No. 33.] 19 
- Yield, 
Per cent level 
CELERIAC. vegetated. culture. 
Ibs. oz. 
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BU LOOO i 0G ele eben ecole ee as Be Vee 78 15 13 
In order to make the yields of the different varieties comparable, 
we have computed it on the basis of one hundred plants. That is 
to say, the yield of the Dwarf Large Ribbed White Solid variety, . 
of which twenty plants were harvested from the trench, would 
have weighed ninety-six pounds, four ounces, had there been one 
hundred plants yielding at the same rate as the twenty plants. A 
glance at the table shows that the past season, the trench culture 
yielded decidedly better results than the level culture. The whole 
difference in the six varieties amounts to about forty pounds, or on 
the average, about six and a half pounds to the variety. In other 
words, the difference in favor of the trench culture was about ten 
per cent in the varieties tested. The length of the stems from the 
trenches was in most cases nearly double that of the same varieties 
grown on the level. We noted however, that hollow stems were 
more numerous in the plants grown in the trench. 
Without assuming to account for the discrepancies in the results 
of 1883 and 1884, we note that the rainfall during August, 1883, 
exceeded that of the same month in 1884, by more than two inches. 
We should expect that the plants in the trench would suffer less 
from want of rain than those on the level. 
The deductions suggested are that the injuries resulting from 
drought may be in some degree averted by growing the plants in 
trenches. 
Comparing the yields of different varieties, we find that the 
Dwarf Large Ribbed White Solid yielded best, the White Solid 
second, and Hood’s Dwarf Red third. 
We were able to detect very little difference in the flavor of the 
various varieties. 
The Red Giant Solid (Vil.) and Hood’s Dwarf Red (Hen.), 
seemed identical. The stems were often more hollow in these than 
in the other varieties. 
The foliage of the White Solid Curled is very distinct, being 
more cut and curled than in any other variety. It is very attractive 
in appearance. 
