20 WORCESTER COUNTY HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. [1869. 



Cleveland Seedling — a strong grower ; quality, No. 1 ; hardy ; will probably 

 be a very popular market variety. 



White Peach Blow — a fine potato, but the top is too large for the yield of 

 tubers. 



Early Worcester or Reilly — very fine. 



The Early Prince and Excelsior come very strongly recommended, but they 

 need further trial ; unless they improve with another year's experiment, I shall 

 render the verdict " found wanting in quality." 



Of the Concord Seedling mentioned above, Mr. Lovell further adds that he 

 planted but two potatoes. These he planted on newly turned grass land, on 

 which green manure and a little gypsum had been spread, and received a yield 

 of sixty-four pounds. This potato is very large, and somewhat resembles the 

 Early Rose in shape and appearance. 



STATEMENT OF F. J. KINNEY. 



I planted single eyes in drills twelve inches apart and three feet between the 

 drills, alternating the varieties, and treating them in all other respects alike. 

 Planted May 9. 



Average number of potatoes to two eyes planted : 



Jackson, for table 15, small 4; Orono, for table 17, small 2 ; Early Rose, for 

 table 5, small none ; Early Goodrich, for table 12, small 5. 



*Average weight to two eyes planted : 



Jackson, number of potatoes 19, weight 5 lbs.; Orono, number of potatoes 19, 

 weight 6 lbs; Early Rose, uumber of potatoes 5, weight 3 lbs.; Early Goodrich, 

 number of potatoes 17, weight 4^ lbs. 



Disease, to date, (October 6,) out of three bushels of each variety — 



Jackson ^ peck ; Orono 1 peck ; Early Rose J bushel ; Early Goodrich 1 

 quart. 



The weight of testimony of those who have made fair trial, seems to establish 

 the Early Rose as one of the most valuable varieties for amateur cultivation. 

 Its weak points are that it is a little tender, and requires for its best develop- 

 ment a rich and arable soil. It is apparently better adapted for the well-tilled 

 garden than for open-field culture. In fact on newly turned green sward it will 

 flourish but indifferently, if at all. This lack of constitutional vigor, however, 

 may be owing to the unnatural process of forcing to which it has been subjected ; 

 this seems the more probable from the fact that it is from so robust a stock, 

 being a direct descendant from the Garnet Chili — than which there is no more 

 hardy and vigorous grower. A rich cultivation hereafter may in part remedy 

 this defect, but- will hardly effect a cure, inasmuch as experience has shown that 

 the tendency to disease in the potato increases with age, the Garnet Chili itself 

 having already lost much of its original vigor. 



This can hardly be considered a fair test of productivsness, being on so limited a scale. 



