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Journal of Agricnliiire. 



[8 Nov., 1907 



receivea, and did not crop well the first season. In spite of every care, 

 three have dropped entirelv out of the list, viz. : — Diamond, World's Fair, 

 and Foundling. The first year's produce was as follows : — Diamond, 

 2 lbs.. World's Fair, 1 lb., Foundling, 4 lbs. ; in 1905, these were planted 

 i Mr. Hill's plot at lona, with no better results, and last season I planted 

 them in my garden, with the result that the two first mentioned failed 

 completely, whilst the Foundling produced a few small tubers. 



After arrival, five or six tubers of each variety were placed by Mr. 

 Knight in a cool chamber, and kept at a temperature of 40 degrees ; some 

 of these have shown considerable vitality, having been upwards of nine 

 months in the chamber when handed over to me. They were planted on 

 24th November, 1905, and nine out of twenty-five varieties grew. The 

 following results show that Early Puritan, Duke of Rothesay, and General 

 Kitchener were the onlv early ones to survive. 



In February, 1906, at the request of Mr. H. Brown (Mordialloc), I 

 inspected a plot composed of nineteen varieties, from which one average 

 plant of each was lifted. The produce was graded to- market and small, 

 out the weights given below represent the total produce of each variety per 

 acre. Tests for cutting and cooking qualities were made, and these results 

 are also published. I have made several tests since, and find thev have 

 Ijeen confirmed in the ca.se of almost every variety ; Up-to-date and British 

 (.^ueen were the exceptions, the former ha\-ing improved in appearance when 

 cut. It should be stated that there are two types of Up-to-date, one oval, 

 which produces a large proportion of kidney-shaped tubers, the other 

 round. The former is the best quality, and growers would do well to 

 .select it when buying .seed. In the case of British Queen, it has shown 



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