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Those in Italics were entirely destroyed by the beetle ; while the 

 Peachblow and Chili varieties stood their attacks without suffering 

 much. Climax also showed a good deal of freedom from injury in 

 this respect. For an early potato, Early Rose suffered as little as 

 any in the whole lot, while the much vaunted King of the Earlies 

 was almost annihilated. We never need expect to find a beetle- 

 proof variety of potato, but by planting those most nearly so, we shall 

 at any rate prevent the beetles increasing as rapidly as they would 

 otherwise have done. All things considered, the Early Rose is per- 

 haps the best early potato for general culture ; while the Peach- 

 blows will generally prove the most satisfactory for late plantings. 



White Apple is, to all appearance but a sub-variety of the Peach- 

 blows, so that 1 have classed it with them. 



TOMATOES. 



About thirty varieties of tomatoes were tried, the most important 

 of which are the following: 



Extra Early Bed. — Early and very prolific, but badly curved, 

 and wrinkled. 



Trophy. — Large, heavy, smooth, and reasonably early. Worthy 

 of general introduction. 



General Grant. — Good. 



Tilden's New. — Yery good. \ 



Fejee. — Large and heavy, but too late. \ 



Yellow Fig, Yellow Cherry, and Bed Cherry.— Small and 

 smooth ; valuable for preserving. 



CABBAGE. 



Planted about twenty varieties, native and foreign. 



Early York and Early Wakefield for ear ly \varieties, Winnig- 

 stadt for second early, and Marblehead Mammoth and Stone Mason 

 for late use, are worthy of general cultivation. Among the re 

 cently introduced foreign varieties, McEwarts Early seems worthy 

 of further attention. 



BEETS. 



Of the fourteen varieties planted, none seemed better for table use 



