REPORT OF THE HORTICULTURIST 

 SESSIONAL PAPER No. 16 



119 



planted much after June 24, but the results obtained in 1900 by planting on July 7 

 proved that it is possible to produce a good crop of potatoes after a crop of early 

 vegetables, such as pease, has been removed. The fourth planting in 1901 was a 

 little later than in previous years and the season not as favourable as in 1900. 



Date of Planting. 



Early Variety, 



1st planting, May 26, 1898 ; May 26, 1899 ; 



May 26, 1900 ; May 30, 1901 



2nd planting, June 10, 1898 ; June 9, 1899 ; 



June 9, 1900 ; June 13, 1901 



3rd planting, June 24, 1898 ; June 23, 1899; 



June 23, 1900 ; June 27, 1901 



4th planting, July 8, 1898 ; July 7, 1899 ; 



July 7, 1900 ; July 11, 1901 



5th planting, July 23, 1898 ; July 21, 1899 ; 



July 21, 1900 



6th planting, August 9, 1898 1 



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POTATOES — RESULTS OF SPRAYING WITH BORDEAUX MIXTURE FOR THE PREVENTION OF 



BLIGHT AND ROT. 



It is the usual practice to spray the experimental plots of potatoes at the Central 

 Experimental Farm with Bordeaux mixture for the prevention of rot and blight, but 

 owing to the nature of the soil in which they are planted, nearly always a light sandy 

 loam, it is seldom that rot is troublesome. This year, however, 8 varieties were plant- 

 ed on May 30 in heavier and wetter soil, for the purpose of demonstrating the advan- 

 tage of spraying. Of each variety there were four rows, 33 feet in length, sprayed^ 

 and the same area left unsprayed. The mixture was 6 lbs. of bluestone, 4 lbs. of lime, 

 and 40 gallons of water. The first spraying was made on July 2, and the vines were 

 kept' covered with the mixture throughout the rest of the season. 



