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CELERIAC. 
We grew seven varieties of celeriac, of which the per cent of veg- 
etation and yields are given in the table. In this vegetable, the 
root is used instead of the blanched stems. The New Apple, though 
least productive of all, appears to be the most highly improved. In 
this the roots are very symmetrical and have few fibrous branches. 
In some of the others, particularly the Erfurt, the roots are very ir- 
regular in form and are almost enveloped in a fibrous net-work of 
small roots. | 
PEppeEr. 
- We grew the following list of peppers, planting the seeds in boxes 
in the hot-bed, March 29, transplanting six plants of each to the gar- 
den, June 10. We noted the statistics given in the table. 
First ripe 
PEPPER. Per cent _ First bloom fruit 
vegetated, in— days. in—days. 
eet ler sees sistas 3 cin 8 ase 40 109 143 
REE eRe ie cee sa gs vs rs 10 105 163 
(1G yori > aa ai 10 102 146 
OL a ae ae 48 112 166: 
CONE < av'e eso aaie cee ses 68 107 178 
perme urintets re ss, ec co 24 108 163 
Loe SOLS SE de a ree a 35 128 178 
Spanish Mammoth............. ai 103 163 
DWeetOpaticn: 6.2... wea wees 50 109 184 
MeeOMmato PNAPEO ce... . 0s. we ee os 4 104 167 
As grown by us, the Ruby King (B. M. & Co.) was a synonym 
of Spanish Mammoth (Vil.). 
Perhaps in no other vegetable is the nomenclature so much con- 
fused as in the pepper. The names Grossum, Monstrous, Spanish 
Monstrous, Spanish Mammoth, Sweet Spanish, Mountain, Sweet 
Mountain, Mammoth, Large Bell and Bull Nose are all used to 
designate what appears to be but two varieties. We were able to 
detect no difference between the Monstrous, Spanish Mammoth and 
Sweet Spanish, the seeds of all of which come from Vilmorin, An- 
drieux & Co. 
ToMATo. 
Test of Varieties. 
We grew thirty-six names of tomatoes as a test. of varieties, plant- 
ing the seeds in boxes in the green-house* March 27 and 28, trans- 
planting four plants of each to the garden May 22. We have noted 
the following particulars : 
* The boxeg were soon after removed to the hot-beds, 
