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solid; flesh yellowish white. Very starchy and mealy, but not very 

 productive. 



FearnaugM — Even and vigorous, 20-24 inches, erect, dark medium 

 green. Stalks fairly stout. Leaves 6-7 inches long. Leaflets fairly 

 even and large, 1| by 2 inches. Badly blighted. 



Tubers — Large, long, flattened; white. Eyes few, medium. Flesh white. 



Freeman — Growth strong and vigorous, slightly injured by blight. 



Tubers— Oblong, flattened. Eyes at surface; smooth and even. Skin 

 light buif ; flesh nearly white. Very promising. 



Halo of Dakota — Large, even and vigorous, 20-24 inches, spreading, 

 dark green. Stem stout. Leaves 6-7 inches long, foliage thick; leaflets 

 fairly even, medium size, 1^ by 2 inches. 



Tubers — Large, oblong, slightly flattened. Eyes medium, bufp, solid. 

 Flesh yellowish white. Very promising. Stands nearly at the head of 

 the late sorts. 



Hampden Beauty — Fairly even and vigorous, 18-20 inches tall, fairly 

 erect, medium green. Stem rather slender. Leaves ^-^ inches long; 

 leaflets slightly uneven, but rather long and slender, largest 1| by 3 

 inches. Badly blighted. 



Tubers — Oblong, flattened at the stem end, small. Color, yellowish 

 buff. Eyes medium. Flesh yellowish white. Not promising. 



Hicks' 1'^ — Fairly vigorous and even, 16-18 inches tall, spreading, 

 medium green. Stem fairly stout. Leaves 6-7 inches long; leaflets 

 somewhat uneven, 1-J by 2 inches. Killed by blight. 



Tubers — Medium to large, reddish buff, oblong, flattened. Eyes small, 

 rather deep, yellowish white. Promising as an early variety. 



Hickp' 81 — Fairly even and vigorous, 18-20 inches tall, somewhat 

 spreading. Leaves 6-7 inches long; leaflets rather uneven, largest aver- 

 age 1^ by 1^. Badly blighted. 



Tubers — Small, oblong, flattened; reddish pink, sometimes purple 

 tinged. Eyes small, shallow; curtain long, indistinct. Well worth longer 

 trial. 



Hicks' 101 — Plants low, 14-16 inches tall, somewhat spreading but not 

 sprawling; dark green. Stem small. Foliage thick. Leaves rather 

 more than eight inches; leaflets even and large, often 1^ by 3 inches. 

 Somewhat blighted. 



Tuber — Long, slim, regular, flattened. Skin quite light; smooth. Eyes 

 shallow. Less valuable than either of Hicks' other seedlings. 



Ionia — Plants even and fairly vigorous, 14-16 inches; rather low and 

 erect; medium green. Stem small. Leaves 5-6 inches long; foliage thick. 

 Leaflets slender, fairly even, 1^ by 2 inches. Somewhat blighted. 



Tubers — Small, oblong ovate; whitish buff. Eyes small; flesh white. 

 Of no value. 



Iowa Beauty — Very vigorous, even, 20-22 inches tall; erect; medium 

 green. Stem stout. Leaves 6-8 inches; foliage thick. Leaflets medium 

 size and fairly even, 1| by 2 inches. Killed by blight. 



Tubers — Round; medium; eyes quite large and deep; yellowish buff; 

 flesh white. At best only fairly promising. 



J. G. Blaine — Fairly vigorous, 18-20 inches tall, spreading, medium 

 green. Stem fairly stout. Leaves 6 inches long; leaflets rather uneven; 

 somewhat slender, 1^ by 2. Killed by blight. 



Tubers — Long, round, conical; skin smooth, reddish pink. Eyes many, 

 small, shallow. Has shown few valuable features as yet. 



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