Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-03
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VEGETABLES OF WORTH.
Tested and Recommended by ths
Michigan station.

Tested and Recommended by the
Michigan Station.
A large number of varieties of vege-
table novelties are sent out each sea-
son. The Michigan station last year
continued Its practice Of former sea
sons in securing seeds and testing their
merits. Ii concludes that while there
has been considerable change in the
varieties grown today as compared
with those in cultivation ten years
since the difference is greater in the
names than in the varieties themselves,
as in many cases, although the name
has been changed, careful trial of
many of these varieties shows that
they are nothing more than improved
strains of some of the old kinds. The
change that has been brought about
has been secured largely by selection,
and if it is sufficiently marked to make
any difference in the value of the va
riety the seeasmen are justified in APP
plying new name to it.
Among bush beans the following wax
sorts have given the best satisfaction
at the station: Cylinder Black Wax,
Davis Wax, Golden Wax and Jones
Stringless. Among the better green pod
ded sorts would be Red Valentine,
Stringless Green Pod and Stringless
Valentine.
Among early varieties of cabbage All
Head Early, Bullock Heart, the Wake
fields, Early Spring and Early Summer
all gave a large percentage of heads
and were quick growers and of good
quality The surest headers, best flavor
ed, medium season cabbages are All
Seasons, Succession, Market Garden
ers' No. and Autumn King all of
which are standard sorts, either for
market gardeners or for home use.
For forcing houses and hotbeds no
better variety of lettuce was found
than Grand Rapids of the loose grow
ing sorts. If heading lettuce is de-
sired for forcing purposes. Tennis Ball,
Boston or Rawsons Hothouse would
give good results. OF the varieties
grown in the open ground, none has
given better satisfaction than has Ice
berg 1t is a large growing. close head
ing variety, attractive in appearance
and excellent in quality. 1t stands the
heat well and remains a long time in
condition Hamilton Market, Morse,
Prize Head and Wonderful are also
good outdoor sorts.
Burpee's Australian Brown, so named
from the home of its origin, is pro-
nounced one of the best general pur-
pose onions in the list tested. These on
ions are of slightly fiattened, globular
form, averaging 3 inches in diameter
and 1A in thickness They are of
brownish red color and are very firm
and solid. While they mature early
in the season, they appear to be good
keepers The flavor is mild and pleas
ant. Michigan Yellow Globe was
among the best being nearly spherical
in form and of high quality. 1t is val
liable for commercial growing. as it
is productive, attractive in appearance
and good keeper. Prizetaker is es-
pecially valuable for sowing in hot
beds and transplanting. In this way
it grows to large size, and the hand
some appearance of the bulbs anu their
excellent flavor make it desirable for
either home use or market.
Earliest is one of the best early rlpen-
ing tomatoes Atlantic and Ruby fol-
low Earliest and the fruits are of larger
size Advance is one of the best early
kinds bearing small fruit. Acme,
Beauty, Dominion Day, IgnOtum, Per-
lection and Potato Leaf Ignotum are
excellent for the general crop. Golden
Queen and Golden Glory are among
the best yellow sorts.