Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-05-25

i've iist OF prominent western grower is
) u new variety claiming to be "one of the
pest IN cultivation and a Seeding of
Drownells Superior fertilized with the
pollen OF the Burbank To these who
nave had any experience in the matter.
and are acquainted with these varieties
the idea of such cross is simply absurd
10 others but word of explanation ia
necessary. BrownclPs Superior is noted
Ior the amount Of pollen it produces.
Whiie the Burbank has none at all and
was never known to bear ball of itself
were the Litter fact not the case it would
De almost as impossible as to cross two
poiien bearing varieties, requiring more
shill tiiah any ordinary hybridist has.
consequently when growers wish to grow
seedlings which shall partake in some
respect of the character of two potatoes
tney are obliged to select for the mother
pant variety that is barren of pollen.
ike tile Early Rose, Snowflake or Peer
less, and fertilize them with pollen from
stamlnate sorts like the Excelsior. Peach
oiow or Wallis Orange. This can be verv
easily done, the process being as follows:
select the early part of the day for the
purpose. say between eight o'clock and
9:3o, pick out blossoms OF the variety
you wish to cross, on which they have lust
opened, and mark them by stake or 9TH
means. Then pluck flowers of your pol
len-bearing sort and take them to plants
you propose to operate upon. Take one
OF the pucked flowers between the thumb
ana foreiinger and with common pin
oreak open the little yellow stamens.
from which if the blossom is at the right
stage will exude few particles of yellow.
lsh white dust. This should be poked
out upon the ball of the thumb or finger
and then brought in contact with the
pistil of the flower you wish to inpreg-
nate, which will take it up as fast as it
touches It, As this is very delicate wok.
tne operator needs good eyesght and q
still time for his work. The above mode
might not be considered very accurate by
experienced hybridists, but with ordinary
care III the selection of blossoms and va
rieties satisfactory results will be obtain.
ed. After the balls have set, which if
the work was rightly done will be in the
course of few days, care should be
taken that the bugs do not destroy them.
After they have ripened, which will be
shown by the dying Cf the fruit stalk.
they should be picked and put in a warm
place where they will ripen still more.
Wheh they become soft. wash and dry
them In spring they may be sown eitli-
''N icuoc VI llOt-Dtu. AS soon uS
third leaf shows itself, transplant about
two or three inches apart. Do not let
them get chilled or TRANSPLANT into the
open ground until settled weather. Pro-
badly not one plant in five hundred will
prove OF any value still, like other
Snneso OF Chance, 1t has fascination about
II, to some, at least.
Description of Varieties.
Telephone and Belle were received too
nte III the season last year to form any
Iehni;e Ideas about them. The impression
was favorable for both however.
Mammoth Pearl is very vigorous and
productive variety although the quality
'annot be considered the best. Queen of
he Valley is full as vigorous though per-
laps NOT AS productive quality about
lIe same.
White Star, st. Patrick and Burbank
IRE 81 nearly alike in every respect that
10 Que Is abls to tell them apart ; this is
llso true OF White Elephant and Lake
Beauty of Hebron.
Early OHIO is a first class sort for ex-
ra early, being of the finest quality
Early Beauty Of Hebron yields better
han the above, is more vigorous, but the
luality is not as good.
White Star is variety which has at
racted much attention lately it is about
wo weeks later than the Snowtlakes and
'lelds better we have not tested its eat
ng qualities.
Late Snowhakes, very similar to the
bove.
Alpha is very early but does not yield
yell enough to warrant extensive cultiva-
ion. Early Household is little later
han the Alpha but yields much better;
IuulltV ot hlth irSt- 10 ,I.e ",
S no improvement on the Early Rose.
adirondack is a very vigorous late sort,
'ields abundantly and is of good quality.
Matchless Is rapidly coming into favor
10Th in this country and in England.
Vermont Champion, Rubicund and
tosy Morn Lave not been widely tested
nough to speak with any certainty as to
heir qualities elsewhere than here, where
hey do remarkably well.
W. Il. RAND.
SEELBURN, May, 1888.