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exhibition : a good cropper and of excellent quality ; rather subject 

 to disease. 



Bed Etjenf. — A heavy -cropping late variety, suitable for field 

 culture. 



Wood's Scarlet Prolific. — A haudsotce late potato, productive, 

 and of good quality. 



Vtnnont Beauty. — A heavy-croppiug second early variety, hand- 

 some in appearance, and of good quality. 



King of the Earlies. — A usetul early variety, which, when first 

 distributed in America, was sold at the enormous price of -50 dollars 

 a root. The tubers are of medium size and good quality. 



SKIX STEE.VKXD OE TLASIED. 



HundreJf'Ad Fluke. — Very distinct and good : the tubers large, 

 long, and handsome ; the skin pale, with large patches of purple. It 

 is a heavy cropper, and of good quality. 



Eoitoid'.i Striped Don. — Like the preceding, very distinct. The 

 tubers are large, roundish ; skin pale, straw streaked and flaked with 

 ptirple. It is a heavy cropper, handsome, and of good quality. 



The foregoing list includes twenty-sii varieties, all of considerable 

 eiceilencr', but for the assistance cf those who will not require more 

 than ten sorts, we have selected the undermentioned as being most 

 suitable for garden culture on all kinds of soils, and the best for main- 

 taining a supply throughout the year. 



EarKest, Kentish AsMeaf and King cf the Earlies. Second early, 

 Excehior Kidn-y, Bresee's CUina.r, Dalmaho'j, Late Bose. Late, 

 Ojford.shire Kidney, Paterson's Victoria, Eeqentj La^istone (type re- 

 presented by Headlifs Sonpareil). The Fluke should be grown 

 for the latest supplies, where it does well. Extra Earhj Vemiont 

 and Vennvnt Beanty are yet too expensive to be grown in quantity. 



HOW TO SATE THE FRUIT CROP. 



BT WILT.AAf COLE, 



Head Gardener, Ealing Park, Middlesex, W. 



lE so frequently have sharp frosts during the time the fruit- 

 trees are in bloom, that protection in some form or 

 other is essential for tbe preservation of the flowers, and 

 a few remarks upon the subject will probably be useful. 

 Tiie protection of fruit-trees from spring frosts is a 

 matter requiring a considerable amount of practical knowledge to 

 carry it out efficiently, tor it is a very easy matter to injure the trees 

 and do a considerable amount of mischief ro the crop by the improper 

 use of protecting material. Too much protection is in many 

 eases as bad, if not worse, than none at all, although a very general 

 impression prevails that provided the trees have a good covering of 

 canvas or similar material, ttie crop will be safe; but it is not so, 

 for the peach, and other trees usually trained to the open walls, are 



March. 



