. Annual descriptive catalogue of seeds : the largest collection in the world for the flower garden for the lawn for the vegetable garden for the farm & nursery. Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs. 34 J. M. Thorburn & Co., 15 John St., New York. CARMAN NO. I POTATO. Pomme de Terre. Patatas. ^artoffet. Culture.—In order to have the best success in growing Potatoes, and to secure healthy, vigorous growth and a crop free from rot, it is necessary to plant as early as the ground can be made read)
. Annual descriptive catalogue of seeds : the largest collection in the world for the flower garden for the lawn for the vegetable garden for the farm & nursery. Nurseries (Horticulture) New York (State) Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs. 34 J. M. Thorburn & Co., 15 John St., New York. CARMAN NO. I POTATO. Pomme de Terre. Patatas. ^artoffet. Culture.—In order to have the best success in growing Potatoes, and to secure healthy, vigorous growth and a crop free from rot, it is necessary to plant as early as the ground can be made read)'. Select a rich soil, and plant in rows three feet apart, and the sets one foot in the rows. To kill the young weeds, run a light steel-tooth harrow over the field lengthwise of the rows. This will allow the crop to get the start of the weeds, besides breaking up all lumps and level- ing the ground ready for the cultivator. If wood-ashes and plaster can be procured, sow a good dressing over the field after the Potatoes are up. If a very early crop is desired, it will be necessary to sprout the Potatoes before planting. Cut the Po- tatoes into pieces of any size desirable, and place in a warm, light room from four to six weeks before required for planting in the open ground. During this time shoots will start out strong and vigorous, so that, as soon as planted, they will send out roots and grow much more rapidly than those treated in the ordinary way. Another method is to place the sets in a hot-bed two weeks before they are wanted, and then lift carefully and set out on fresh horse-dung, so that the heat will cause them to start at once. If the Colorado Potato-beetle makes its appearance, the vines must be dusted with Paris green, mixed with about eighty parts of plaster; or, what is better, mix the Paris green in water, one small tablespoonfiil to a pail, and apply with a small brush or broom. Take care to stir the mixture often, or else the Paris green will settle to the
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