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or groups of potatoes, and in each group there are many 

 varieties which very closely resemble one another. The 

 following types are among the best known : Early Ohio 

 type, including Early Ohio, Early Six Weeks, Acme, and 

 Ohio Junior : Early Rose type, including Early Rose, 

 Northern Star, Early Fortune, Bovee, Sensation, Algoma, 

 Early Breakfast, and Early Michigan. Green Mountain 

 type, including Green Mountain, Gold Coin, Uncle Sam, 

 and Happy Medium. Rural New Yorker type, including 



FIG. 126. Harvesting potatoes in Ohio. 



Rural New Yorker, Carman No. 3, Sir Walter Raleigh, 

 Banner, President Roosevelt, and Prosperity. A few of 

 the well-known varieties which do well in some sections 

 of the United States are given in about the order of their 

 maturity : Early Petosky, Irish Cobbler, Bliss Triumph, 

 Early Ohio, Early Rose, Early Thoroughbred, Bovee, 

 Algoma, Burbank, Green Mountain, Vermont Gold Coin, 

 Carman No. 3, Sir Walter Raleigh, Rural New Yorker, 

 White Pearl, and Peachblow. 



388. Much is said about the " running out " of varieties 



