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THE GARDENING WORLD . 
January 4, 1908. 
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^la\D 0 ut ?otatos. 
After the subsidence of the great boom 
in Potatos, cultivators of various classes 
have now settled down to test the quality 
and general value of the varieties in cul¬ 
tivation. The Monmouthshire Education 
Committee have been making several 
trials with Potatos for the purpose of 
ascertaining the most useful varieties in 
general cultivation. A report of one of 
the trials held at the White House Farm, 
Llanvair, Abergavenny, shows that these 
trials have been extensive. The cultivat¬ 
ing and manuring of the ground was such 
as would be given to a Potato crop on any 
well-managed farm. At the annual 
gathering of the Agricultural Education 
Department of the County the varieties 
under trial to the number of forty-two 
baskets were exhibited, together with 
cooked samples of the best exhibits. 
It is interesting to note that two of the 
leading early varieties are described as 
being very close in texture after the cook¬ 
ing trial. Sir John Llewelyn had very 
little flavour, but Duke of York, in spite 
of its close character, was of fairly good 
flavour. A large number of the varieties 
tested were described as floury, .and 
amongst these Russet Queen and Peace¬ 
maker are classed as very floury. Mayfield 
Blossom is described as of excellent 
flavour and easily cooked ; others are 
described as of very good flavour, and this 
includes Sutton’s Abundance, The Factor, 
and Discovery. Southern Queen is said 
to be very good indeed in the matter of 
flavour, and is easily cooked. Others 
described as of good flavour are Radium, 
The Cottar, Table Talk, and Royal Kid¬ 
ney. Slightly less decided in this respect 
are those described as of fairly good fla¬ 
vour, and under that heading may be 
placed Webber’s Early, Selected Northern 
Star, Up-to-Date, Duke of York, Premier 
and Warrior. 
It is also of importance to note the 
cropping qualities of the various varieties 
under trial, or at least those that were 
heaviest. Eighteen sets of each variety 
were planted, and the resulting tubers 
were classed under ware, seed, chats and 
diseased. The lightest weight of ware or 
good, useful tubers was 4 lb., and both 
At the present time stove plants are not 
so popular in many places as they were a 
decade or two ago. Nevertheless, some of 
the plants belonging to that department 
havfe a special charm of their own, such 
as cannot be seen in an ordinary green¬ 
house. They require a higher tempera¬ 
ture to bring them to perfection, but with 
heat and moisture, even in our unreliable 
climate, we can grow tropical plants that 
have a peculiar beauty not met with in 
of these were -early varieties. By contrast 
with these we may say that the heaviest 
weight was produced by Mayfield Blos¬ 
som, namely, 57 lbs. ; Selected Northern 
Star came next with 52 lbs.; The Factor, 
4 q 4 lbs. ; Royal Kidney, 43^ lbs. ; The 
Cottar, 39^ lbs.; Table Talk, 37^ lbs.; 
The Laird, 34 lbs. ; Sutton’s Abundance, 
32 lbs. ; Up-to-Date, 26 lbs. ; Tyne Kid¬ 
ney, 25-i lbs. ; Warrior 24^ lbs. ; and The 
Moat 24 lbs. 
plants of cool climates. In this particular 
case the shield-shaped leaves are of large 
size, quite leathery in character, and 
peculiarly scalloped on the margins. The 
body of the leaf is of a rich dark green 
and glossy, while the broad veins are of 
a cheerful, silvery shade, thus making a 
beautiful contrast. 
As this particular plant, and others of 
similar habit, live amongst decaying vege¬ 
tation in a state of humus, some attention 
Alocasia sanderiana. Maclaren osnd Sons. 
R Handsome Foliage Plar?t. 
Alocasia sanderiana. 
