... THE POTATO DISEASE. T'o the Editor of the Standard. Denton, near Grantham, Oct. 30, 1845. Sir,-Presuming that the following observatioss on the disease whieh is at present maiking such fearful ravages on our potato crops may not be devoid of interest ...

... erroneously ' - seed potatoes. This went on till In i ?? a.- . remember, the fungotd disease attacked the e :ba.e:-t plants, and in one season the potato was sampiv tv r minatcd all tbrouigh Ireland. There was lit-eralv* sn:b thingP ss a potato. The ?? and rfe>'loe| ...

... asingleft potato in the country.-Tinies. . The potato liseson has begnn to develope itself in the a nieghbourhood of -Paris. The esculent is likewise at- I, tacked in the department of the Oise. NLetters from fc Cnnessy aentiote that the potato fields, ...

... CULTlIVATION OF POTATOES. Aca L~ancashlire tartncr, I shall tnke the libterty at of olb'i'ing a fewx remaurks uponl our manneir of cinl- tivatingf that valuablel root, andl of wvhichl you tare at libecrty to talic wshat UsC youI thinik proper. In most ...

... dissolve the charm of tile bone in the bread, potato, or any other vegetable. Again, there is the Irish peasant's definition of the bone of a potato, viz., tue hard innermost portion of a half-cooked potato-not designed for the pur- pose of promoting, ...

... growth of the potato plant, wet weather afterwards set ill, when the ?? iranifested itself in v.rious dis- tricts, especially on the sea coast. Mlany horticurlturists plant their sets early in spring, in order to secure sound crops of potatoes, knowing, by ...

... systems of potato cultivton, and asu toward& the introduction of crops which would be likely to in some degree take the place of the potato in a fair proportion of the people's diet. One of theobstacles to be metwithinimproving systemsof potato cultivation ...

... THE POTATO FESTI-YAL. All Eurone will shortly be called upon to take part in a celebration of Aveich the introduction of the potato from the New World into the Old will be the prretxt1. aut before festivals are held in honour of the potato it swill be ...

... was best for a potato crop was composed of sulphate of potash, nitrate of soda, and ?? the Chairman: All bad potatoes ought to be destroyed along with the-stalks, but nu harm would come from feeding pigs with them. If rotten potatoes were left about ...

... POTATO PLANTING. (From the rarnicrs' Record.) e With the close of the grain seed-time, the preparation 1 of the soil for root-crops must commence. First in order I Comes potato-planting,-a crop which, though precarious, C may yet, with advantage, be more ...

... THE POTATO CROP. I ?? - , ?? ?? . I . - . ?? ! (From the Apricdltadal Gazette.) To Ireland, there is not a more interesting subject of discussion than the fate of the Potato ; her whole well-being, her only hope, rests on the recovery of it, or in such ...

... the potatoe will be unprecedented. I further advise all who have pitted potatoes at once to open the pits, and pick the potatoes over again. I am, fellow-countrymen, Ever your faithful servant, Windsor Castle, Oct. 28, 1845. UHADwIcaT. TIHE POTATOE FAILURE ...