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THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



Button's Seedling Kidney Potato. Tubers large, oblong, 

 flattened, smooth and yellow ; the flesh pale yellow ; the shoot 

 violet. Stems medium-sized, spreading, angular, slightly purple ; 

 leaves of fair size, glossy dark green, with large leaflets, oval, 

 mucronated, somewhat reticulated, slightly reflexed, the flowers 

 always falling off. A very productive variety of excellent quality, 

 ripening mid-season. 



Chancellor Potato. Tubers large, oblong, flattened, smooth, 

 pale yellow ; the flesh yellowish, shoot violet. Stems long, 

 slender, spreading, slightly winged, violet. The first leaves are 



Chancellor Potato. 



large, shining green, reticulated, oval with short petioles ; those 

 produced later are smaller, more pointed and dull green. The 

 flowers are abundant, purple with white points, falling off. A very 

 fine variety, much grown for its great productiveness and perfect 

 shape and excellent keeping quality of its tubers. Ripens half 

 late. 



Queen of the Polders Potato. Tubers regular, long, flat, 

 smooth, and slightly curved ; eyes not prominent. The flesh is 

 light, floury, and white ; the shoot is pink and the stems 

 short and slender ; leaves of dull dark green, crimped ; leaflets 

 oblong, reticulated ; flowers white. Neither early nor late, it does 



