TUBERS OR "SETS" FOR PLANTING. 



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come sprouted into a tangled mass of shoots no longer 

 obtains, except where ignorance of the proper method 

 prevails. The up-to-date method is to place the seed 

 tubers, after they are lifted and become dry, direct into 

 shallow boxes, like the one figured. The kidney tubers 

 are placed on their narrow or " heel " ends in rows across 

 the bos till it is full. The round ones, with the parts con- 

 taining the most eyes upwards, in a similar fashion. These 

 boxes are then stored in a cool, airy loft or shed, where 



MINIMUM-SIZED ROUND SEED TUBER. 



Width 1J ins. ; Weight 1J oz. (See pp. 60 and 61.) 



frost can be kept from them. Plenty of light is admitted 

 at all times, and when the turn of the year arrives, the 

 boxes may be placed in a still lighter position; in fact, 

 stood outdoors in fine weather. This plan ensures the 

 tubers getting plenty of air, prevents premature growth, 

 and ensures, when February and March arrives, plump, 

 healthy tubers, with one or two dark green sturdy shoots. 

 There is no exhaustion of the tubers by the production of 



