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principally upon similarity of the character of the 

 tubers of the different varieties, without special 

 consideration of the similarity of the plants of 

 each. In many cases, however, there is a similar- 

 ity of plants as well as of tubers. 



"The Triumph Group: Round, white, red or mot- 

 tled; first early. Bliss Red Triumph (known also 

 as Stray Beauty, Strawberry and Bermuda red). 

 Bliss White Triumph, Norton Beauty, Nott's 

 Early Peachblow, Woods' Earliest. 



"The Early Market Group: Round or oval, flat- 

 tened; white or slightly tinted; very early; good 

 quality, much superior to the Triumph group. 

 Early Market, Early Standard, Early Petoskey, 

 Irish Cobbler. 



"Early Ohio Group: Very similar to Early Ohio 

 in various ways. Early Ohio, Early White Ohio, 

 Early Six Weeks, Baker's Extra Early, Peck's 

 Early, Acme, Ohio Junior. 



"Early Rose Group: Long or oblong, cylindrical or 

 flattened; pink or white or mottled. Early Rose, 

 Early Roser, Mountrose, Northern Star, Early 

 Fortune, Early Bovee, Early Sensation, Early 

 Northern, Algoma, Miller-Brooke, Early Break- 

 fast (white). Early Michigan (white). 



"Green Mountain Group: Oblong to long; some- 

 what irregular in form; usually white or straw 

 color. Green Mountain, Whiton's White Mam- 

 moth, Gold Coin, Ionia, Uncle Sam, Washington, 

 Happy Medium, American Giant, State of Maine. 



"Seneca Beauty Group: Long or oblong, smooth; 

 small, very shallow eyes; red, pink or white with 

 pink eyes; quality excellent. Seneca Beauty, 

 Livingston (White Seneca Beauty), Piqua Chief, 

 Pat's Choice. 



"Rural New Yorker Group: Round or oval, much 



