10 EXPERIMENTS WITH POTATOES 



potato, with a tendency to have protruding knobs. A rather 

 large proportion of small potatoes. 



50. Orphan. — A fine, long, slender, smooth, white potato; 

 shallow eyes. Uniform in shape, size", and color. It presents a 

 good appearance. 



51. Parker's Market (Jerrard, 1895). — Oblong to cylindrical in 

 shape. Red color ; claimed to withstand rot, and adapted to 

 heavy soil. Medium size, but too many small tubers. 



53. Peerless, Jr. — Flat and rectangular in shape. Eyes shal- 

 low, and mostly at the tip end of tuber. All of good size. Re- 

 sembles the Rural New Yorker, No. 2. 



57. Quick Crop. — A potato of the Hebron type, although 

 somewhat darker in color. Smooth, oblong, and of fair size; 

 yield, good ; a promising variety. It is grown mainly in the 

 West. 



58. Reeve's Rose. This variety is grown extensively by the 

 Jersey and Long Island truckers. It was the most productive 

 grown at the Station last season, but the percentage of large 

 tubers was not as great as of some others ; not so productive. 

 It is rather deep-eyed, pink in color, slender and oblong in shape, 

 and second early in ripening. Strong, vigorous tops. 



63. Rose, JVo. g (Dibble). — A late, red variety, introduced the 

 past season by the Dibble Seed Company, who claim for it : 

 " Our latest and best late red variety for general field culture." 

 In their field test of 207 varieties, covering two years, this 

 showed the best average yield of the red sorts. Its yield here 

 was among the lowest. The tubers were of good size, but the 

 greatest objection was its tendency to grow bumps, or protruding 

 eyes upon the surface, and to scab readily. It may overcome 

 these objections upon further trial. 



65. Sir William. — A vigorous and prolific late variety. It is 

 a strong grower, with vines erect and over three feet in length. 

 Color, white ; long, square ends. Its being late to mature frees 

 it from the early blight. It stood sixth in rate of yield, but 

 much nearer first in production of marketable potatoes. We are 

 much pleased with it thus far. We find it highly spoken of by 

 those who have tried it. Prof. W. J. Green, of the Ohio Experi- 

 ment Station, after having grown it on different kinds of soils 



