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instead of being a species from elevated or mountainous regions. 
This idea is supported by the fact that Potatos flourish so amaz- 
ingly on the warp lands of our eastern seaboard. 
Although many hundred flowers of Solanum Maglia were 
artificially fertilised with pollen from cultivated varieties, only 
five were successful, resulting in five seed berries. From these 
No. 39.— Crop of Sutton's Satisfaction. 
Fig. 05. 
seed berries but two seedlings were secured, and only one of 
these showed any promise whatever, the second having to be 
grown under glass to prevent its dying away. 
The tubers of Solanum Maglia are shown in Ilhistration 
No. 29, and I regret to say that in 1891 the outdoor crop was 
almost entirely destroyed by disease, whilst s( lue grown indoors 
escaped. 
