. Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches. such a plant be set in the field, it would bequite sure to develop Potatoes affected withthe black rot, provided it survived. In allsuch cases the disease has probably gonefrom the root used as seed in the propa-gating bed to the sprouts that grow from experiments were made ingrowing sprouts from diseased roots, andinvariably the sprouts would be attackedand worthless. This point suggests the utmost importancein selecting the seed, that it be entirelyfree from the black r
. Popular gardening and fruit growing; An illustrated periodical devoted to horticulture in all its branches. such a plant be set in the field, it would bequite sure to develop Potatoes affected withthe black rot, provided it survived. In allsuch cases the disease has probably gonefrom the root used as seed in the propa-gating bed to the sprouts that grow from experiments were made ingrowing sprouts from diseased roots, andinvariably the sprouts would be attackedand worthless. This point suggests the utmost importancein selecting the seed, that it be entirelyfree from the black rot. If there be doubtabout this, it would be wise to obtain rootsfrom a locality where no black rot has beenknown. A second precaution is to discardall sprouts not perfectly healthy. It is possible that some substance may befound by experiment that when sprayedupon the hot-beds will assist materially inchecking the black rot. In like mannerthere may be some treatment for the rootsafter digging that will prevent any furthergrovrth of the rot. None of the tests madewith various substances added to the soil. Sweet Potato Affected with Black Rot. at setting time, have given material fields where the rot is very bad, it maybe wisest to devote the land for a few yearsto some other crop, and thus permit thefungus that is in the soil to die out. Another New Onion Culture. JOHN C. HART. It seems strange, that so many people ofdifferent minds arrive at the same conclu-sion in so many different ways, and that too,almost at the same time. Having been suc-cessful in my experiments, I tell of mysplendid crops of the last five years. I89I. POPULAR GARDENING. 129 I claim as fine crops of big Onions as , and two crops a year at that. Myseedling plants are raised with far lesstrouble, and are stronger and sturdier, andtake all care of themselves until ready to betransplanted. Five years ago I bought one pound ofExtra Early Pearl Onion seed. By the15th of September, the seed
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