. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. NOVEMBEB 13. THE COTTAGE 05 The cause of this ivas variously atti'ibuted, but the most rational appeai'ed to bo this:—If the plant be cut ilown before the root was talien up, the stem bled and the moisture ran down the hollow and lodged there. AVlien the tubers were taken up no attention was paid to this fact, and they were frequently put away ia that state. Tliis moisture was supposed to cause the rotting of the stem downwards, and hence the mischief. In an article on tlie I'alilia, published yeai-s ago, it was recommended to drain tlie
. The Cottage gardener. Gardening; Gardening. NOVEMBEB 13. THE COTTAGE 05 The cause of this ivas variously atti'ibuted, but the most rational appeai'ed to bo this:—If the plant be cut ilown before the root was talien up, the stem bled and the moisture ran down the hollow and lodged there. AVlien the tubers were taken up no attention was paid to this fact, and they were frequently put away ia that state. Tliis moisture was supposed to cause the rotting of the stem downwards, and hence the mischief. In an article on tlie I'alilia, published yeai-s ago, it was recommended to drain tlie moisture away immediately, by placing tlie stem downwards ; and whether they were hung up, or paclied in sand, I'r put away in pits lilie potatoes, or in whatever way they were kept, to place the stems downwards ; and tlie individuals wlio had observed tliis had invariably found them free from the disorder. This is worth foUoning at the present season, for it is quite certain the precaution can do no hai'm. It is, perhaps, the freedom from tlie moisture, which exudes on cutting down, that causes all pot-roots to be so comparatively sound—the plant drjing up on the root must be beneficial; and there is no way of preserving pot-roots better than laying tliera on their sid6 until perfectly di'y, and even until they are wanted in the spiing. E. Y. NEW PLANTS. THEIR POBTKAITS, BIOGRAPHIES, AND Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original [London : W. S. Orr
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