60 ESCULENT HOOTS. 



duced seedlings are quite as good for baking, as well as far 

 more hardy and productive, it cannot now be considered as a 

 variety to be recommended for general culture. 



Lapstone A variety of English origin. Mclntosh de- 

 Kidney . ... 

 Me int. scribes it as being decidedly the best kidney po- 



NICHOL'S EARLY. 



tato grown, and an excellent cropper. Tubers 

 sometimes seven inches in length, and three inches in breadth. 

 It is longer in coming through the ground in spring than 

 most other varieties, and the stems at first appear weakly ; 

 but they soon lose this appearance, and grow most vigorously. 

 It is a good potato in August and September ; and will 

 keep in excellent condition till May following, without losing 

 either its mealiness or flavor. 



Long Bed. Form long, often somewhat flattened, its 

 general appearance being not unlike that of the Jenny Lind, 

 though of smaller size ; color red ; flesh marbled or clouded 

 with red while crude, but, when cooked, becoming nearly 

 white. The stem-end is often soggy, and unfit for use ; and 

 the numerous prongs and knobs which are often put forth on 

 the sides of the tubers greatly impair their value for the 

 table. 



A few years since, this variety was exceedingly abundant 

 in the market, and was esteemed one of the best sorts for use 

 late in spring and early in summer. It was also remarkably 

 healthy and productive, and was considered one of the most 

 valuable kinds for general cultivation. It has somewhat im- 

 proved in quality by age, although not now to be classed as 

 a potato of first quality. The Jenny Lind and other vari- 

 eties are now rapidly superseding it in most localities. 



Mercer. An old and familiar variety ; at one period 

 most every where known, and generally ac- 



CHENANOO. 



WHITE CIIKNAN- almost CVCrV 

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