THE GARDENING WORLD. 
September 26. 1903. 
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is true that, is said about it, it. is. certainly one of his greatest 
achievements. So- great has been the desire to possess.it dur¬ 
ing the past summer that many growers have learned for the 
first time, how easily the Potato may be propagated. The old 
way was to rely upon the number of sets that could be pro¬ 
duced by cutting up any valuable tuber which the grower 
desired to multiply a,s rapidly as possible. Now they have 
learned that Potato® may be propagated in other ways than 
by mere sets of the tuber. 
The variety under notice is what gardeners would term 
good tempered, for it is. a. vigorous grower, and bears no limit 
to cutting. We have been informed that large areas of land 
have been planted with very small sets. The great feature of 
the Potato., however, is its productiveness and its immunity 
from disease. In one case 113 lb. were cut up into very small 
sets and planted over half an acre of land. In another case, 
6 cwt. of Potatos were cut and planted a. yard apart, every way, 
and by July 8th almost the whole surface.-of the ground was 
covered with the tops. In this case the 6 owt. were sufficient to 
plant 21 acres of land, and almost every set grew. 
Mr. T. Kime, Mareham-le-Fen, Boston, Lines., must be given, 
the credit for bringing this Potato into, notice. In the first, 
instance he bought 1 ton of Northern Star from Mr. Findlay 
for £500, and though a, little doubtful about the results at 
first, he now feels perfectly assured as to the success of the 
Potato, and says that 1 lb. will produce 1 cwt. cf tubers; 1 cwt. 
will produce 4 tons ; and 4 tons' will produce 200 tons. No 
doubt the land on which the tubers' were planted was very 
suitable for the welfare of the noble, tuber, otherwise it. could 
not be expected to produce evenly such excellent results. 
Quite recently we were informed by another party that a 
farmer eager to make a commencement with the cultivation of 
Northern Star procured some tubers, and brought them home 
in his pocket. Being late., he laid the tubers on the table 
while bis evening meal was being prepared. After a. time he 
was informed that dinner was ready, and he ate heartily, 
making some comment, upon, the fine quality of the Potatos. 
that had been placed before him. He also inquired where the 
tubers bad been obtained, and was greatly excited on learning 
that be had dined off the new tubers that made the most, 
costly meal he had ever eaten. No doubt it will be some years 
yet before the Potato, can, be so extensively propagated as to 
supply everybody, and to become cheap enough for ordinary 
consumption, but in the meantime, everyone will be anxious to 
learn whether it. possesses the disease-resisting qualities as¬ 
cribed to it, and if that is the case it. will indeed be an 
acquisition. We are indebted to Mr. T. Kime for the accom¬ 
panying illustration of a basket of Northern Star Potato, one 
root of which furnished 14-J- lb., as shown in the basket. 
Potato Sir John Llewellyn. 
The tubers, of this, variety are of large size, flattened and 
somewhat kidney shaped, or, as some would describe them, peb¬ 
ble-shaped. Most of the tubers produced on a root are market¬ 
able, and the yield is very heavy, something like 12 tons per 
acre, having been produced this year on good land. The tubers 
were ready for use. before the middle of July, and all were well 
ready for market by the first week in, August, Last year the 
variety was ready for use by the middle of June, when, the 
tubers, were of excellent flavour and firmness. By July 20th 
they were practically ripe and of the finest, quality. The great 
features, of this Potato, are its earliness, productiveness and 
heavy cropping qualities when planted on good, well fertilised 
land. 
The illustration placed at our disposal by Mr. T. Kune, Mare- 
ham-lei-Fen, will give an idea, of the variety as to shape at a 
glance. Besides the qualities, we have, ascribed to. it, we think 
it will make a fine exhibition Potato for the early shows. As 
far as we can see its reputation, is assured, although less noise 
has been made about it than in the case of Northern Star. 
Thuya plicata aurea. 
Several names have 1 been given to. the Conifer T. plicata, of 
Don. Amongst these may be included T. wareana, which is 
perhaps the most common on the. Continent at the present day; 
also T. occidentals plicata. and T. gigantea plicata. The plant. 
Saxifraga lingulata lantoscana. (Seep. 811.) 
