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| First | |
VARIETY. | head in | Plants | Number of
| days. | survived. | heads.
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Dwarf Erfurt | 182 | 4 | 4
Early Dutch or Early London | 180 | 5 | 4
Early Dwarf Surprise | 175 | 6 | 6
Eclipse | 162 | 7 | 6
Half-Early Large White French | 190 | 9 | 6
Half-Early Paris | 197 | 8 | 7
Imperial | 160 | 8 | 8
Lackawanna | 150 | 9 | 8
Large Algiers | 189 | 6 | 3
Large Late Asiatic | 156 | 4 | 4
Large Late Stadtholder | -- | 8 | 3
Late Giant Italian | 154 | 8 | 8
Late Paris | 170 | 4 | 3
Lenormand's Extra Large | 149 | 7 | 6
Lenormand's Short-Stemmed | 161 | 8 | 6
Paris Extra Early | 154 | 6 | 6
Sea Foam | 182 | 3 | 2
Veitch's Autumn Giant | 182 | 6 | 3
Very Dwarf Alleaume | 189 | 8 | 6
Walcheren | 182 | 6 | 4
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In 1885 the following varieties were planted in the green-house March
30, and sixteen plants of each, with a few exceptions, transplanted to
the garden May 4. The plants of Algiers and Le Maitre Pied Court were
transplanted May 20, and those of the Wonderful May 21. The plants were
set in rows three and one-half feet apart, and eighteen inches apart in
the rows. Many were destroyed by various causes, and though the places
were twice reset there were many vacancies.

As will be seen, Henderson's Early Snowball (from Henderson in 1885) was
the earliest, forming the first head July 8, or ninety-seven days from
sowing the seed. The heads also were rather above the average in size.
Extra selected Dwarf Erfurt was the second in earliness and every plant
headed.

A notable fact brought out by this table is the effect of the early
planting on the late and half-early varieties.