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cafes, and the fibres from which the feeds originate 

 began in both to appear about the fame time, and 

 they feemed to be in every refpeit alike. 



The earlinefs of potatoes, ceteris paribus ,feems to 

 depend upon the nature of the kind planted, more 

 than any other circumftance. Two kinds of potatoes 

 planted at the fame time, and upon the fame foil, 

 fnall differ fo much from one another in this re- 

 fpecl, that the bulbs of one kind will be fully formed 

 and of confiderable magnitude, before the umbilical 

 fibres of the other have begun to fpring forth, ex- 

 actly analagous to what happens with regard to 

 early and late kinds of peafe. It is poflible, how- 

 ever, that in potatoes of the fame kind thefe fruit- 

 bearing fibres may fpring forth fomewhat earlier in 

 very vigorous plants than in fuch as are more 

 weakly; but I am ignorant if ever this fact has 

 been hitherto afcertained. It is well known that 

 rather the reverfe of this happens with peafe and 

 beans, as the moft weakly plants (to a certain de- 

 gree) of thefe claries of vegetables come earlier than 

 fuch as are extremely luxuriant. 



[In the year 1779, I obtained from London a 

 potatoe under the name of the early Henley po- 

 tatoe; the bulb is a dirty white; form very round, 

 not deeply indented at the eyes; (kin imooth and 



fine, 



