The American journal of horticulture and florist's companion . of newand high-priced varieties. Upon this question I leave others to speculate:but, upon a correlative question, I will express an opinion ; to wit, that thetubers produced from cuttings are as perfect, sound, and vigorous as canbe obtained either from seed or Irom the old tuber. W. C. Strong. Brighton, Mass, December, 1868. [The unprecedented success of Mr. Strong in the propagation of theEarly Rose Potato last season has brought so many inquiries from allquarters, that we hav€ induced Mr. Strong to send us a full and accurateacc
The American journal of horticulture and florist's companion . of newand high-priced varieties. Upon this question I leave others to speculate:but, upon a correlative question, I will express an opinion ; to wit, that thetubers produced from cuttings are as perfect, sound, and vigorous as canbe obtained either from seed or Irom the old tuber. W. C. Strong. Brighton, Mass, December, 1868. [The unprecedented success of Mr. Strong in the propagation of theEarly Rose Potato last season has brought so many inquiries from allquarters, that we hav€ induced Mr. Strong to send us a full and accurateaccount of his operations, which we are happy to give our readers.] New Seedling-Potatoes. 31 NEW SEEDLING-POTATOES. In fulfilment of our promise to introduce to the notice of our readers allnovelties in the horticultural world, we have from time to time figured manynew seedling-potatoes. Few are aware of the progress which has been made in improving this,the most useful of vegetables. To raise seedling-potatoes is very easy; but the chances are greatly Hill. against obtaining a new variety of value. Yet, in many cases, success hasfollowed well-directed experiment; and the agricultural exhibitions of thepast year have shown how great the improvement of the new over old vari-eties. Early Goodrich and Harrison are now too well known to needdescription. Early Rose has made its mark, as its merits well deserve. We propose to figure during the ccming year many new varieties ofmerit or promise; and, the present monih, offer an illustration of BreesesProlific. 32 New Secdling-Potatoes. Its history is as follows : In 1861, the original plant was raised in Hub-bardston, Vt., from a seed-apple of the Garnet Chili, by Mr. Albert Breese,the originator of the Early Rose. It is a singular fact, that both the Early Rose and the subject of ourillustration came from seed of the same apple. The vines of Breeses Prolific are of full medium height, bushy, butsomewhat spreading ; the foliage is larg
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