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ly always done well at the Station. A medium late variety. Sprouts 

 quite quickly but not very badly. A good keeper. 



Extra Early Pioneer. — Plants sixteen to twenty-two inches tall; a 

 strong growing, rather large plant; medium sized stems and leaflets; 

 very little tendency to blight. 



Tubers medium to large, few too small for market; mostly long, 

 slightly flattened, some oval, tapering toward stem end; color pink, 

 lighter than Early Ohio, about the same as Baker's Extra Early; 

 skin inclined to be rough on some, usually smooth; eyes medium to 

 large, shallow. Gives about an average yield for an early sort. 

 Sprouts quickly. 



Gem of Aroostook. — Plants twenty to twenty-four inches tall; 

 thick stems, upright, somewhat spreading; medium dark colored, 

 thick foliage; blights some but not badly. 



Tubers medium to large; medium length; flattened; color white; 

 skin very smooth; eyes numerous, medium size, shallow. Appears 

 to be promising as a midseason variety. Does not sprout very badly. 

 Apparently a good keeper. 



Green Bay Triumph. — Plants twenty to twenty-four inches tall; a 

 medium tall, spreading grower, with large stalks and leaflets; foliage 

 light color; quite inclined to blight. 



Tubers small to medium; very short, length often less than diam- 

 eter; roundish, usually slightly flattened; color yellowish white with 

 pink tint to eyes; skin fairly smooth; eyes medium size, shallow. 

 Yields about the same as Early Ohio. Does not sprout badly. A 

 good keeper. 



Irish Queen. — Plants eighteen to twenty-two inches tall; a strong, 

 compact grower, not very spreading, upright, large leaflets, thrifty. 



Tubers medium size, short, a little irregular, some oval, some 

 rounded, mostly flattened; color white, about the same as Rural New 

 Yorker No. 2, except a slight pink tint about the eyes; skin quite 

 smooth; eyes small, shallow, inconspicuous. Potatoes grow shal- 

 low and close together. Not a heavy yielder. Sprouts quickly, and 

 is inclined to shrivel; not a very good keeper. 



Joseph. — Plants twenty to twenty-four inches tall; spreading; 

 stems thick; diense foliage; very little tendency to blight. 



Tubers medium size; 20 per cent, too small for market in crop of 

 1901; medium to long, flattened, oval; color light pink, about the 

 same as Extra Early Pioneer; skin quite smooth; eyes small, mostly 

 shallow, some medium depth. Potatoes grow medium depth and 

 close. A fairly good but not heavy yielder. Sprouts quickly and is 

 not an extra good keeper. 



Lakeside Champion. — Plants twenty to twenty-four inches tall; an 

 upright spreading grower, medium sized stems, slightly irregular 

 in row; somewhat inclined to blight. 



