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This plant can be started in the hot-bed, 

 or seed can be sown in the open ground in 

 May. Set the plants about eighteen inches 

 apart, in rich, light soil. 



POTATO 



The soil best suited for the production of a 

 potato of the best quality is one of rich, light, 

 sandy loam, although the vegetable can be 

 grown very satisfactorily in almost any soil. 

 But on land heavy with clay, and not well 

 drained, it never attains the size, flavor, and 

 general excellence which characterizes it when 

 grown in a soil better suited to its requirements. 

 In such a soil it is often rough and scabby, 

 therefore not very attractive to the eye, though 

 it may be fairly well flavored and mealy when 

 cooked. 



It pays to make a special effort to give the 

 potato a soil to its liking, if one cares to grow 

 it to perfection. By mixing sand, old mortar, 

 muck, — anything that has a tendency to 

 lighten and make porous, — with a heavy soil, 

 much can be done to improve the productive- 

 ness and quality of this vegetable. Good culti- 

 vation is also an important factor in the case. 



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