48 THE POTATO 



variety for seed purposes. Select only such vari- 

 eties for late potatoes as will mature early enough 

 to give ample time for digging in the fall under 

 normal conditions. A few of the best of the many 

 hundred varieties which have been grown on the 

 station farm and at other places in the state are 

 described below. They are arranged in groups 

 according to their habits of growth, and in each 

 group the varieties are placed in the order of 

 preference — yield, shape, color, character of eyes, 

 etc., being taken into consideration — as judged 

 by the results of our two years' tests. 



^' Group 1: Varieties that produce new potatoes 

 early, and mature early in the season : New Queen, 

 White Ohio, White Rose, Pick's Early, Irish Cob- 

 bler, New Early Standard, Six Weeks, White Star, 

 King of Michigan, Early Thoroughbred, New 

 Century, New Climax, Early Ohio, Early Rose. 



" Group 2: Varieties that produce new potatoes 

 early and mature early in September: Sweet Home, 

 Champion of the World, Early Excelsior, Rural 

 Red, Crine's Lightning, White Victor, Early 

 Hamilton. 



Group S: Varieties that produce new potatoes 

 early but mature late: Burpee's Extra Early, 

 Arcadia, Crown Jewel, Bovee, Algoma. 



''Group 4: Varieties that produce good, market- 

 able tubers and ripen early in the fall; promising 

 for localities where potatoes have a tendency to 

 grow too late in the fall: New Burbank, American 

 Wonder, White Lily, Medium, Carman No. 1, 

 Sir Walter Raleigh, Green Mountain, Vermont 

 Gold Coin. 



''Group 5: Varieties that yield heavily, matur- 

 ing late in season: Governor Folk, Ross Favorite, 

 Rural New Yorker No. 2, Snowflake Junior, Car- 



