Lee's Favorite Potato

We planted the last spring, Puritan, New Queen and Pearl of Savoy, all of which were sent out as extra early varieties, and found Lee's Favorite earlier than any. We have before tried it with and we shall plant it next year in preference to any other early potato we have ever tried.

Lessening The Work

A good sharp steel rake and a prong hoe will materially lessen the task of keeping the garden clean. They can be used earlier than either the cultivator or the hoe, will more thoroughly destroy the weeds, and leave the soil in a better tilth. They lessen the amount of hand weeding that is to be done, as they will work closer to the plants. Some soils bake very easily, especially after a shower, and one of these will be found a good tool to break up this crust and give the plants a chance to grow. The prong hoe will work deeper than the rake, so that in order to receive the very best results both are needed, one for the smaller plants and the other for the large ones.

Lettuce For New York Markets. S. J. P

The lettuce you sent was nice, but New Yorkers will have to be educated up to its use. At present there is nothing but the well-known varieties which will bring a price here. At your request we saw several of the best commission men and the steward of one of the leading hotels, but they would not handle it. We would suggest that you make arrangements through some reliable commission merchant in this city to supply some one of the large hotels with free sample packages of your lettuce in order to introduce it. It would in all probability be more advantageous in the end to find a market nearer home.

Lettuce Mildew

At the Ohio Station we recently had a bit of experience with this fungus. In the propagating houses a test of varieties of lettuce for forcing was in progress, and during a few days of cloudy weather, mildew suddenly appeared, passing rapidly from plant to plant, and threatening to ruin the whole lot in a day or two. As soon as the attack was noticed the infected plants were pulled out and carried away, the ground was well stirred, and no more water was applied to the soil. This checked the disease immediately, and sunshine appearing the next day, no further damage was done. But since then we have been careful about letting the soil get too damp. - C. M. W.

License For Peddlers. Florist

In this city the authorities require that all peddlers who do their business in the street from house to house, or by soliciting passers-by, shall have a license.

Lilies And Rosea

Referring to planting of lilies, the germs are not so hardy as one might suppose from the catalogues. They do better with some protection from frost, and it pays to take the trouble. Every garden should be full of roses. Fortunate people who live where the winters are mild can have grand roses, but in this severe climate the question of hardy roses is a matter of experiment. The Austrian roses are hardy here, but the fine hybrid perpetuals, etc., have to be thoroughly protected; yet in severe climates, sufficient protection will often smother the plants. - P. F.

Blodgett, Vermont.