368 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



Michigan Beauty. Tubers small; oval, oblong; eyes shallow, partly 

 closed; skin white and smooth;fle3h white, firm and of good texture. Not 

 very promising, but will be given further trial. 



Napoleon. A medium late variety, with the essentials required for a 

 standard potato. Tubers are large, flat, ovate and very regular; eyes open 

 and shallow; skin pure white; flesh very white, but it is a little spongy 

 and showed some indications of rot in the hills. 



Peachhlow Seedling. A recent seedling of the Old Peachblow and 

 nearly identical with Fottler's Peachblow. Not very promising. 



Pride of the South. One of the earliest new varieties, but aside from 

 its earliness it is not of any special value, as it is lacking in productive- 

 ness. Tubers are small to medium, oval shaped, with few very shallow 

 open eyes. The skin is pure white; flesh firm, white and dry. 



Rose No. 9. Another of the Rose varieties that promises to be of much 

 value. Tubers are large, well formed, attractive and of good quality. 



Rose Standish. Tubers medium to large, oblong flattened ; eyes shal- 

 low; skin very pink, thin; flesh fine grained, white and dry. Not of 

 especial value. 



Stump the World. A very attractive, snow-white potato of medium 

 size, but it is lacking in productiveness. The quality is good and it will 

 be given further trial. 



Table King. One of the most promising new varieties, although not 

 very productive. In size it averages about the same as the Ohio, and is 

 very similar in shape. The skin is a light russet color, with few shallow 

 eyes; flesh very firm, white and dry, with a fine texture. It has few 

 superiors in quality. 



Uncle Sam. An attractive white potato that will be given further trial. 

 A strong grower; good size; regular shape, but a little coarse and watery. 



Harve^ Queen, None of the new late varieties are more desirable. 

 The tubers are large, round-oblong, slightly flattened; eyes few and shal- 

 low; skin white with a fine netted russet coating which usually marks a 

 potato of superior qualities. The flesh is very dry, white and of fine 

 texture. A strong grower and of average productiveness. 



Vigorosa. One of the new varieties that possess merit sufficient^ to 

 warrant further trial. An early white potato of medium size, cylindrical 

 in shape, with few deep, open eyes. Skin smooth, white, with light pink 

 markings; flesh very white, but a little inclined to be spongy. 



Wise^s Seedling. A remarkably strong growing variety; stalks large 

 and vigorous, with an upright habit. Size of the tubers, large and a little 

 inclined to be rough; shape, long to oblong, rather irregular; color, white 

 tinted with pink; eyes, darker in color, shallow and few in number; flesh 

 very firm, dry and white and appears to be a good cooker at any season of 

 the year. 



-^. Although tested under rather unfavorable circumstances, this 

 new early variety was quite productive and it seems likely to become one 

 of the leaders. The tubers are large, smooth and very white, with slight 

 pink markings; eyes large, strong, partly closed, rather numerous. The 

 ■flesh is very solid, creamy white and of superior texture. Will be given 

 further trial. 



WHERE SHALL WE OBTAIN OUR SEED? 



It is claimed by some seedsmen that to insure the largest crop of pota- 

 toes t>>e seed should be northern grown, while others claim that tubers 



