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ThunderhoU — Rather low, 18 inches, erect, medium green, stem small; 

 leaves 5 to 6 inches long, leaflets rather uneven; largest 1^ by 2 inches; 

 killed by blight. 



Tubers — Small, round, reddish buff; eyes medium deep; flesh yellowish 

 white. AVill never set the world afire. 



Tonhocks — Rather uneven, 18 to 20 inches tall, somewhat spreading, 

 light green; stem fairly stout; leaves medium size, 6 to 7 inches long; 

 leaflets medium 1^ by 2 inches; killed by blight. 



Tubers — Medium, round to oblong; reddish buff; eyes small; flesh yel- 

 lowish white. Well worthy of trial. 



Umpire — Very even and vigorous, 20 to 22 inches tall, erect, dark, 

 glossy green; stem fairly stout, leaves 6 to 7 inches long, foliage thick; 

 leaflets small to medium, 1^ by 1^ inches; somewhat blighted. 



Tubers — Small, long, round, smooth, yellowish white; eyes small, shal- 

 low. Of no more than ordinary productiveness. 



Way — Fairly vigorous and even, 18 to 20 inches tall, fairly erect, dark, 

 glossy green; stem fairly stout, leaves 6 to 7 inches long; leaflets medium 

 to large, 1^ by 2 inches; killed by blight. j 



Tubers — Medium, oblong to long, nearly round, yellowish buff, solid. 

 Promising. 



White Early Ohio— Fairly vigorous and even, 18 inches tall, spreading, 

 medium green; stem fairly stout, leaves 6 to 7 inches long; leaflets uneven, 

 small to medium, 1^ by 1^ inches; killed by blight. 



Tubers — Medium, oblong, slightly flattened; eyes medium scarcely 

 sunken, flesh yellowish white; something like the Early Ohio in form; 

 upon which it seems an improvement. 



White Floiver — Even and fairly vigorous, 18 to 24 inches tall, somewhat 

 spreading, medium green, stalks somewhat slender; leaves 6 to 8 inches 

 long; leaflets large and even, 2| by 2 inches; killed by blight. 



Tubers — Large, long, round, smooth, white; eyes shallow, sometimes 

 protruding. Hardly worthy of extensive cultivation. 



THE BEST VARIETIES TO PLANT. 



As an extra early sort, Howe's Premium* has again shown itself one of 

 the best. Although only fairly productive, it is of excellent quality, and 

 for home use well worth planting. 



Of the new sorts we can not make exact comparisons as to season, on 

 account of their premature ripening, but McPadden's Earliest and Queen 

 of Paris showed little signs of blight; were ripe on August «S, and pro- 

 duced, the former 237.5 bushels, and the latter 336.8 bushels. They 

 seemed to be nearly as early as Premium, and were much more product- 

 ive. Of other early sorts the more promising were New Queen,** 288 

 bushels, Tonhocks, 263.7 bushels, Sit^nal, 261.2 bushels. Early Minnesota, 

 240 bushels, Early White Beauty of Hebron, 220 bushels. Beauty of Heb- 

 ron,* 206 bushels, Early Oxford,** 213 bushels. Followinti: within a week 

 as medium early sorts were. Early Pearl, 277.8 bushels, Thorburn,* 233 

 bushels. Port Collins No. 83,** 240 bushels, Early Rose,* 228.40 bushels, 

 PutuHm's New Kose,** 194 bushels, Early Puritan, 206 bushels. Freeman, 

 213 bushels and Faust's 1889,** 203 bushels. The best sorts that would 

 be classed as medium late were West's No. 3, 264.7 bushels (rather coarse), 



* The namber of starB after a vari^^ty indicate the number of yeara it has been previously favorably 

 reported on. 



