No. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 715 



Tubers medium size; medium to long, considerably flattened, taper- 

 ing toward one end or the other; color white; skin a little rough; 

 eyes medium size, shallow; too irregular for best appearance. 

 Si)routs quite fjiiickly. Not a very good keeper. 



Livingston. — Plants eighteen to twenty-four inches tall; a tall, 

 upright, spreading grower, very vigorous, thick stems; not inclined 

 to blight. 



Tubers medium to large; medium to long, uniform size nearly en 

 tire length, sometimes tajjering; slightly flattened; color white, pink 

 eyes, discolors quickly and badly on short exposure to light; skin 

 sometimes slightly russeted; eyes small and shallow. A good yield- 

 er and cooker. Does not sprout quickly. Is very firm and a good 

 keeper. 



Pat's Choice. — Plants twenty to twenty-four inches tall; upright, 

 spreading, very even in row; slender stems, medium thick foliage, 

 thrifty; not inclined to blight. 



Tubers medium to large; medium to long, slightly flattened, some 

 taper toward stem end; color pink, eyes decidedly pink; skin usually 

 smooth, some specimens quite rough; eyes few, small, shallow. A 

 good potato, shapely, fine appearance, and of good quality. Yields 

 about the same as Sir Walter Kaleigh. Does not sprout quickly 

 and is a good keeper. 



Pingree. — Plants eighteen to twenty-two inchee tall; upright, 

 somewhat spreading, vei*y even in row, thrifty, thick stems; not very 

 susceptible to blight. 



Tubers medium to large; medium to long, slightly flattened, of uni- 

 form diameter nearly the entire length; color white, about the same 

 as Rural New Yorker No. 2; skin smooth; eyes medium size and me- 

 dium depth. Potatoes grow shallow and quite close together. 

 Yields about the same as Pat's Choice. Sprouts quickly but remains 

 quite firm and is a fairly good keeper. 



Sir Walter Raleigh. — Plants twenty-two to twenty-six inches 

 tall; a tall, upright, spreading vine; large stalks, slender upright 

 branches, resembling Carman No. 3 in manner of growth. Not much 

 inclined to blight. 



Tubers medium to large; short, thick, slightly flattened, tendency 

 to oval, resembling Carman No. 3 very much in form; color white, 

 but not as clear as Rural New^ Yorker No. 2; skin smooth, clean; 

 eyes few, small; usually very shallow and inconspicuous. A good 

 market sort. Sprouts quite quickly; keepe about the same as Car- 

 man No. 3. 



State of Wisconsin. — Plants twenty to twenty-six inches tall; u[>- 

 right, dark colored leaflets, several small hills; but inclined to blight 

 much. 



Tubers medium to large; very short, some somewhat flattened. 



