54 POTATOES. S. 



of thefe, early in fpring, the plants will be 

 fit to be planted out as foon as frofls are 

 gone ; by which means the fize of the roots 

 will be muchi increafed the firft year ; and 

 will, in the fecond, rife nearly to perfection. 



Potatoes raifed from feed are a mifcellany 

 of endlefs varieties. Sometimes thefe varie- 

 ties are planted mifcellaneoully ; fometimes 

 particular varieties are felected. 



In SELECTING VARIETIES from fcedling 

 potatoes two things are to be attended to ; 

 the INTRINSIC QUALITY of the potatoe, an$ 

 its PRODUCTIVENESS. If thefe two defire- 

 able properties can be found in one plant, 

 the choice is determined. To this fpecies 

 of attention and induftry we are indebted for 

 the many valuable kinds which have, been, 

 and now are, diftributed throughout the 

 Ifland. 



It is obfcrvable, however, that varieties of 

 potatoes, like thofe of corn, are partial to 

 particular foils and fituations. Hence the 

 propriety of bit/ban dmen railing potatoes from 

 feed j as by this means they obtain, with a 



degree 



