8 EXPERIMENTS WITH POTATOES 



that Uncle Sam even surpassed Carman, No. 3, in wonderful 

 growth, in yield, and last, but not least, in quality." 



2. American Wonder. — Within the past few years, this variety 

 has been very generally grown. From general reports, it stands 

 up well in productiveness. The vines are very vigorous, and do 

 not blight readily. The potatoes are white ; medium to large; 

 quite uniform in size, and regular in shape. Its yield at the 

 Michigan Station, in 1895, was 379 bushels, with an average 

 yield for four years of 242 bushels. At the Ohio Station, in 1895, 

 it yielded 276 bushels, with an average yield for two years of 

 222 bushels. Our yield the past season was 240 bushels. 



3. Banner (Livingston). — This potato is of very pleasing 

 appearance. It does not appear to have the fixed characteris- 

 tics that mark other stable varieties ; the eyes are both shallow 

 and deep, and the color not sufficiently uniform. It was above 

 the average in productiveness. 



4. Blush. — A very vigorous, red and deep-eyed variety. Fairly 

 productive, and medium early ; round to oblong in shape. 



10. Carman, No. 1 (Thorburn, 1894). — This variety was intro- 

 duced in 1894, and is one of Carman's seedlings. The vines 

 were large, with far spreading branches, making a thick foliage. 

 The tubers were numerous but not large, running from medium 

 to small, and usually oval in form, squaring off at the ends. The 

 eyes were shallow ; color, white. It ripened in midseason. Its 

 greatest drawback seemed to be its setting more tubers than 

 could be matured of fair size. It is reported by others as out- 

 yielding and giving better size than the Rural New Yorker, No. 2. 



Carman, No. j (Thorburn, 1895). — This variety is widely and 

 favorably known, because of its very general introduction and 

 growth in 1895. It is another seedling of Mr. Carman's, and 

 resembles in appearance of growth the Rural New Yorker, No. 2, 

 with purple sprouts, purple blossoms, and dark-colored stalks. 

 It is a late variety. The shape is somewhat longer than that of 

 the Rural New Yorker, No. 2. There were but few small tubers. 



14. Clay Rose. — This potato is a late red variety. It is 

 claimed to be specially adapted for stiff clay soils. It was small 

 and short in shape, and eyes rather deep. Not promising. 



16. Country Gentleman (Jerrard, 1896). — This potato was 



