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was decidedly more vigorous and more uniform than that of the other 
varieties, all of which seemed much mixed. ‘The foliage of the chard 
is used as greens throughout the season, and the petioles and midribs 
ure sometimes cooked and served like asparagus. It is interesting to 
notice that in this plant, in which the foliage has been the object of 
selection, the leaves are not oniy much more ample, but are much 
ae puffed or blistered than in the varieties of the common garden 
eet. 
CARROT, ® 
We planted seeds of carrot from twenty named packages April 26, 
in rows twenty-one inches apart and ten feet long, two rows of each 
sample. ‘The statistics noted appear in the following table: 
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we ei bce oe | 
Bese Be ts 
gi |e] | 8 
NAME. S a “5 i 
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pSloecl) ss @ 
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lbs. 0z. 
mibeinonam Long Reda...) seme o> vs 28 | 27 98116 8 
TN en 6 GA ek chncg: ehh one Vb sesiye. « ghie 23 | 29 So.) dF 
Karly French Scarled Forcing.......... 23 | 49 83 | 88 0 
Karly Scarlet Short Horn........ CCE. 23,| 47 92 1-51) 10 
BRR ELIOn STO. FLOTIY iy os 34. ci cign de severe 19 | 66 80 | 38 54 
Half Long Scarlet Carentan ........... 28 | 72 85 | 49 10 
BIONIC iors ciao: cc ore 4,6 eco'a pays 28 | 45 85 | 386 2 
PPO ned POMte. vidi en ic wae ees Pala A ba We 89 | 39 15 
Half Long Scarlet Nantes............. 28 | 23 85 | 63\. 3° 
Half Long Stump Rooted.............. 23 | 58 85 | 44 6 
. Improved Long Orange................ 28° [219 98 | 44 8 
wumes Intermediate... ....)./.. 05.0005 28 | 25 85 | 85 38 
mmc bite) Belgian. ...4. 0% 6 sens 9 vs 28. | 39 89 | 43 I 
PETRIE re oe a 2g) wien ind oye b.008 9 ¢ 23 | 37 98 140. 2 
MTR SOUSIIITOW. ho ss 4 access ss yaee eo ae 28 | 26 98 | 22 . 84 
mransparent White... 066. cee ode ce u's 28 | 23 89 | 49 9 
VOCACA SOS OOS 4 0 CR IR eee 32 |) 22 100 | 21 24 
POAETOG COM NOGWAY sb... sie aie,3. c's ce e'ewal. 28.) 60 92 | 41. 1 
The date of “marketable size” was of necessity somewhat arbi- 
trary, as we did not wish to destroy the plants. We think it is rela- 
tively correct, however, in the different varieties. . 
The Altringham Long Red and Long Red Surrey ran to seed so 
early in the season as to nearly destroy the crop of roots. The same 
tendency appeared, but in a less degree, in the Half Long Luc, Large 
White Belgian and Violet or Purple. In the former two varieties we 
noticed a similar tendency last season. _ We do not find this noted as 
being a common characteristic of these or any varieties of cultivated 
