REPORT OF THE HORTICULTURIST. 



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EXPERIMENTS TO PREVENT POTATO SCAB Concluded. 



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Weight 

 of Rotten 

 Potatoes. 



Lbs. 

 4 



4 

 2 

 1 

 5 



Oz. 



8 



8 

 8 



8 

 8 



8 



8 



Number 

 of Scabby 



Potatoes 

 in a Peck. 



6 

 6 



28 



7 



40 



15 

 2 



23 



16 



7 



38 

 14 



74 



17 



25 



7 



Number 



of Clean 



Potatoas 



in a Peck . 



33 

 6 



73 



67 



77 

 66 



63 

 41 



97 

 66 



98 

 82 



90 

 88 



157 

 140 



60 

 62 



47 

 56 



3 



53 



64 



67 



53 

 85 



54 

 70 



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GERMICIDES. 



A Corrosive sublimate, ^ ounce to 4 gallons of water. 



B Kainite 8 ounces m it 



C Nitrate of soda 4 m n n 



D If H 2 ti 11 II 



E Potassium sulphide 1 u n u 



F ti II 2 II II If 



G Nitrate of soda IJ .. h n 



H Flowers of sulphur (seed rolled). 



I Formalin, 2 ounces to 4 gallons of water. 



J M 1 It 11 II 



K. II a " *' I* 



L Lysol, 3 per cent solution. 

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