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POTATOES AND POTATO CULTURE 



127. Pride of Britain. — Vines of medium strength; tnbers 

 long, smooth, and regular; color white; yield fair. 



128. King of Michigan. — Vines medium in growth; tubers 

 oblong, flattened; skin white, finely netted. Season second 

 early. An attractive and desirable variety. 



129. Minister. — Tubers coarse and irregular; shape oval, 

 somewhat flattened; color w^hite shaded with light pink; yield 

 fair. Undesirable for market use owing to the irregular form 

 of the tubers. 



130. Northern Beauty. — A medium early pink variety of the 

 Eose type. Vines medium in size; tubers smooth, oval, and 

 flat. Worthy of further trial. 



Fig. 6— Washington, Potato No. 111. 



131. Hewen' Early. — A very early variety similar to the Early 

 Six Weeks; shape round to oblong. This variety gave the light- 

 est yield of any in the test. 



132. Early Peachblow. — Tubers round and regular; color 

 white mottled with pink; season early. Undesirable. 



134. C'olehrook. — A mid season variety of the Hebron type. 

 Tubers long, smooth, and regular; size large. A good yielder 

 of considerable promise. See Fig. 7. 



135. Coos No. 2. — Oblong to long; color white; smooth and 

 large. Similar to the White Eose. Promising. 



