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es and taken to the houses e pies in EU fare not be troubled with ate more of the vermin’ | tons, and the third upwards of 19 tons per imperial 
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quinte p e o my surprise I discovere E a few "E beg the | acre. Vf omen of wd were cooked, bee proved excel- 
n^ ute or - two, and then taken out and was ned with nts were again covered w E hel could | lent in flavo were wonder fully matured 
porem by means of the syringe. On examining eis be? The ogg iprito thoroughly dem whet though so late i in wade. planted, the form and size all 
or ideni to see what the effect had been upon the | smoked before. However, I had them ack | that could be wanted. In addition to their vigorous 
thrips, I was delighted to find, as I thought, that they | to the seed- cabin, and thoroughly prety p^ paper growth they were entirely free from disease, while 
were all destroy d, i ma any de ad ones were foun d ad- | laid as on the for mer occasion, and I found the next | their neighbours were a good deal diseased. 
tering to the plan th ties o dead insects. Ithen left| Mr. Petrie, land steward to the Earl of So uthesk, at 
pun. by ing a few leaves off the ie and | them for three ps before giving them a second dose, | Kinnaird, gives the results of his trial of the Seedling 
ie cim in the Gishurst mixture. allowed a like period to elapse before the third and | | Potatos m 9th May, as follows, viz.:— Victoria. 
tri final smoking ; this thoroughly cleare pi ow and I was | produced at the rate of 503 bolls (5 cwt. per boll) per 
never troubled with them r that t in sufficient | imperial acre, handsome, large size ; Napoleon pro- 
uantity to do any iei in ju ry. "This is an u deni si bolls, very handsome; Paterson’s Red pro- 
portant matter, for tk i ke thei 4$ bolls, fine sem an Seedling Rock produced 
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sartüng off at fal speed, and running a orf distance, 
sla, they made a few sm and died. I began to 
oh fA Aids of with | new or gs, | fine sample—a per apoia acre. Had they been 
Eiane dp cove ss me remedy ios a whol e inire ad irem agton o earlier re result Posed have oe 
unn ELS Té inim. Itookthe precaution, | Upon a close rR me on e lanis after a thorough a still heavier crop. ere 
moreover, to place the leaves under a powerful m | fu AUN it wil be found that all the perfect A | — ome others Slakað at Gio tin eae as ware 
4 agente took the em out of the IDE bane snd. then | grow: s are destroyed, and by repea his, | better matured; very ha Y growers, with edm strong, 
d that all the p kill he y fou v tim s, with three or four nig! Men | healthy haulm, and 
eggs deposited close to the ribs of the iat aa hot between P I firmly believe that an examinati ion | Mi oney. cg sr Peter Murray Thriep- 
appear to be much affected. However ‘nothing daunted, | after the final fumigation would f substantiate my | pen Bart., Fin E Castle reports that "he planted 
i to persevere, and set about giving the assertion as to the ag cy of this m RA | several varieties p Poles Castle Garden about 10th 
plantsanother dipping in about three weeks from the| Before leaving the subject « Fimigition I wish to | | April with these results :— Victoria : Very white and 
when to my surprise I found them completely | offer a few further s ae ist When smoking is mealy; fine flat oval shape; a very free hardy grower 
covered with living black thrips in a oes Lee int A it should be done ia the evening, as the and heavy bearer; field or garden. Napoleon ; Very 
develi ondition. It tl t alti h the | llcontinue;in the house much longer then | superior late field variety ; fine round oval shape; very 
 glution had destroyed the perfect eerie it had not | than it pom during the day. As soon in the after- strong grower; excellent quality. Goliath: White, 
en Lin Ja st effect on their eggs; and asit Cor noon as the sun has lost some of its ‘power, take sie] i" Size; a very free grower; garden or field. Pater. 
