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Synonyms. 
The Improved Purple Top Mammoth, Ferry, ’85, and the Purple 
Top White Globe, Howcroft, ’85, appeared identical. 
‘The Laing’s s Strap- Leaf ruta- baga, Howcroft, °85, was evidently a 
misnomer, as the plants were not Xe strap- leaved.” 
Sample. packets of four varieties of turnip were sent to us for 
trial from the Department of Agriculture, and were tested for pur- 
ity. The names were Purple Top Strap Leaf, White Flat Dutch, 
White Norfolk and Yellow Aberdeen. 
The ‘* White Flat Dutch,” proved to be the same as the Early 
White Flat Dutch Strap- -Leaved, Fer., 83. The ‘Yellow Aberdeen” 
was the purple topped variety of this name, but many of the roots of 
this and of the White Norfolk were off type ; no more so, however, 
than have been roots of many other samples tested. 
ONION. 
Seeds of the following list were planted in the garden April 23, 
in rows twenty-one inches apart, on soil prepared as noted for the 
beet. ‘The plants were thinned when sufficiently large to one inch 
apart. ‘The different rows were marked ‘‘ripe’” when the tops had all, 
or nearly all fallen down. 
In order to make the comparison of the average weights of the 
bulbs more accurate, and at the same time to avoid the use of deci- 
mals, we compute the weight in ounces for one hundred average 
bulbs, instead of a single root as in the case of the beet and carrot. 







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Bedfordshire Champion_.... -......./Oct. 3--| 163 ) 20 338 
Bloomsdale Extra Early Red__.-.---- Aug. 18) 117 0 41 
Dark Red August (Fr. rouge vifd’aout)|Sept. 5-| 1385 0 21 361 
feeriy ed Plat (Thor,)....2----...+--- Aug. 20) 119 0 69 216 
Meeeee eateg int. Vil.)}.........-....-.- 119 0 94 195 
SIV OAT Ne. wkd, (onside ‘sept: 12) 182 5 55 365 
SmEIvaNy Hite OUDG >. o 2b. 20 ls. 2. Aug. 18) 117 0 53 75 
Extra Early Bloomsdale, red -_-_----- Aug. 22) 121 0 68 127 
