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VEGETABLE NOVELTIES 



Mauh's First Early, Eureka First Early, Alpha and 

 Twentieth Centio-y are alike, or nearly so; maturing with 

 Early Wakefield: heads flat and quite deep; size between 

 Baseball and Early Sprino-, weighing from three to five 

 pounds each; very solid and sure to head. 



Miniature Marrow (Henderson). — A very small variety, 

 » maturing with Alpha ; head nearly round ; quality good ; 

 cracks badlv. Worthless. 



Pyramid Savoy (Breck). — A small, late, loose heading 

 variety of the Eai'ly English type (York and Express). 

 Undesirable. 



Fig. 8.— Snowball Potato. 



Quick Casli (Johnson & Stokes). — Appears to be iden- 

 tical with Baseball: early and hard heading; cracks badly; 

 too small. 



Volga ( Allen ).^ — In our plot garden the past season this 

 variety was identical in all respects with the Early Stone- 

 head. Leaves very large, slightly crumpled; head large, 

 solid, nearly round ; season second early. Many heads rot 

 badlv on under side soon after maturinfr. 



CARROTS. 



Golden Bod (MaiileV — A fair strain of half long 

 Dan vers. 



Victoria (Iowa Seed Co.). — Size medium to large: shape 



