PEOCEEDIXGS OF THE THIRD EKTOlIOLOCaCAI, MEP;TING 7G 3 



Spices and Drugs. 



40.— POTATO PRESERVATION IN THE BOMBAY PRESIDENCY. 



By Ramrao S. Kasergode, Assistant Professor ofEntmnology, Poonct. 

 The potato being an important article of diet should be capable of 

 being preserved from one harvest to another, not only for the purposes 

 of seed but also for consumption. A riddled potato is useless for table 

 purposes and it is equally bad for seed. Abnost all attempts at preserva- 

 tion, at least in India, have however beea directed to preserve the 



