THE POTATO 45 



flattened; few shallow eyes; color usually white; 

 quality variable. Rural New Yorker, Rural Rus- 

 set, Banner, Carman No. 3, President Roosevelt, 

 Prosperity, Sir Walter Raleigh, Ohio Wonder, 

 Green's No. 21, White Giant, World Wonder." 



MINNESOTA 



The Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station 

 in '^Bulletin 118" furnishes the following infor- 

 mation: 



"1. The better varieties of potatoes are as 

 follows : 



"Recommended for planting: early. Early Ohio, 

 and for southern markets, the Red Bliss Triumph; 

 late, Rural New Yorker No. 2, Sir Walter Raleigh, 

 and Carman No. 3. 



"Worthy of trial: early. Acme and Norton 

 Beauty; medium early. Early Bird, Early Mich- 

 igan, Early Norwood, and Queen of Sweden; 

 medium to medium late. Carman No. 1, Norcross, 

 and New Queen; late, Pingree and California 

 Russet. 



"2. Twelve groups of potatoes, more or less 

 distinct, are being studied. The more important 

 commercial groups in Minneosta are the Rural, 

 Ohio, Michigan, Cobbler, and Green Mountain 

 groups. 



"The indications are that, whenever a valuable 

 new variety of potato is originated, different deal- 

 ers put it on the market under different names. 

 Other evidence also indicates that some dealers 

 put well-known and well-established varieties on 

 the market under new names. Many dealers do 

 not seem to be suflSciently careful to keep their 



