ies were sown March 13, and set out May 14. It was
difficult to detect any difference between Puritan, Gilt Edge, Denmark,
Prize Earliest, Best Early, Snowball, and Erfurt, as they showed less
variation than appeared between the same sorts from different seedsmen.

The title "edible maturity" in the table refers to the period at which
the heads might be cut for one's own use, that is when they had attained
the size of one's two fists. "Marketable maturity" is when they had
completed their growth and would remain solid no longer.

---------------------+---------+---------------+--------+----------+--------
| |Appearance of | | |Per cent
| |young plants, |Edible |Mark't'ble|forming
Varieties. | Source. |March 29. |Maturity|Maturity. |heads.
---------------------+---------+---------------+--------+----------+--------
Burpee's Best Early |Burpee. |Small; even. | Aug. 5| Aug. 10 | 100
Denmark |Vaughn. |Good; even. | July 26| Aug. 10 | 83
Earliest Dwarf Erfurt|Maule. |Good; even. | Aug. 27| Sept. 14 | 67
Erfurt Earliest Dwarf|March. |Small; even. | Aug. 10| Aug. 27 | 92
Early Snowball |Henderson|Very weak; | Aug. 5| Aug. 10 | 100
| | uneven. | | |
Early Puritan |Ferry. |Small; even. | Aug. 7| Aug. 13 | 92
Gilt Edge |Thorburn.|Weak; uneven. | July 26| Aug. 8 | 93
Maule's Prize |Maule. |Small; somewhat| July 24| Aug. 8 | 83
Earliest | | uneven. | | |
Snowball |March. |Good; even. | July 24| Aug. 8 | 100
---------------------+---------+---------------+--------+----------+--------

THE BEST VARIETIES.

The points to consider in selecting varieties are first, earliness or
time of maturity; second, the certainty of their forming good heads. The
importance of having well grown seed has already been mentioned. This
being secured, the choice of varieties is largely a matter of
circumstances. A variety which is good for one climate, or for one
purpose, may not be good for another. For the early crop, an account of
which has already been given, the earliest variety obtainable should be
used, as our springs at the North are short enough at best. The Earliest
Dwarf Erfurt strains include nearly all the earlies