38 ESCULENT ROOTS. + 



Is very productive, rarely hollow-hearted, and is recom- 

 mended as being worthy cultivation. Fifty specimens 

 weighed sixty pounds, and measured one bushel. 



Peach-blow. Tubers similar in form to the Davis Seed- 



ling, but more smooth and regular ; color 

 red, the eyes not deeply sunk ; flesh yellow when cooked, 

 dry and mealy, but only of medium quality, on account of 

 its strong flavor. 



It is hardy, and quite productive ; keeps well ; and, at one 

 period, was extensively cultivated for market in the north- 

 ern parts of New England and the State of New York, as 

 well as in the Canadas. 



Pink-eyed. Tubers nearly round ; eyes rather large 



and deep ; color mostly white, with spots and 

 splashes of pink, particularly about the eyes ; flesh yellow. 



The Pink-eyed is an old but inferior variety, hardly supe- 

 rior in quality to the Vermont White. Though quite pro- 

 ductive, it is generally esteemed unworthy of cultivation. 



Bohan. Tubers very large, in form much resembling 



the Jenny Lind ; color yellowish - white, with 

 clouds or patches of pink or rose ; flesh greenish-white when 

 cooked, yellowish, watery, and strong-flavored. . 



State of Maine. The State 



of Maine Po- 

 tato is quite 

 early, but 

 more liable 

 to disease 

 than the Da- 

 vis Seedling 



and some other varieties. In Maine it is grown in great 

 perfection, nearly equalling the Jackson White and Carter 



