By Dr. Noehden. 



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quality, from what they were, when they were reaped : they 

 will, in every respect, be young Potatoes, probably not much 

 inferior, if at all, to those raised on a hot-bed. For it does 

 not appear, that this mode of keeping them has any effect 

 in promoting their maturity, at least, not to any perceptible 

 degree. The sand employed should be of as barren a na- 

 ture as may be, and if possible, contain little or nothing of 

 the vegetative stimulus. When the tubers are taken out of 

 the ground, previous to their maturity, they will not readily 

 sprout, or emit roots, which circumstance is a security for 

 the success of the method in question. 



I have thought it worth while to communicate these 

 observations, though they are not supported by that expe- 

 rience, which would at once make them practically useful. 

 It will, however, be easy to submit them to trial, and they 

 may possibly lead to results which may give them some 

 value. 



