Like all Ohio bulletins, this one is suggestive and important. Mr. Green is one of the best testers of varieties in the experiment stations of the country. In this bulletin he has given the results of various tests with cabbages and cauliflowers. "The test of early varieties of cabbage was conducted for the purpose of determining synonyms and of learning the relative value of old and new sorts. The particular object in view was to compare Early Wakefield with Etampes and Express. Former trials had shown that there was little, if any difference in earliness between Early Wakefield and Etampes, while the former produced nearly 50 per cent. more marketable heads than the latter. The Express made but little better showing than the Etampes. The claims made by seedsmen that the varieties named are from a week to ten days earlier than Early Wakefield, were so much at variance with the results of our former trials that it seemed necessary to institute a more extended and thorough comparison than had hitherto been attempted".

Woolly Aphis.

Fighting Codlin Moth In Iows.

Arsenltes and Plaster for Codlin Moth.

The tests of 1889 confirm those of 1888. They "show no marked differences in the earliness of the three varieties, if date of first cutting alone is considered. In 1888, Early Wakefield and Express were both ready to cut June 29, and in 1889 the Express was three days ahead. Early Wakefield was a few days earlier than Etampes in both seasons. If we take as a standard of earliness the per cent. of the crop gathered at the first cutting, the results are essentially the same, there being a slight difference in favor of the Early Wakefield. A better standard of comparison is found in the per cent. of crop mature at a given date. A variety cannot be ranked as early simply because it gives a few mature specimens at an early date, but the number of specimens must also be considered. The Early Wakefield gave a greater per cent. of the entire crop within ten days from the time of the first cutting than either Express or Etampes. In fact, the whole crop, or 100 per cent. of the Early Wakefield was ready for market, in 1888, within ten days from the time the first head was mature, while Express and Etampes ranged from one-half to three-fourths of the crop in the same period.

This is a matter of great practical importance to the gardener who wishes not only to secure the advantage of an early market, but is desirous of clearing the ground for a second crop. Our trials have shown, in every case, that the Early Wakefield yields a larger per cent. of its crop at any given early date, than Etampes or Express, and matures its entire crop earlier than that of either of the varieties named".

Quality, "referring particularly to market value," was measured for the three sorts. "About half only of the Express and Etampes were marketable, while all of the Early Wakefield heads were solid and fit for market. It should, in justice, be said, however, that solidity of head depends much on soil, climate and other varying factors. Etampes and Express frequently make a better showing than this. In some sections, particularly in moist climates, they produce good crops; but the experience with them at the station indicates that they are not to be depended upon in this latitude to give more than half a crop. The Early Wakefield, on the other hand, seldom produces any but solid heads, which are smaller than Etampes and Express, but being more solid, bring a better price".

Wakefield, Etampes and Express Cabbages.

Tests of other cabbages were also made, but the chief attention was given to the investigations recorded above. This direct and closely confined experiment with three kinds should serve as a model for those who test varieties. We do not hesitate to pronounce it the best conceived test of varieties yet made by the experiment stations.

" Tests have been made during two seasons, of nearly all varieties of cauliflower offered by the leading seedsmen. The results indicate that but few varieties are suitable for growing in this latitude, and that many of the so-called varieties are synonymous. The early varieties have usually given better results than the late, whether planted in spring or midsummer. Not all of the early sorts are valuable, nor are all of the late kinds worthless ; but the best are found among the early varieties, and the poorest among the late. The early varieties are more dwarf in growth than the late, which is a further advantage, because closer planting is more admissible with the former than with the latter. Better results have uniformly been obtained with late than with early planting, both with early and late maturing varieties. Irrigation has been practiced to some extent, but the water supply was too limited to admit of carrying on the experiment, except where the plants were set close together in beds.

This method of planting seems to possess advantages aside from the facilities it affords to irrigation, but further experiments are necessary in order to determine its value in practical operations." Mr. Green sums up his cauliflower experience for Central Ohio, as follows: "The early varieties have usually given better results than the late, whether planted in early spring or midsummer. Better results have uniformly been obtained from late than early planting. The varieties or strains most highly recommended are Early Puritan, Early Pa-dilla, Long Island Beauty, Early Sea Foam, Early Snowball and Vick's Ideal. These all appear to be nearly identical with Early Erfurt, and may be considered as strains of that variety. The varieties that do not seem to be suited to this climate are, Lenormand, Veitch's Autumn Giant, Early Paris, Eclipse and Algiers. Many strains of the Snowball have been sent out that are very inferior to that disseminated by Peter Henderson & Co." *' The most prominent characteristics of Puget Sound cabbage and cauliflower seed are its large size and high germinative power. These large, plump seeds throw up very healthy and vigorous plants of a dark green color and are easily distinguishable from plants grown from eastern seeds, particularly in the early stages of growth.