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Blighted Potatoes for Seed 
The potato rot was very prevalent in 
New Hampshire the past season. I think 
it safe to say in some sections, on an 
average, one-third of the crop was af¬ 
fected with the dry rot. In some tubers 
the rot was on the surface; in others it 
went through the tuber in streaks. I had 
a good yield of 30 bu. to a bushel of seed. 
I kept them sprayed ; the vines kept green 
until potatoes were ripe and separated 
from tops; potatoes large, but about one- 
third showed the dry rot. They are a 
choice strain of Rose, and this is the first 
time they have shown signs of disease 
of any kind. I was very careful in sort¬ 
ing my potatoes for the Winter. I would 
like your opinion as to using this seed 
next year, provided I select tubers that 
go through the Winter without showing 
any signs of rot. Would it prevent rot 
to soak them in formalin? I do not want 
to lose this seed, as I do not know' where 
I can get the same strain. F. A. C. 
Massachusetts. 
The year 1020 at first was very favor¬ 
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start, but the later drier Summer put a 
stop to its spread in most places, so that 
it did not finally cause the harm that was 
expected. From what F. A. C. states in 
the letter, I should judge that the chief, 
if not the only, trouble with his potatoes 
w T as rot resulting from this late blight. 
While he sprayed the vines, it seems to 
me there must have been a time when they 
were not completely protected against this 
fungus. 
As to the use of the tubers another year. 
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lects out those showing no evident signs 
of a dry, sunken rot on the surface; in 
fact. I think that the rot trouble has made 
as much progress in his potatoes now 7 as 
it is likely to make. While in general I 
do not recommend the use of tubers show¬ 
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rot of the late blight, still I recognize that 
infected tubers are of secondary impor¬ 
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Summer and Fall of next year are dry, 
even if blighted potatoes are used there 
would be no particular blight, develop, 
where, on the other hand, if perfectly good 
clean seed was used and (he w'eather con¬ 
ditions are very moist, blight would get 
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Good Hedge Plants 
An inquiry has come in as to the best 
hedge plants to use in Massachusetts. Of 
course, much depends upon the situation, 
but on general principles, and especially 
for surrounding a suburban lot, there is 
nothing to surpass the Japanese barberry. 
To be sure, it doesn't grow very high, but 
its sharp spines make it an effective bar¬ 
rier, and it does not need to be clipped, 
which is a distinct point in its favor. 
Moreover, it is very ornamental in the 
Winter when covered with red berries. 
Without doubt California privet is 
planted more midely than any other hedge 
plant, and has many merits. It grows 
rapidly, makes a dense screen and stands 
shearing with perfect complacency, no 
matter how often the work is done. It 
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Rosa rugosa makes an excellent hedge 
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roots and is hard to got rid of if the time 
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hedge. The lilac is used to a considerable 
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naturally and flower, or when cut back to 
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