 
1883, though as will appear from the table we failed to secure a ripe 
fruit from several varieties. We are compelled to do injustice in 
some cases, for some of the plantings that failed to ripen a fruit. 
would doubtless have done so, but for pilferings that could not be 
