302 JOURNAL OF HORTICULTURE AND COTTAGE GARDENER. [ Ap m 12 , isss. 
gathered by his collectors, Funck and Schlim, in the province of 
Merida, at the elevation of 7000 feet above the sea. It forms a 
rambling climber, with grey three-lobed leaves and large scarlet 
flowers, whose tube is almost concealed by three downy bracts, 
from which circumstance we presume Jussieu gave it the name 
of Gauntletted (or Manicate) ; it must be owned that the tube 
of the flower may not unaptly be compared to an arm thrust 
into a large loose glove. The coronet consists of two principal 
rows of short violet teeth planted on the green tube of the calyx 
lining. The species was introduced by the Horticultural Society 
in 1813.] 
POTATOES FOE TABLE AND MARKET. 
{Continued from page 276.) 
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 axe considered the best for market purposes by the respective 
cultivators. 
SCOTLAND. 
Aberdeenshire. —1. January if the weather be favourable, if not 
February. Ashleaf Kidney, the earliest variety, or Yeitch’s. These 
are of dwarfer habit and earlier than Myatt’s, which, however, gives 
the largest return. 2. February if possible. White Fortyfold, Cold¬ 
stream, Ashtop Fluke, and Snowflake. 3. March, or the early half of 
April. Late planting gives watery roots, and more liable to disease. 
Regents, Victoria, Grampian, and Blue Fluke. The last keeps best, 
and when boiled mealy and of fine flavour. Manures and Appli¬ 
cation.—I am not so particular about manures as an open, deep, 
and well-pulverised soil. Anything open, such as leaves or decayed 
vegetables, are trenched in the ground, and either ground bones or 
guano is sowed over when the plants are a few inches high, some¬ 
times sown in the drills at the time of planting. Much manure forces 
tops and destroys the quality of the Potato. General Culture.— 
Distances for planting 2\ feet apart for early sorts, 3 or 3 h feet apart 
for late ones, but not deep. Use sets either medium-sized whole, or 
large cut, and planted from 9 to 12 inches asunder. Draw the soil 
lightly over them ; as they advance earth up, and when bones or 
guano is applied fork the whole ground between the lines. Keep 
earthing-up as long as there is soil to spare.—V. Farquhar, Fyvie 
Castle Gardens. 
Ayrshire. —1. Second week in February if weather is suitable. 
Alpha, Veitch’s Improved Ashleaf, Smith’s Seedling, *Beauty of 
Hebron. 2. End of March. Robertson’s Grampian, *Dalmahoy, 
*Red Bogs, Prince Arthur. 3. Beginning of April. Paterson’s 
Victoria, Prince Regents, *Scotch Champion, *Magnum Bonum. 
Soil.—Medium. Manures and Application.—In autumn the ground 
is ridged 2£ feet wide, digging in some stable manure, and when the 
planting season comes leaf soil is placed between the ridges, on which 
the sets are placed about 9 inches apart. Then the ground is levelled 
with forks. Nothing more is done till the shoots appear above 
ground, when the land is again forked between the rows, inclining a 
little soil to the young plants. In about a fortnight or so afterwards 
they are earthed up, not placing the soil too close to the neck of the 
haulm.— David Murray, Culzean Gardens , Maybole. 
Berwickshire.— 1. From the middle to the end of February, 
weather permitting. *Ashleaf Kidney, ^Rivers’ Royal Ashleaf 
Kidney, * Woodstock Kidney, and Smith’s Curly or Coldstream 
Early. Soil.—Light soil on south borders. 2. Middle of March, 
weather permitting. *Dalmahoy, Fortyfold, Rintoul’s Pink-eyed 
Don, and *Schoolmaster. Soil.—Medium, and the same for the late 
varieties. 3. First week of April. *Magnum Bonum, Regents, 
*Champion, and *Paterson’s Victoria. Manures and Application.— 
Good stable manure dug in with winter digging. —William Richard¬ 
son, Ayton Castle Gardens , Ayton, 
Buteshire. —1 . First week in March. *Myatt’s Prolific Ashleaf, 
*Veitch’s Improved Early Ashleaf, Mona’s Pride Kidney, and Smith’s 
or Coldstream Early. Soil.—Very light and sandy. 2. Last week 
in March. *Dalmahoy, *Rintoul’s White Don, Fortyfold, and School¬ 
master. 3. April.. *Paterson’s Victoria, Regents, and *Champion. 
Manures and Application.—A little Peruvian guano is spread in the 
drills at planting, keeping it clear of the sets, and a fair dusting of 
bone meal when forking between the rows before earthing-up. 
General Culture.—The earliest Potatoes I have them sprouted about 
an inch before planting. The main and late crops are planted on 
ground which has been trenched and heavily manured for Peas 
the previous year, and the results are very satisfactory.— David 
McAuslin, Brodick Castle, Isle of Arran. 
Caithness. — 1 . March 1st to end. Ashleaf, Sandringham, *Mag- 
num Bonum, andRoyal Ashleaf. Soil.—Light, medium, and heavy 
2. April 12th to end. *Myatt’s Prolific, *White Don, Rintoul Don 
and Schoolmaster. 3. April 20th to end. *Champion, Dalmahoy’ 
*Red-skmned Flourball, and *FortyJold. Manures and Appli¬ 
cation.—The ground is turned in winter and the frame manure 
applied, or sometimes fresh manure. We cut out drills 2 feet apart 
and place some peat soil in the drills, sometimes fresh turf with a 
little sulphur or lime or soot mixed.— John Sutherland, Langwell , 
Berriedale, Wick. _ 
Dumfriesshire. —1. End of February; ready to lift middle of 
June. *Myatt’s Prolific Ashleaf, Beauty of Hebron, *Queen of the 
South, and Climax. Soil.—Light. Queen of the South is a really 
fine Potato. All who have grown it speak most highly of it, and 
I rank it one of the very best for early use. 2. 1st till middle of 
March. *Dalmahoy, *Schoolmaster, Fillbasket, and select Regents. 
