VEGETABLE NOVELTIES 101 



Early Model *. — Shape deep globular; size mediiiin ; color 

 and quality good ; tops medium iu size and upright in 

 growth: season medium. A promising variety. 



Hands O/f (Salzer).- — Shape deep globe; top and root 

 large ; color of Hesh, varying shades of crimson, which fades 

 in cooking: quality poor: season mediuuL 



Ilarrishuvg Market (Holmes). — Shape nearly round; size 

 medium to large ; season early, maturing with the Eclipse ; 

 color of flesh variable; quality medium, rather coarse when 

 matured : tops large. 



Fig. 5.— Vermont Gold Coin Potato. 



Ideal * (Page Seed Co.). — Size of top and root medium; 

 shape globular; color good, with variations; quality good. 

 A fair mid-season varietv. 



Landreth's Best (Landreth). — A small, slow-growing 

 variety of little value. Root short, turnip shape; color 

 red, zoned with light crimson. 



Lannier's Superba (Johnson & Stokes). — Size medium to 

 large; shape deep turnip; color good; quality fair; season 

 second early; color holds well in cooking. Promising. 



Nutting's Early Gem (Moore & Simons). — Shape flat- 

 tened; color red, somewhat variable. A very pi-omising 

 early variety. Roots become large if allowed to stand long. 



Rochester^ (Vicks). — Shape deep globe and variable; 



