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seed pods, say, are allowed to fill, though no seed may be wanting, 
and growers complain of exhaustion. Of course it is exhausting, 
and the wonder would be if it were not so with this treatment. 
I feed all the better hybrids at least once a week with liquid ma¬ 
nure, not merely during flowering, but during subsequent growth, 
and I remove every seed pod I do not want, and never leave more 
than one on each spike. Hundreds can be thus attended to in a 
few minutes a few times each week. If they are not worth this 
care, then there should be no complaints if there are failures. 
If there are trees to shade them, then there can be no proper 
maturation of the foliage, nor consequently of the youn°’ corm.— 
W. J. M., Clonmel. 
EURYA LATIFOLIA VARIEGATA. 
Amongst ornamental-foliage greenhouse plants that adorn our 
glass structures, few, if any, deserve a place in any garden more 
than the subject of this note. It is easily propagated and grown, 
ami anyone possessing a plant would, I am sure, soon be tempted 
to increase their stock. For room-decoration and mixing with 
flowering subjects for the conservatory it is invaluable. Through 
the summer months there is never any difficulty in finding orna¬ 
mental-foliage plants for the conservatory, but such is by no means 
the case through the winter, as many conservatories are not kept 
sufficiently warm through the winter to admit stove plants to be 
introduced. In such cases the Emya is very useful. Euonymus 
can be, and are, used rather extensively for winter work, and 
are well adapted for the purpose, tut the more the variety the 
greater the attraction. 
Well-grown plants of Eurya are very telling arranged amongst 
other foliage and flowering plants, the habit being compact, 
foliage large and beautifully variegated. The groundwork of 
the foliage is green, occupying more than half of the entire leaf, 
running irregularly on each side of the midrib towards the outer 
edge. 1 he margin of the leaves are a beautiful creamy white 
running irregularly towards the midrib, the outer edge being 
invariably spotted with bright pink. Cuttings strike readily, 
selecting the half-ripened wood in autumn, and potted in a peaty 
soil with plenty of sand. The cuttings should be placed in bottom 
heat and kept close for a short time. In about three months or 
a little more the cuttings will be well rooted, and may be placed 
into large 00-size pots, using plenty of peat in the soil. When 
the pots are well filled with roots the plants can have another 
shift, and so grown on to the desired size.— G. Walters. 
POTATOES FOR TABLE AND MARKET. 
(Continued from page 193.) 
In the following notes the figures 1, 2, and 3 indicate first early, second early, 
and late varieties ; the months the time of planting ; and the asterisks those 
varieties that are considered the best for market purposes by the respective 
cultivators. 
Kent. —1. February. *01d Ashleaf, Rivers’ Royal Ashleaf, Jack- 
son’s Improved, and *Covent Garden Perfection. Soil.—Good friable 
rich loam, subsoil pure yellow loam. 2. End of March or first week 
in April. Woodstock Kidney, *Beauty of Hebron, Pride of America, 
and Suttons’ Reading Russet. 3. First week in May. ’’‘Magnum 
Bonum, *Schoolmaster, ^Scotch Regent, ar.d Suttons’ Reading Hero. 
Manures and Application.—The only manure I use is well-decayed 
horse and pigs’ dung, with a good sprinkling of ashes from burnt 
rubbish. The manure is applied early in the autumn, and dug-in in 
dry weather where practicable. For late strong-growing sorts 
no manure is applied. General Culture.—Magnum Bonum is one of 
the best late Potatoes in cultivation, keeping in a sound condition up 
to the middle of June ; but it is not thought much of by many as a 
garden Potato owing to its producing so much haulm. I find they 
do much better when planted late after the Broccoli comes off, and 
without any manure. I find the crop much better ; they are a much 
cleaner sample, the quality of the Potato is improved, and they keep 
better. These remarks have reference only to the garden. Reading 
Hero was planted last year in the same way, when it produced a 
fine crop of first-rate quality ; but planted the previous year in March 
on well-manured ground the crop was almost useless for the table, 
and nearly spoiled two other varieties that were planted on each side 
of the row through the haulm growing over them.—J. Matthews, 
The Gardens , Woodstock Park. 
1. First week in March. *Myatt’s Ashleaf, * Veitch’s Improved 
Ashleaf, and Porter’s Excelsior. Soil.—Medium. 2. End of March 
or first week in April. ’'Schoolmaster, Beauty of Hebron, Late Rose, 
and Vica'r of Laleham. Soil.—Medium. 3. First week in April. 
♦Magnum Bonum, *Scotch Champion, *Dunbar Regents, and ♦Pater¬ 
son’s Victoria. Soil.—Heavy. Manures and Application.—Farmyard 
manure with a coating of lime or soot. General Culture.—The farm¬ 
yard manure is applied as a winter dressing in the kitchen garden. 
Lime and soot are dusted in the drills at planting time with the sets, 
and carefully forked in with a two-pronged hoe. The two latter not 
only act as a stimulant, but help to keep down insects, and the tubers 
turn out much cleaner. Magnum Bonums, Scotch Champions, &c., 
are planted 15 inches asunder in rows 3 feet apart. Veitch’s Ashleaf 
and Schoolmaster are planted 1 foot asunder in rows 2 feet 6 inches 
apart. The above distances I find are not too great, as it is well 
known that where close planting is practised and the haulm becomes 
crowded the disease is sure to appear, and the crop in many cases 
are completely ruined. I plant most of mine 3 feet 6 inches apart 
and the above distances asunder to allow for winter vegetables to 
be planted between ; in this way the Potatoes do remarkably well, as 
also do the Brassicas.—R. Phillips, The Deodars Gardens, Meo]?ham. 