3. Middle of March till middle of April. *Scotch Champion, Magnum 
Bonum, *Reading Hero, and Scottish Queen. Scottish Queen I 
consider is the best late variety yet known, but the stock is very 
limited. Manures and Application.—Farmyard manure in some cases 
ploughed in during autumn, but more generally put into the drills 
when planting. About thirty cartloads to the acre, with 2 cvvt. of 
guano and 3 or 4 cwt. of Morris and Griffin’s Potato manure strewn 
on the farmyard manure in the drills also at planting time. General 
Culture.—I generally grow my Potatoes after stubble, the land being 
ploughed during autumn. The land is drilled 26 to 28-inch drills ; the 
sets, according to the variety, being planted from 12 to 18 inches 
apart. The land is harrowed before the Potatoes appear above 
ground, after this the single-horse grubbier is run between the drills 
frequently. So soon as the shaws are large enough the drills are 
well earthed up, sometimes being done two or three times.— William 
Kerr, Bargavel, Dumfries. 
1. Middle of March. Alpha, Old Ashleaved, *Myatt’s Kidney, and 
Lapstone Kidney. Soil.—Rather light. 2. 1st of April. *Dalmahoy, 
Schoolmaster, and Fortyfold Improved. Soil.—Medium. 3. Middle 
to end of April. *Walker’s Regent, Victoria, and ^Champion. 
Manures and Application.—Farmyard manure applied in moderate 
quantity some months before planting. General Culture.—In garden 
culture the manure is subtrenched-in. Deep drills are drawn at 
distances apart to suit the varieties—from 2b feet to 3 feet. The sets 
are deposited at a foot to 14 inches apart in the drills. Then full 
ridges are drawn over the rows at once, and never after earthed-up. 
I have grown enormous crops of Walker’s Regent by planting large 
Potatoes at 3 feet by 15 inches apart in deep rather heavy loam. In 
this way no small Potatoes are produced. I once from a few rows 
grown thus threw twenty-four Potatoes into the scales, which they 
turned at 44 lbs., one of the number being 3| tbs. Not one of these 
was hollow in the centre, and they were greatly appreciated for 
baking. I consider cutting Potatoes for planting a great mistake, 
especially if the ground is very dry when planted and they do not 
get rain immediately. The superfluous eyes should simply be 
destroyed.— David Thomson, Drumlanrig Gardens. 
1. About the 10th of March. Prince of Wales, Rivers’ Royal 
Ashleaf, and Myatt’s Prolific Ashleaf. Soil.—Heavy. You will best 
understand the nature of our garden soil when I state that our 
Apples, Pears, Plums, and Gooseberries all become overgrown with 
lichen and moss, and canker very badly. 2. Last week of March. 
Schoolmaster. 3. First week in April. *Scotch Champion and 
Skerry Blue. Manures and Application.—Manured for a crop of 
Cabbage with stable dung, and compost of leaf soil and lime 
occasionally, and the Potatoes being planted the year following 
without dung. General Culture.—I have tried about thirty varieties 
the last three seasons, but have not been able to find any of the 
newer sorts to do better on our land than those mentioned. I may 
here say that I consider Schoolmaster the best Potato in point of 
quality when cooked. — John Leslie, The Gardens, Springkell, 
Ecclefechan , N.B. 
1. End of February. *01d Ashleaf, Rivers’ Royal Ashleaf, Myatt's 
Prolific Ashleaf, and *Veitch’s Improved Ashleaf. Soil.—Light and 
gravelly. 2. First or second week of March. Snowflake, *Covent 
Garden Perfection, Rector of Woodstock, and *Manhattan. 3. End 
of March. *Schoolmaster, Grampian, *Scotch Champion, and Walker’s 
Improved Regent. Manures and Application.—I have tried the 
following manures, and have succeeded in growing first-class 
Potatoes with the whole of them :—1st, Guano mixed with the soil 
at the time of planting ; 2nd, Salt and soot mixed, say one bushel of 
salt and one of soot, mixed with the soil at the time of planting ; 
3rd, Half-decayed leaves in quantity, say C inches deep under the 
sets of Potatoes, grows fine clear tubers. General Culture.—I have 
not used farmyard manure for many years, but have generally chosen 
ground that had been well manured the previous year. In the event 
of the soil being poor I have used leaf soil with a little soot. For 
some years I have also grown them in ridges, which is a great 
improvement to flat planting, especially in a locality where the rain¬ 
fall is heavy. Attention ought to be paid in the saving of seed by 
keeping the best-shaped tubers. I have a few that I have grown for 
the last twenty years, and they are as good as ever.— James Dickson, 
The Gardens, Castlemilk. 
Fifeshire. —1. From the middle to the end of February. Veitch’s 
Improved Ashleaf, King of the Kidneys, *Racehorse, and Myatt’s 
Prolific. Soil.—Our garden soil is light, but Potatoes do remarkably 
well. 2. From the middle to the end of March. Grampian, Forty¬ 
fold, *Rintoul’s Pink Don, and *Dalmahoy. 3. The end of April. 
