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severe hailstorm which injured the leaves, and I 

 «annot say what kind of a crop we shall have. If 

 the weather continues so cold as lately, we shall 

 have no French Beans or Scarlet Runners, nor 

 Vegetable Marrows — outside. G. Harris, The Castle 

 Gardens, Alnwick. 



It is yet too early to speak with any certainty 



as to the Potato crop, owing to the very late season. 

 Early kinds an- lifting splendidly. The weight is 

 below the average, but the tubers are of excellent 



quality. Scotcli Regents and Champions look well 

 in the fields. I have not yet heard of any disease. 

 D. Inglis, Howick Hall, Lcsbury, 



Durham. — In our district Potatos are very back- 

 ward, and the early varieties now being lifted turn 

 out small in size but clean in the skin. The crop is 

 fully three weeks later than usual, from absence of 

 warmth. Late crops are the same, although now 

 growing fast, and as yet there is no trace of disease. 

 The haulm of field Potatos has covered very little 



of the ground. J. Hunter, Lamhton Gardens, Fence 

 Houses. 



Yorkshire. — The Potato crops about here are 

 very promising, but we have found some disease 

 among the early kinds. The late crops in the fields 

 look very promising, and will give large returns. 

 J. Shaw, Sunappleton, Bolton Pent/. 



In this district tht Potato crops never looked 



better than they do now. No symptoms of disease 

 so far, but I fear the continuance of wet weather we 