Lancashire. —1. March from 7th to 20th. Old Ashleaf, Mona’s 
Pride, and Veitch’s Improved Ashleaf. Soil.—Light, resting on a 
red sandstone formation. 2. Last week of March to the first week of 
April. Rivers’ Royal Ashleaf, Myatt’s Prolific Ashleaf, Snowflake, 
and Bresee’s Prolific. 3. From 20th to the end of April. School¬ 
master and Magnum Bonum. Soil.—Medium and heavy land ; the 
former being very good in the garden on light soil. Manures and 
Application.—The manures used for first and second earlies are old 
Mushroom beds, half-decayed leaves, wood ashes, and old potting 
soil well mixed when sufficient; if not, cow and horse manure mixed 
and dug into the ground before planting. For the early kinds the 
above mixture is placed in the trenches, and the sets laid amongst it. 
For late vaiieties, cow, horse, and sawdust manure are mixed together 
and placed in the drills previous to planting the sets. General 
Culture.—The early varieties are planted in sheltered warm positions 
and well grown before planting, which applies to all except the late 
varieties. When the shoots are above the ground they are protected 
until frost is past, generally by placing the soil over them or clean 
straw. The sawdust manure is considered very good, and liked 
much on the farm here where the late varieties are grown where they 
have to be planted on heavy land. — William Bardney, Norris 
Green , West Derby, Liverpool . 
1. Middle to end of March, and the same for the second earlies. 
♦Myatt’s Prolific Ashleaf and Mona’s Pride. Soil.—Heavy. 2. In¬ 
ternational, *Schoolmaster, Dalmahoy, and *Grampian. 3. As early 
in April as possible. *Scotch Champion, *Magnum Bonum, and 
Paterson’s Victoria. Manures and Application.—The manures are 
leaf soil and wood ashes mixed, and applied with the sets at the time 
of planting (for the garden). The late sorts are planted in the usual 
way with foldyard manure. General Culture.—Our soil is so very 
heavy that none but the strongest varieties are grown. Scotch 
Champion and Magnum Bonum are largely grown by farmers for the 
Liverpool market; the later sort procures the highest price.— Thomas 
Elsworthy, Court Hey , Liverpool. 
Leicestershire. —1. Middle of February. ♦Early Hammersmith, 
Veitch’s Improved Ashleaf, and Rivets’ Royal Ashleaf. Soil.— 
Medium. 2. The last week in February if weather and soil are suit¬ 
able. *Early Rose, *International, and Woodstock Kidney. 3. The 
first week in March. *Suttons’ Magnum Bonum, Schoolmaster, 
Bresee’s Prolific, and *Paterson’s Victoria. Manures and Application. 
—Farmyard manure. All ground intended for Potatoes is manured 
during the winter and thrown into ridges the width required for 
planting, or as near as it can be done. The Potatoes are planted 
between the ridges and covered with the soil from the ridges. For 
the strong growers, such as Magnum Bonum, the ridges are made the 
same distance apart as for the earlies, about 20 inches, and they are 
planted between alternate pairs of ridges. The manure I formerly 
used, and which I prefer for heavy soils, but which I am unable to 
get now, is a mixture of leaf soil and soot. The leaves were gathered 
in the autumn and brought to a large heap in a cart with high side 
boards, and trodden firmly ; to each of these was put one sack of soot. 
These were turned twice during the winter and well mixed at plant¬ 
ing time. This was placed along the bottom of the trench and the 
Potatoes set on it ana covered in the usual way. I usually have the 
Potatoes earthed-up as fast as the growths advance in the spring. 
The first named in each class are by far the best Potatoes here in all 
points. I have some other varieties that I think may prove better 
than those mentioned when they have been thoroughly tried.— Joseph 
Lansdell, Barkby Hall. 
1. From March to May. *Myatt’s Prolific Ashleaf and Mona’s 
Pride. Soil.—Light and medium. 2. York Regents. 3. *Champion, 
Regents, Magnum Bonum, and Paterson’s Victoria. General Culture. 
—The ground is double dug, and farmyard manure is placed along the 
second spit. The drills are drawn 3(1 inches apart, and the sets laid 
in 18 inches asunder. I consider Champion the best Potato because 
it has the best flavour. Magnum Bonum will however, I think, be 
the most profitable to grow for market purposes because it is more 
generally liked. Magnum Bonum can be boiled with their “ jackets 
on,” whereas Champions are best peeled before cooking and steamed. 
There is certainly more waste in paring Champions, but then they 
are always less in price, so that when put upon the table they are 
quite as cheap as Magnums, drier, and more meally.— Thos. PlCK- 
worth, Loughborough. 
Lincolnshire. —1. First week in March. Myatt’s Prolific Ashleaf. 
Soil.—Light. 2. From March 20th to April Gth. ♦Magnum Bonum 
and, Scotch Regent; both also excellent for main crop. 3. From 
March 20th to April Gth. Champion. Manures and Application.— 
