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Experiments and Observarions on the Culture of POTATOES, in a letter from Sir ARCHIBALD GRANT, the Monymusk, Bart

... perffeillv ',nircju-2d. Three ordinary potatoes, bhfore tojoiw;, weighed ic o.,and S oz. after 2o ic-oss haie been Cxi adetd from the three, whi;h is at -ery con-liderablle saving in a yea- cf ?? znd the potatoes were as good for the I en t, after be tog ...

CROMAR SEED AND ROOT SHOW

... Farquharson, 2 P. Sandi- son. Potatoes, long white-i and 2 F. Sandison. 3 W. Reid. Potatoes, round white-1 and 2 P. Sandison, 3 Colonel Farquharsou. Potatoes, round blues-1 and 3 F. Sandison, 2 W. Reid. Any other variety of round potatoes-1 Lord Huntly, 2 and ...

ROOT SHOW AT FETTERCAIRN

... best collection of roots, the number this year being only two; twenty in the class of early potatoes, as againit seventeen at this show, nine in the late potato section, or two less than in the present competition ; and seven exhibitors of carrots, as ...

MARYCULTER SEED AND ROOT SHOW

... Howie ; 2 G. Falconer. Best late carrots-1 Win. Howie, 2 John Howic, 3 G. Falconer. Champion potatoes-1 C. Shaw, 2 John Howie, 3 G. Falconer. Grampian potatoes -1 John Howie, 2 James King, 3 G. Donald. Regents-1 Wnm. Howie, 2 C, Shaw, 3 John Howie. Pinkeyes-l ...

NORTH OF SCOTLAND VEGETABLE & FRUIT ASSOCIATION

... Society's medal for best lot of potatoes, 20 entries-John Gerrard, for round white. Collection of 36 potatoes, six varieties, 5 entries-I W. Moir, Shadowside; 2 Adam Mitchell, 3 A. Wilson, 4 end 5 James Mearns. Collection of 24 potatoes, half white, half colouredl ...

POETRY

... the seed that tops the stem, And,3, Niature's laws obeyed, regain Solanunin Tnberosunm. J. G. Thle Botanical name of the Potato. What's in a name? But the world does think, and feels fiat there is 'Onlething, in a nanic, or at least in its associations ...

FORMARTINE ROOT SHOW

... prizes were eti-t awarded to the best dressed turnips. The vegetables ' and potatoes, though not bulking so strongly, were sin .very good in quality. The deficiency in the potatoes 24 was chiefly in the early variety. The judges were for £3' the turnips ...

FORMARTINE ROOT SHOW

... ptitors without any restriction of rotation (1 entry)-A. en Mrown. 1t 2 Best White Potatoes, round-1 and S Wm., Barron, Balna. vy kettle, 2 Win. Walker. e 12ealled or Blue Potatoes (i erntries)-1 Miea Habrvey, Arn2 W alWsker, 8 Wmn. Duncan. s 12 Best Kidney ...

ALFORD FLOWER SHOW

... Gray, 2 A. Skinner. Potatoes, kidney, white-i James Mitchell, 2 James Walker, 3 P. Forbes.-: Potatoes, round, white-i and 2 James Donald, 3 James Mitchell. Potatoes, kidney, dark -1 B. Knowles, 2 Jas. Donald, 3 Jas. Mitchell. Potatoes, round, dark-I James ...

BANCHORY FLOWER AND HONEY SHOW

... Heads Cabbage-i C. Laing; 2 James Leiper. 3 Heads Savoy-C. Laing. 3 Heads Cauliflower-A. Cookie. - 9 Potatoes (round)-I A Westland; 2 Samuel Angus. 9 Potatoes (kithley)-]. A. Westland; 2 Samuel the Angus. 6 Pods Peas-i A. Cookie; 2 alnd 3 James Ii n Leiper ...

FLOWER SHOW AT ALFORD

... Thomson. s 6 Potatoes, kidney, white-i and 23James Lawson,' - scotsmill; 8, John Stuart. 6 Potatoes, round do. a -I James Patterson, 2 and 3 James La}scn, 6 Potatoes. kidney, dark-1 A. Thomson, Tonley; 2 1 James Patterson, 8 John Stuart, 8 Potatoes, 8 round ...