No. 6. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 717 



White Bliss Triumph. — Plants eighteen to twenty-four inches tall; 

 upright, not very spreading, heavy stems, not much branches, large 

 leaflets, foliage thin; not much incline to blight. 



Tubers medium to large; very short and thick, diameter usually 

 greater than length, very slight tendency to flatten; color white, 

 very slight pink tint to eyes; eyes few, quite large, shallow; skin 

 fairly smooth. Resembles Junior Pride of the south very closely. 

 A fair but not heavy yielder. Does not sprout quickly. A good 

 keeper. 



White Mountain. — Plants twenty-four to thirty inches tall; up- 

 right, large stalks with long slender branches, regular in row, heavy 

 foliage; very little tendency to blight. 



Tubers medium to large; short to medium, quite thick, some slight- 

 ly flattened, others not at all, some oval, some cylindrical; color 

 white; skin has a tendency to roughness around seed end; eyes 

 medium size, shallow to medium depth. A standard potato in some 

 sections of the country. Has given as good or better yields than 

 Carmen No. 3, at the Station. Does not sprout quickly. Is firm and 

 a good keeper. 



Whiton's ^Vhite Mammoth. — Plants twenty-two to thirty inches 

 tall; upright, spreading, stalks thick, foliage thick, long slender 

 leaflets, regular in row; not much inclined to blight. 



Tubers medium to large; short to medium, rather thick, not very 

 uniform, some taper quite decidicdly, flattened; color white; skin 

 quite smooth; eyes small, medium depth. A good yielder and a re- 

 liable market sort. Sprouts quite quickly, but seems to be a good 

 keeper." 



To this list of varieties that have been given a three years' test at 

 the Station, I desire to add one that has received a single year's test 

 — the Early Fortune. This variety is showing value in sections de- 

 voted to the growing of early potatoes and is one of the best of which 

 I have knowledge. Professor Green's estimate from a single year's 

 test is as follows: 



'"Early Fortune. — Plants twenty to twenty-five inches tall; upright, 

 broad spreading; a strong grower. Has very little tendency to 

 blight. 



''Tubers medium to large; medium length; slightly flattened, taper- 

 ing toward stem end; color pink; a trifle lighter than Early Ohio; 

 skin smooth; eyes medium size and depth. A clean looking potato; 

 has a smoother, neater appearance than Early Ohio. One year's 

 trial indicates prolificacy. Sprouts quite quickly but keeps well." 



In these notes of Prof. Green, the "blight" referred to by him is not 

 the ''late" blight, as I understand it, but the "early" blight which 

 causes premature death of vines, not attended by rot. 



