POTATOES 771 



Sharpens Express. White Kidney, excellent cropper, quality 

 first-rate. 



Sharpe's Victor. White Kidney, fair cropper, first-rate quality. 

 Excellent forcing variety. 



Second Earlies 



Snowdrop. White Kidney, abundant cropper, of excellent 

 quality. 



Gladiator. White Kidney, very heavy cropper, of fair quality 

 on heavy soil. 



British Queen. White, shape variable, heavy cropper, quality 

 excellent on some soils. 



Great Scot. White, round, said to be a heavy cropper of 

 good quality. 



King" George. White Kidney, said to be a good cropper. 



Main-crop and Late Sorts 



Windsor Castle. White, oval-shaped, good cropper, quality 

 first-rate. 



King Edward. Kidney, white, lightly coloured here and there 

 with pink. Abundant cropper of excellent quality. 



Up-to-Date. White, round, abundant cropper ; quality first- 

 rate. 



Arran Chief. White, round, heavy cropper, quality excellent 

 on some soils. 



Long Keeper. White, pebble-shaped \ 



Crofter. White, pebble-shaped Reputedly heavy 



The Lochar. White, round croppers. 



The Chapman. White, round J 



SPRAYING. The proper proportions of the sulphate of copper 

 and lime solution for spraying Potatoes to check the disease (P/iy- 

 topthora infestans], is one pound of each. Tie the sulphate which 

 is blue-stone in a coarse piece of canvas and put into a wooden 

 tub holding about 10 gallons. Pour over the sulphate 2 gallons of 

 boiling water and let it dissolve. In a pail dissolve the lime, which 

 should be fresh, and when clear add the water to that in the tub. 

 In addition to the above, dissolve in hot water I Ib. of common 

 treacle, and add this. Then fill up the tub. The solution should 

 be applied about the middle of July, with a second application 

 three weeks later. It must be applied to the foliage of the Potatoes 

 in the form of a very fine spray through a knapsack sprayer, or by 

 the aid of a spraying syringe. It is best done in the evening. 



SPROUTING THE SEED TUBERS. Though good results may 

 be possible from tubers that have not been put into the sprouting 

 boxes in February or March that is, from four to six weeks before 

 planting it is generally conceded that the better plan is to store 



