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introduced the past season by Mr. Jerrard, of Caribou, Me. It 

 grew very well during the fore part of the season, but blighted 

 early. The tubers were not very large, and of various shapes. 

 It was a medium late, of rose color, with shallow eyes. Forty- 

 three per cent, scabby. 



21. Early, Norther (Jerrard, 1892). — A medium early market 

 variety. It resembles the Early Rose in general appearance. 

 Was not very uniform in size and form this season. 



28. Early Thoroughbred (Maule, 1896). — This newly intro- 

 duced variety does not seem to have any points of special merit 

 to recommend it. It may need a soil different in some respects 

 from ours. The tubers were generally small, oblong, and not 

 attractive. It belongs to the Rose family. 



29. Freeman (Maule, 1891). — This variety is very highly fla- 

 vored ; tubers white ; shape, round to oblong. It seems to 

 require high culture. Potatoes too small for marketable pur- 

 poses. 



38. Honeoye Rose (Dibble, 1896). — Mr. Dibble offered this 

 for the first time the past season, ahd says it is a seedling of the 

 Victor Rose, which in turn was a seedling of the Reeve's Rose. 

 It did not yield as well as either of its ancestors with us last 

 season. The size was good, having but few small tubers ; eyes, 

 shallow. Promising. 



41. King of the Roses. — A medium early, strong-growing 

 variety, of good rose color ; oblong in shape, resembling Reeve's 

 Rose quite closely. Rather too large a proportion of small 

 tubers. Good yield. Nine per cent, scabby. 



43. Late Puritan. — A late, yellowish-colored variety, of vigor- 

 ous habits of growth. The tubers long, uniform in size and 

 regular in shape ; fine appearance. 



44. Leonard's Favorite. — Was fairly productive, of rose color, 

 and with long, slender, spreading growth. A good early variety. 



45. Maggie Murphy (Vick). — A midseason variety, pink in 

 color, and quite widely grown. Its yield was light here this 

 past season, but the tubers were mostly of marketable size. In 

 some sections of the state it is reported as not being a good 

 keeper, and of poor quality. Generally, it seems to be a favorite. 



46. Money Maker (Dibble, 1895).— A long, white, cylindrical 



