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has more charms for doryphora than 

 any other, but from their location they 

 happened not to be looked after so 

 strictly, that was all. The tubers are 

 oblong, of a light flesh color, slightly 

 russet skin, few and shallow eyes, flesh 

 dry and mealy, and alto^^ether a most 

 desiiable variety. I notice that in his 

 latest catalogue, James Vick, from 

 whom I got the seed, speaks of the 

 Chicago as earlier than the Early Kose, 

 of this I cannot sj)eak, as my potatoes 

 were all dug about tlie same time, and 

 were not tested for earliness. It is 

 said to do well on all kinds of soil. A 

 faithful representation of this variety 

 will be found in Vick's Floral Guide, 

 for 1883. 



Beauty of Hebron is so well known, 

 that little need be said about it, it is 

 early, prolific, a gooJ keeper, excellent 

 flavor, grows close together in the hill, 

 and is as general a favorite as it 

 deserves to be. 



White Elephant is a veritable Jumbo 

 among the Murphies. It yielded almost 

 as largely as Chicago Market with me 

 last year, and some of the tubers were 

 immense. Thei-e were very few small 

 ones. It is among the late varieties, 

 keeps very well, is dry and floury, and 

 not at all coarse as would be expected 

 from its size. The only objection I can 

 find to it is the deep set eyes, which 

 cause considerable waste at the hands 

 of careless kitchen maids when pre- 

 paring them for the table. 



"White Star is an elegant lookincj 

 potato, and was very highly recom- 

 mended by its introducei-s last year as 

 the coming potato. Its quality and 

 appearance le.ive nothing to be desired, 

 but I have not seen ihat its yield came 

 up to what was expected. 



Mammoth Pearl is a very handsome 

 shaped tuber, and I notice in a late 

 rural that it stood at the head of the 



list with an Ohio grower ; with me it 

 did not do so well. 



Early Vermont I could place among 

 the good early varieties, the tubers are 

 generally large, and the quality very 

 fair. 



Dunmore is the prettiest sound 

 potato I ever saw, smooth and white, 

 with few, shallow eyes, as shapely as 

 an apple, and a good yieldei-. For 

 evaporating, where j)eeling mMchines 

 are used, there could be nothing better. 



St. Patrick is decidedly a good look- 

 ing fellow, not especially large, but uni- 

 form in size, smooth and white, eyes 

 sha,llow, dry and mealy. 



Farina is an oddly shaped tuber, long, 

 thin and pointed. It is very mealy 

 and fine for baking, but would be no 

 use as a maiket variety. 



Pride of America is a decided ac- 

 quisition, very shapely, and quality 

 excellent. As to shape and general 

 excellence, however, I must undoubt- 

 edly give the preference to the Ontario 

 or Dempsey as it is sometimes called, 

 which was sent out by the Association 

 in 1881, I believe. The Rennie looks 

 to me to be the same potato with a 

 different name. It is red, slightly rough 

 skin, oval, and unusually regular in 

 size and shape. I never saw any kind 

 which varied as little in size. The 

 eyes are on the surface, what there are 

 of them, and the tubei-s are as solid as 

 a brick, in July. It is of rather more 

 than avenige prolificness, and any judge 

 of a ])Otato would put it down as fii*st- 

 class without a second look. The 

 Association did a good day's work when 

 it presented the Ontario to its members. 



With regard to the Early and Late 

 Rose, the general impression seems to 

 be that their usefulness htis gone, and 

 they will soon be classed with the Cup, 

 Meshanock, Kidney, Merino, Chili, 



