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REPoRT OF THE HORTICULTURIST OF THE 
CucuMBER— A TEST OF VARIETIES. 









First Pickle | First rine 
owen Seeds from | pioom.« size. fruits. 
ATS COD seems ie eee Re Sema em na nie Ey avis pad July 9 July 23...) Aug. 25 
Before 
PAIS EEO Sia e eet ge roe i oll reas Re UR ort tater 1a. 8.00.0 Sale Uo. ali oo. ee 25 
Cardiff Castle (Fr’nch,vert long de Cardiff)) Vil.......... July 9...) July 23...|{ Petore.. 
Chicago Biekle ie ee ey ns Weta ieee NB ii gesces Aaah Arish July 5...| July 14..-} Aug. 5 
Chinese Long Remaining Green.......... Dreer...... July 5...) July 20...) Aug. 8 
Xtra MOET y SEOGL NS ths tase eene sete overs Thornes} Ul yews ae oy en Ac oe 3 
HIGrida se HmMerald hrs olise aaeee eee hia AM kobe re aes July 9...) July 20...| Sept. 14 
OWE Les ee eed Sa hrs ee ee ee eee 8.&N.8.Co| July 9...) July 26...| Sept. 14 
New Giant Pera .... .......--.sseeeeeee oes BW osssk cnn July 9.. Sept. 10 
Nichols Medium Green............:.:...:- TD OLGA) eae DULY oie OLR Os eee 
IPBTISNE IGRI Le lien ou ee cen mane tae eealee Va’gh’n July 5...| July 19...| Aug. 8 
IPELTECTIVV ILE SDLD Otc satceee semlaceae sneer TaxS! Cos. ce duly; bs. Wd alye164.4 Septay 10. 
Thorburn’s New Everbearing............. TRON Myo aot OIELY Gene ATL ened e 
Westfield’s Chicago Pickling....... Se Va'zh’n..:) July 8)..} July 18.4.) Angee 98 
W HALO VODAD soven ess sc iene vannedsesee ye EV Uistevesse SUY (S.51 I ULY 10.) eevee adage 
“ Auge Before ) 
SADA) MOSHING ane ee ee eae et eeete e alae ee SULy {sce { Aug. 25 §| steers 
LETTUCE. 
Seeds of the lettuces named below were planted in the Station 
garden April 25; one drill of each, twelve feet long, the drills 
three and one-half feet apart: : j 
Letrruce — A TEst oF VARIETIES. 


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Salts S te 8 BE ae 
NAME. Seedfrom| £3 a: 8 a if i] 
= amie Hae aa & Es g 
a ca m4 fy co ] 
Bloomsdale Early Summer OCreole...} Hal....... May 29| June 26| July 20) Aug. 14| Sept. 2] Oct. 5 
Bupbercupisceusanecs da slecsos leeuneuie eb Stacie May 30] June 29; July 21) Aug. 14! Sept. 3] ......... 
California Cream Butter............. Raw...... May 28/} June 27| July 11| Aug. 7/| Aug. 29} Sept. 29 
Golden Fringed escyscrgudteuscccse wun Wilson...| May 
, 
Golden Head (French, pomme d’or)} Vil........ May 
Marblehead Cabbage................. D. of A...| May 
Ohio (French, de 1l’Ohio)............. AE Ol May 
Sibley’s American Beauty..... ...... SS De stanieaick May 
Thorburn’s Market Gardener’s....... Hay toga May 









