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checked the disease. Gas lime, on the other hand, laid on in the 

 winter is said to have been ineffectual. Kainit, quicklime, and 

 salt, applied to the ground in the winter, have not proved of any 

 value, and trenching the ground to the depth of 2 V a to 3 . ft. has 

 also proved of no avail. Evidence as to the susceptibility of the 

 different varieties of potatoes is more definite. The variety named 

 Snowdrop is usually, possibly always, immune. Maincrop, Lang- 

 Worthy, Conquest, and Golden Wonder are not attacked. All 

 varieties belonging to the Up-to-date class take the disease very 

 readily and very badly. With the object of arriving at some 

 trustworthy information the Board arranged for two classes of 

 experiments to be carried out during 1909. Experimetal plots 

 were secured in Lancashire, Cheshire, Shropshire, and Breconshire, 

 and planted with seventeen selected varieties of potatoes; while 

 another class of experiment has been arranged to test the effects 

 of possible remedies. Further, in order to test the use of sulphur, 

 a number of cottagers and allotment holders have been supplied 

 with a few pounds of sulphur tor the treatment of their gardens. 



The next subject touched upon is the American Gooseberry 

 Mildew, and it appears that the number of gardens scheduled as 

 infected with this disease increased from 692 in 1907-8 to 2,442 up 

 to the 1 5th April, 1909. The disease, however, dit not spread very 

 widely beyond the areas attacked in the previous year, except in 

 one district, viz.. Kent, where it assumed considerable proportions. 

 The counties infected were Gloucester, Worcester, Hereford, War- 

 wick, Shropshire, Leicester, Derby, Northampton, Norfolk, Isle of 

 Ely, Holland Division of Lincoln, Cambridge, Huntingdon, Kent, 

 Essex, Surrey, Sussex, and Middlesex. 



After dealing with the problems connected with administration, 

 Mr. Middleton goes on to discuss the economics of the disease 

 under the headings soil and situation, effect of manuring, suscep- 

 tibility of different varieties, sources of infection and remedies, 

 and it. is pointed out that the experience hitherto gained in com- 

 bating American Gooseberry Mildew may be summed up in the 

 following suggestions and hints for gooseberry growers. 



1) When American Gooseberry Mildew appears in a garden it 

 must not be assumed that the plantation is ruined. 



2) Neither must it be assumed that mildew is not dangerous and 

 may remain untreated. 



3) The disease should be dealt with at once as recommended 

 in the Board's leaflet (The leaflet will be sent post free to all appli- 

 cants to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, London). 



