HORTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT. Ill 



Minnesota Seedling No. 50. A spreading grower of medium vigor. 

 8eason medium. A good yielder of desirable quality. From S. Frogner, 

 Herman, Minn. 



Minnesota Seedling Nos. 189 and 190 are seedlings from the same 

 source, but not so productive. 



Osceola Mammoih. A variety from Osceola county. Something like 

 the Early Kose, but it is a week earlier. The vines set but few tubers, all 

 of which were of good size. 



Park Region. Vines of medium growth. Sets many potatoes, but the 

 yield was hurt much by the drought. Tubers somewhat like the Beauty 

 of Hebron, only the eyes are much deeper. Season, medium to late. 



Rochester Rose. Vines made a very poor growth. Season very early. 

 Vines killed by the heat, and potatoes all small. In a more favorable 

 season it would probably be a good yielder. Tubers similar to the Early 

 Rose. 



Salzer's Earliest. Vines thrifty. Season, early to medium. It set 

 many tubers, and all were even-size, but small this season. 



Tubers round, flattened and red in color, which is an objection in an 

 early potato. 



Snow Drop. Poor growth of vines. Season, medium. Very productive. 

 Tubers oval, even in size, and somewhat like the Beauty of Hebron. 



Triumph. Medium strong grower, spreading habit. Season nearly a 

 week earlier than the Early Rose. Quite productive. 



Vick's Champion. A medium strong, spreading grower. Season, late; 

 only fairly productive. Tubers class with the White Elephant. 



The following are varieties tried by us for the first time this year that 

 have done poorly, the trial of which will be continued: 



Bill Nye, Hicks No. 60, Pride of the West, 



Blue Mayflower, Hoffman, Prize Taker, 



Carpenter's Seedling, Home Comfort, Restaurant, 



Chas. Downing, Late Puritan, Stanley, 



Charter Oak, Minnesota Seedling No. 18, White Chief, 



Early Wisconsin, Minnesota Seedling No. 64, Vanguard. 



Geo. H. Price, Negro, 



Hicks No. 22, Ontop, 



WHAT VARIETIES TO PLANT. 

 Extra Early. 



Howe's Premium is among the earliest varieties to ripen and is the 

 best one of this season. 



Early Six Weeks Market is equally as good, but generally a few days 

 later than the first variety named. 



Early. 



Queen of Paris is the most productive variety of the list at this station 



for the two years that it has been raised. Lee's Favorite, Early Oxford, 



Putnam's Early, Iowa Beauty, McFadden' s Earliest, and Thorhurn are 



valuable. 



Mediuvi Season. 



Mi^s. Cleveland, formerly known as Notfs No. 8, Snow Drop, Pres. 

 Lincoln, Supplanter, Early Pearl, Gregory No. 1 and June Eating are 

 the best of this class. 



