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1886, au old-fashioned wooden match-box full of tubers 

 of a new wild variety discovered in Arizona by Dr. 

 Lemon, accompanied by the request that I plant and 

 develop them. These tubers ranged from the size of an 

 English pea to that of a hazelnut. Mr. Landreth stated 

 in his letter that he had grown these tubers from "some 

 very much smaller." I planted and nursed them for 

 three years, when the largest tubers were the size of a 

 guiuea-egg, but, not promising to develop into useful- 

 ness, their cultivation was abandoned. Very few varieties 

 produce seed. I have known seed produced only a few 

 times in thirty -eight years' experience in growing pota- 

 toes in the South. In 1887, a variety, then known as 

 Empire State, ripened seeds which were planted under 

 a variety of conditions, but none germinated. The seeds 

 are borne at the tops of the vines, in clusters of small 

 balls three -fourths to one inch in diameter. They re- 

 semble in appearance a green plum tomato. 



Bliss^ Red Triumph, a round tuber of good size, has 

 a pinkish red skin but pure white flesh. It is earlier 

 than the Earl.y Rose, which it has almost entirelj^ super- 

 seded. This is an excellent variety for both spring and 

 fall crops and a good keeper. Its table qualities are 

 first-class, readily crumbling to a mealy consistency 

 when properly cooked. 



Bliss^ White Triumph differs little from the former 

 except in color. It, however, has not been so thoroughly 

 tested in the South as the red. 



Crown Jewel has proved to be one of the most pro- 

 ductive of the early varieties and is deservedly growing 

 in popularity. 



