270 GARDENING FOR PROFIT. 



blow in general appearance, but ripening earlier and 

 cooking through very quickly and evenly, a characteristic 



Fig. 80. PERFECT PEACHBLOW POTATO. 



that was wanting in the older Peachblow. The flesh is 

 pure white and the quality excellent. 



Considerable discussion has at various times occurred 

 concerning the relative merits of planting cut or whole 

 tubers, but is yet undecided, each method having its ad- 

 vocates ; a fact which goes far to prove that it is of 

 little consequence which way is followed. The best 

 rule, iu our experience is, to plant the whole small 

 tubers if fully matured, and cut the larger ones, but in 

 either case leaving enough in bulk of the potato to give 

 sufficient sustenance to the plant. 



The superintendent of one of the State Experimental 



