The future of the potato industry in northern Maine may in 
general be prophesied as follows: the best seed the grower raises 
or can obtain will be planted on land that has been through the 
regular three year rotation of oats, clover, then potatoes. The 
fertilizer used will be the optimum of quantity in order to furnish 
sufficient plant food for the growth of a large crop. Diseases will 
be more intelligently watched for and avoided; and formaldehyde 
seed treatment, and spraying in the field will be thoroughly prac- 
ticed. The various varieties will be freed from mixture and their 
type improved by selection and observation of growing plants. 
The yield will increase and the quality be better. Long Island, 
together with the whole Atlantic seaboard, will thus profit by the 
improved seed potatoes received from northern Maine. 
G. R. B. 
NOTICES 
The Garden is open to the public daily, from 8 a. m. until 
sunset; on Sundays and holidays at 10 a.m. Conservatories open 
April 1-Oct. 1, 10 a. m.-4:30 p. m.; Oct. 1-April 1, 10 a. m.-4 p. m. 
During the present season and until further notice, entrance 
to the Garden may be had only at the laboratory building on 
Washington Avenue, opposite Montgomery Street, on permission 
from the office. This temporary regulation is made necessary by 
extensive grading operations and the construction of new paths 
throughout the grounds. 
The Garden may be reached by Flatbush Avenue trolley to 
Malbone Street; Franklin Avenue and Lorimer Street trolleys to 
Washington Avenue; St. John’s Place trolley to Sterling Place; 
Ninth Avenue, Sixteenth Avenue, Union Street, Greenpoint and 
Smith Street trolleys to Prospect Park Plaza and Union Street, 
and Brighton Beach elevated to Consumers’ Park Station. (The ele- 
vated train stops only when the conductor is notified in advance.) 
A docent will meet parties by appointment and conduct them 
through the Garden. 
Current numbers of Leaflets are free to all who wish them. 
Back series, complete, 50 cents each; single numbers, 5 cents each. 
Telephone: 6173 Prospect. 
Mail address: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Brooklyn, N. Y. 
