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Many of our cucumbers and squashes showed unmistakable evidence 
of cross-fertilization, and clearly indicated, on the part of those who 
produced the seed, a lack of sufficient care in isolating their varieties. 
The blossoms of the melon, cucumber and squash cannot in any case 
self-fertilize, and hence, unusual precautions are necessary to prevent 
the mixture of varieties. 
For a detailed account of our experiments upon the insects which 
infest these plants, we refer the reader to the article on insecticides. 
CABBAGE. 
We planted 100 seeds of cabbage from each of fifty-six named pack- 
ages in seed-boxes in the ereenhouse, April 24th, 25th and 26th. 
Hleyen plants of each were transplanted to the garden May 26, each 
sample occupying a row twelve feet long. ‘The plants were afterward 
thinned out in the rows where they were thick enough to require it. 
The data we have noted are as follows: 





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Early, York: Dwart os... tcc sretecn ees phe I a 6 54 10 120 I ie Baca 
Warpe Barly Work ee ea ssegen Lekeeaee 5 63 ” 119 1| 4 
Marly Surar Oats ceases coe te Makes stb 5S 39 6 183 We a 0 
Manly Ox Nneart.2ec Otis cates cs. eeu eoien eae 7 71 4 124 2| 3 
Barly Etampesis Gauss sss eevee aa cote sla tants 5 60 7 104 3 Wie WO 4 
Early Nonpareil.... .. Mean 1 REELS VLC gh ate 5 51 4 150 Bits: 4c Lee . 
Tourlaville.........' RABY BIN Ae d eM RRSB 4 93 10 133 2 Bos ¢ 
Early wanaingsrants PEROT ol Wee rk oy} Fea 5 84 3 127 Lik d 
Early Rainham... ERC PEL aire Grd k' > 12 26 4 143 21500 278 
Filderkraut. . Aste 5 59 9 127 9! 8% 6 ; 
*Late Round Winter ‘(from Norway).. ~aeas 5 7% 10 182 36 4 
Little Pixie...>. . 4 55 ees ete dis tee = 
Early Jersey Wakefield. (imported seed)... 5 74 5 97 Sit « ff i 
Early Jersey Wakefield epee iat giias o- 5 74 Oe eee Ss 4 EN Be She B 
Henderson’s Early Summer.,. : be 5 ui 8 114 4] 449 8. 
MATAV IV SIMA eo hie yo spekouile be cok hedsmn ee 8 21 5 103 3.1] tLe LG 
Barly Bleichfeld Giant... 3. 2s.tne.csen cee 6 72 7 111 212) Sine 
St. John’s Day . eA eterttes See ce eae A 5 85 3 166 8/38 4 
Early St. John’s Day.. Baek eA eects She comea ies 8 (05 PE PM PP (he Pe 
Mee yum Bad. soe tel cde ea eeu ce eta 9 47 ORE Oe ee) ah a= cle) fe bias 
Wheelers: Cocoanutie hiss spaciccseacels ae 5 66 10 127 3} 4 6 
Schweinfurt.. Sn hi eis oe 5 64 U 121 4/ 8 2 
Schweinfurt Largest White eae See aE 4 93 6 110 b+ i3 ame 
Schweinturt Quintal/ia 4. ia. oN ees 5 85 2 127 2112 14 
Quintal Drum hea@. 2 ie .c ce. et. ee eel 5 67 6 114 41) 8 9 
Strasburg’ Quintalie. ose 2 ed Be ts yet 5 78 8 119 4} 6 9 
St; Penpis Drumhead. 2.58 ioc ce ses cares 5 76 9 140 1} 8 
Danish Drumhead: -s.. s. lsccee es dae kes ff 71 10 110 8] 6 8 
Vilmorin’s Early Flat Dutch . 5 62 10 115 9) 48 
Cannon Dall eiaeeres ors dao: vatins ee ak 5 92 9 112 51 4 8 
Fottler’s Improved Early Brunswick...... 4 73 ‘ 114 oi} -6° ae 
Pothier s BrupsSwitCky).8. 0. weklathitse concen es 5 55 11 114 41] 5 vf 
Premium Large Late Flat poate A i) 53 6 181 3 | 6 6 
Mate PlateDuten - saws wick esdwadiieeeiee Cae 5 71 9 121 5) 4% 936 
Karly Dwarf Flat Dutch ..... ............. 5 63 |* 8 147 LF 
Cranes Harly.x ct leon, pee AEP 8 30 11 127 A fo * yf 
Large Late eich aig oh Deen eA ite emeeicide ath ed £ 91 10 Wi esa oles [ol auae Meee 
Stone Mason.. Pet S SED ech eis Stools edaave ls 6 64 q 140 3) 6 8 
Large Late Bergen.. 7 46 il 142 4.) 4g 

* Planted May 4. 

