In My Garden The really astonishing yield of a few
roots of self-sown potatoes almost inclines one to the heresies that potatoes should be planted in autumn and not earthed up. Indeed this second theory has had recently some scientific support. However, in general it is quite certain that the tradi- tional habit—as most often on the land—is the best. The men of scierce have also been investigating the subject of good and evil neighbours. It is said that tomatoes do harm to many neighbours, especially marrows' but are friendly to their cousin, the potato. Spinach is not a good near neighbour, and makes the ground barren after it is dug. Anemones nary be as fatal neighbours to plum-trees as is the wild berberis to wheat, 01 the spindle appears to encourage the black-fly that ruins our beg°. However, the worst neighbours are weeds, as we all realise at this date, though they are worse for some plants than others. Of all crops onion', not least at this date, must be kept free from all neighbours.
W. BEACH THOM'S.
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