The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1878-03-02
Queen and Giant Roca. grew finely in

Queen and Giant Roca, grew finely in
south and southwesterly states.
Parsnip-Hollow crowned.
Parsley-Moss curled and double
curled
Peas-These, like tomatoes, have SO
many new claimants for earllness, that it
is not easy to decide. Our tests of last
season place them as follows, as nearly
as we could Judge: First, improved
Dan'l O'Rourke, next Philadelphia extra
early, and Carriers first crop for round
peas requiring brash. of the dwarfs,
Little Gem and Blue Peter, while for
larger growing wrinkled sorts, Alpha is
best and earliest; while for main late crop
nothing yet we find as good as Champion
of England.
Radishes-Scarlet turnip, long scarlet,
and the new white tipped scarlet, French
seed), are all about equally early The
last named is very distinct and pretty,
and in every way desirable. Of the late
or winter radishes, the China rose color
ed, black and white Spanish are all good.
Spinach-We find that the Savoy
leaved is by far the best, giving nearly
twice the weight of crop on the same
space. 1t is somewhat singular that the
great value of this variety seems to have
been overlooked by the market gardeners
of New York, and they have only re-
| Gently woke up to it on seeing it sent in
by the growers from Norfolk, Va, and
other southern points.
Tomatoes Sown March 9th, were
carefully trnsplanted twice, and set out
in open ground May Goth. This was the
most puzzling trial we made, as it was
difficult to impartially pick out three or
four as the best among so many. Cana
da Victor was, by majority of censors,
judged the earliest and best, though
Conquerer and New York Market re-
semble it, and they are evidently all
nearly allied to each other. Arlington,
a valuable variety, but little later, is ex-
ceedingly prolific, large, ard smooth,
and this and Excelsior are the favorite
varieties for canning. Trophy is late,
but its other excellent qualities still
leave it in the field Golden Trophy, a
beautiful yellow variety, is in every way
worthy of cultivation. The very early
varieties, such as Little Gem, 100 DAYS,
Keys Prolific, ripened few fruit 10
these varieties are worthless for market
purposes, because the difference in earli-
ness of $50 miles further south, brings in
the finer sorts, cheap enough to take
their place until the better sort ripen,
| have but little hope in any further i'm
provement in earliness Of the tomato
We have made no advance on Keys Pro-
life, sent out seven or eight years ago,
and that earliness was at the expense OF
both size and quality, while in the good
market sorts it is doubtful if there is
anything much in advance of a good
stock of New York Market, which has
been in culture for % years.
Turnips-Red and White Top, Strap
leaf, are earliest. Purple White Globe
is nearly as early, and will prove a more
marketable sort from its larger size.
Yellow Globe for second early, is one of
the best for general crop. In Ruta
Bagas, the American grown seed of the
Purple and Green Top varieties proved
better in every case than some half dozen
kinds of varieties tried, with the excep-
.ion of the Long White French, variety
of excellent flavor and otherwise desira-
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