15 SEPTEMBER 1917, Page 12

POTATO ENDS. • [To THE EDITOR or TEE " SPECTATOR:

9 SI IL, —Tbero is no novelty in the suggestion made by Lord Desborough. I have treated potatoes in this way for some years with success, end gave my experiences in the colonies of the Daily Telegraph last December. An illustration, with particulars of the method, will be found in a pamphlet distributed by the Royal Horticultural Society and obtainable for a few pence—I