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season varieties are important but are a distinct class. 

 They are sold in bags or by weight. More care is 

 necessary with the later crop as these have to give a 

 supply for six months. With regard to storage cool 

 barns, sheds or out-houses are most suitable, but large 

 growers have not sufficient space at command and are 

 obliged to clamp. When treated in this way give the 

 tubers a shaded position, as clamps exposed to full 

 sunshine result in sprouting in early spring. For such 

 purposes they are best kept in shallow trays or on shelves 

 but allow ample ventilation. The tubers then make 

 a short thick sprout. In no case should Potatoes be 

 unduly exposed after lifting as green colouring is in- 

 jurious. When they are merely for seed it is not neces- 

 sary that the tubers should be dry when stored provided 

 there are no decaying ones. When packing small quan- 

 tities of early tubers punnets are used, and bags for late 

 varieties, in quantities often by the hundredweight. 



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These vegetables are in season from October until 

 April. It is advisable to leave the roots in their 

 growing quarters and lift as required for use, and to 

 prevent growth in early spring lift and treat as advised 

 for Leeks. There is only a limited sale for these roots 

 and they are best tied up in a dozen to a bundle, the 

 tops shortened and care taken in packing. They may 

 be wintered in heavy land in a store using plenty of 

 soil between the roots. 



