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Of the Scotch varieties, the Early Beauty and 

 Jeannie Deans ripened earliest, the Early Fortune 

 last; the other five varieties very much together, the 

 two first mentioned being ripe in the third week of 

 September, five varieties October 10th, and Early 

 Fortune October 20th. 



Button's Triumph, Windsor Castle, Perfection, and 

 Supreme ripened in the third week of September. 

 Supreme rather the earliest, Perfection the latest, 

 though Supreme was about the same time. 



On the 15th October, the varieties showing the 

 greatest amount of vigour in the haulm were the 

 Colossal, Union White, and Imperator ; then the 

 Wonder, French Violet, Reading Giant, and Early 

 Fortune. The only other varieties showing any life 

 were the Stourbridge Glory, Magnum Bonum, and 

 Bruce. The Wonder, Imperator, and Union White 

 were a somewhat gappy plant, owing to the seed being 

 cut too small. 



Trials with Scotch Varieties in England, 



The following trials, with recently introduced Scotch 

 varieties, carried out by ourselves, may be of interest 

 as being conducted in England in two years widely 

 differing in respect to moisture and temperature. They 

 formed part of tests made with a large number of 

 varieties on our own farms, and were grown in open 

 field. In both seasons the weather in the spring 

 months was very dry, and in a few cases cut gets 

 died. We estimated that the loss occasioned by dead 