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the ae the dipping tub, one to dip them, | house give plenty of air {to thoroughly dry the foliage, petit r, 75 lb. in 44 yards. Buff Kidne - A wonder- 
and another to syringe with clean water: as moreover | and withhold the syringe that night. I have seen that fu Potato; Dy ed ted tuber, 9} inches by 81 cir- 
ier afew days the plants become as bad as ever, I | fumigating plants of almost any description when they | cumfer gard r field. Pétertots Wonder: 
found the labour would be incessant, and was) are damp will cause much injury to the foliage, and | White, t omit middle sized tubers; late 
sil Dos Die) to abandon tl he Gishurst, | Sometimes cause ink leaves to fall off in large Bey Paterson's Rock: Very handsome and fine 
which much disfigures as wellas damages quality; great cropper. Late Red Ki : Stems 
whilst by hing the. foliage quie ES such a. g "feet long, like trees bearing quantities of plums ; not 
E te ores only etc EST to [7 io d vem | paty need not Beet eared. I find d tobacco numerous, but large and handsome. Jrish Blue: For 
feel assured that by its use, if I e | paper or tobac fn gate with, field culture requires to be planted thin; very hardy 
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plants of new varieties that are con stantly being | As soon as it is received it should be piesi and lai Dr. Moore, of ‘Glasnevin, aporti that the Potatos 
received, I should not have such a thing as the thrips | out to a he it from becoming mouldy. I find that were planted on Ist April, and dug 11th November 
upon m both paper and rag if E Ae to ' get mouldy lose their 3. Thecrop from 5 Pars e of each, was :— Victoria, 
Ihave td many opinions upon the practice of, power, ane will have but litt 28 1b.; Napoleon, 26 Ib. 5 Seedling Regent, 30 Ib. ; 
umigting, Some advocate smoking the plants on | therefore any which ey ps ve been allowed at some Paterson's Blue, ; Oval Blue, 28 lb. Goliath, 
three successive nig] I do 2d approve, | time to become mouldy, might as well be bec St 32 lb. ; Paterson’s s White Seedling ng hae = dte 
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g practised it and fount its defects. I do not asit will surely lead e Cappont ment when used for | Wonder, 34 Ib. ; A 
assert that it did not kill all the insects that were alive fumigating. William Barnes, Camden Nur. ursery, | siders them a ve ry fine series of varieties. 
at the timeit was done, but what about the eggs that | Camberwell. | The Rev. James Cæsar, of Panbride Manse, by Car 
ited,” ife! noustie, in — to the Irish Blue Seedling, 
been | 
Why, in three 1 tes :—' I had of seed, which produc 
eemper e eei, PATERSON SEEDLING POTATOS. Baud d gin aly d 
ind o ae y Pp * [These Potatos, which ze noticed last summer (p. i well? 1868), the sorts. were pier free from disease;” and M 
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disco m Fd R. Mp NOME that we repro roduce "v! such porti Ron of. their statements as our a the I Irish Blue standin; 
r ny. opaa ee [Samples of 10 variation all these seedling Potatos, 
The most certai p Mr. J. Care, garden the Duke'of Argyll at which Pav b 
find was to fumi QN Mivetuslreinody Y'oXtiPMiror In nverary Castle, eater that hou ar caer the | iene tut of the Fass rud x am bene 
mencing upon growth and produce of these Potato: such thai Eth [ ; 
thames proms = any given night, then leaving them for is certain, under field culture, they would prove still | | eism Pme of "Potato odia, PURAN E 
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then wes re enum ERA rd zi phe of 12 varieties planted, 10 pe of Mid excellent quality, | 
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y fonndanyleftattes thee third dose, butshoulda few | ^? S. r. W. Gray, gardener id the Earl of Dalhousie, ut Hom e Correspondence. 
for aye eae MOY fol aera te ten Brechin Castle; reports as follows:—Tictoria: White, | The Royal Horticultural Society.—In accordance 
| Uplate Diener. nee € oM bn, wt aan bt: handsome. flattioh ovals growth vigoroua;| with what I thought my duty as an old F.H.S, I 
annoyed with thrips u many years à ago being terribly | ,, "M; constitution; when cooked white and. — the meeting on Tuesday, A v inst., and 
they got on to the ton xn artes and from them meaty, and rich in flavour ; a very good cropper, and heard a portion of the vials of wrai ured upon 
Grape Vines, maki dien a enias, Camellias and | well ‘adapted -— - field or garden; average pro- the heads of the Council. In inas “with most 
via avoc among them all, | Auce = Te 3ilb. — Napoleon: Firstrate quality; of my confrères I'much regretted to hear that the 
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Pies _The plants | weighed, viz. :—Victoria, from 77 square feet, yielded | the ai of the Council to do ‘something 
yringed, and | 56 56 ib. s Napoleon, from 91 hen fist, y J^ 60 1b. ; | for —Uálag for Chiswick. I can only 
: E eii their | Irish Blue, from 112 squa t, yielded 120 ]b.; the|now suggest & rough outline of what may be most 
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