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cold frame May 6-10, and the third in the open ground 
May 7-10. It is thus possible to compare 166 rows of trans- 
planted plants with the same number of rows grown ‘‘in 
place,” the varieties being identical, and the seed being 
taken from the same packages. The results of such a com- 
parison are as follows : 
Average time Average time to Average diam- Average weight Per cent of 
to first head. largest cutting. eter of heads. of heads. plants that 
Days. Days. Inches. Ounces. headed. 
Second planting, 
plants transplanted. ..114.95 140.89 7.55 89.1 86.76 
Third planting, 
plants grown in place. 116.17 141.90 7.81 90. 90.16 
It is evident that, in this case, the transplanting shows 
no beneficial effect. The little difference is in favor of the 
plants grown ‘“‘in place.” 
CABBAGE PLANTS FROM GREEN SEED. 
In the Station report for 1884, p. 211, is noted the result 
of anexperiment in the use of slightly green seed, in which 
it appears that the plants from the green seed vegetated 
better, and their heads matured earlier, and were larger 
than those from ripe seed. The experiment was _ re- 
peated the past season ona larger scale. [In the summer 
of 1885 the seed stalks of a plant of the Winnigstadt cab- 
bage, of which the pods were fully grown but had not com- 
menced to turn yellow. were cut and hung up ina dry 
room, where they were left until the pods were sufficiently 
dry to shell. Last spring a quantity of this seed, with some 
fully ripe seed of the same variety, was planted in the cold- 
frame, and a plat containing one-twentieth of an acre was 
set out with the plants, those from the green and ripe seed 
occupying alternate rows. 
Of each selection, 176 plants were set. Those from the 
ripe seed formed 140 heads, averaging 72.8 ounces In weight, 
while those from the green seed formed only 88 heads, aver- 
aging 55.8 ounces in weight. 
In this experiment, the result is strongly against the green 
seed. Much, however, may depend upon the degree of | 
immaturity. It is possible that while seed that is very 
slightly unripe may produce better results than that fully 
ripe, more immature seed might act in the opposite way. 
GROWING CABBAGE PLANTS FROM SLIPS. 
In the Station report for 1884, p. 212, an experiment is 
noted in growing the cabbage from leaf cuttings. The 
experiment was made the past season on a larger scale. It 
was found possible to obtain thrifty plants in this way ina 
shorter time than from seed. Buta small proportion of the 
slips formed plants, however, and when removed to the open 
