I58 MAINE AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATIOX. 



Sunrise — seems worthy of special mention. The quality com- 

 pares very favorably with that of most later varieties and it was 

 the most prolific variety grown. 



Of the varieties which failed to reach edible maturity, we 

 would call attention to the Country Gentleman, from the fact 

 that since its introduction several years ago, no variety has 

 received more favorable comment than this one, but for this 

 State it is of little value on account of its lateness. It may 

 mature under the most favorable conditions although it has 

 been grown here for the past three years and in no case has it 

 reached an edible condition before frosts, when given ordinary 

 field culture. 



For the benefit of those who may desire to purchase seeds 

 direct of seedsmen the addresses of the seed merchants referred 

 to in the above table are given herewith: J. M. Thorburn & 

 Co., 15 John St., New York; Johnson & Stokes, Philadelphia, 

 Pa.; D. M. Ferry & Co., Detroit, Mich.; A. W. Livingston's 

 Sons, Columbus, Ohio; J. J. H. Gregory & Son, Marblehead, 

 Mass.; Peter Henderson & Co., 35 and 37 Cortland St., Xew 

 York; Iowa Seed Co., DesMoines, Iowa; Eastman Seed Co., 

 East Sumner, Maine; Wm. Henry Maule, Philadelphia, Pa.; 

 H. W. Buckbee, Rockford, 111. 



Maixe State College, 

 Oroxo, Me., March 18, 1896. 



BULLETIN No. 28. 



POTATO ROT— BORDEAUX MIXTURE AXD FUN- 

 GIROID AS PREVENTIVES. 



H. P. Gould. 



Potato rot or "late blight" as it is frequently called, is a com- 

 mon and at the same time, one of the most serious diseases of the 

 potato. It is the result of the growth and development of a 

 fungous plant within the tissues of the leaves and tubers. The 

 first indication of the presence of the fungus is the browning of 

 distinct areas upon the leaves; a portion of the leaf may be 

 affected or the whole leaf mav be involved. If the weather is 



