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Liate Ohio. (Group 5.) Originated by Alfred Reese, the originator of the Early 

 Ohio. 



Description. — Season second early; a little later than Early Rose. Tubers 

 large, oblong, round; eyes few and very smooth; skin light red or pink. Refer- 

 ences: J. J. H. Gregory's catalogue, 1880, p. 53; Frank Ford's seed catalogue, 

 1881, p. 13. 



Late Petoskey. Synonym, Rural Russet. (Group 9, section 2.) Parentage not 

 given. 



DescHptioa. — Ripens ten days or two weeks in advance of the Rural New 

 Yorker No. 2. Vines vigorous, with spreading and more or less erect habit of 

 growth ; sprouts and stalks very dark pvirplish green ; foliage plentiful and a dark rich 

 color; flowers light purple. Tubers have the general shape of Rural New Yorker 

 No. 2, biit they are slightly thicker in cross section; eyes not so deep; sldn pure 

 white, like the Rural New Yorker No. 2, but thicker, tougher, and beautifully 

 netted. It is not a russet potato, though it has the general appearance of one. 

 References: DarUng & Beahan's seed catalogue, 1908, pp. 15 and 56; 1909, pp. 

 12 and 53. 



Note. — The sprout and stem characters are very similar to, if not identical with, 

 those of Rural New Yorker No. 2. In the experience of the writer, well-grown 

 specimen.s of the tuber are distinctly russeted. 



Late Puritan. Originated by Robert Birch, of Michigan, in 1889; claimed to be a 

 sport of Early Puritan. Introduced by Peter Henderson & Co. in 1891. 



Description. — Season late. Identical with the Early Pxiritan in appearance, 

 color, and quaUty, but far more productive. Reference: Peter Henderson & 

 Co.'s seed catalogue, 1892, p. 7. 



Late Rose. (Group 4, section 1.) Discovered by E. L. Coy, of West Hebron, N. Y., 

 in a field of Early Rose in the autumn of 1869; supposed to be a sport of the Early 

 Rose. Introduced by B. K. Bliss & Sons in the fall of 187.1. 



Description. — Ripens from two to four weeks later than the Early Rose; much 

 more productive; vines more stocky and upright in growth; leaves thicker and 

 more pointed. Tubers only distinguishable from those of the Early Rose by 

 having a brighter red seed end when first dug. References: B. K. Bliss & Sons' 

 seed catalogue, 1872, p. 80; 1873, p. 141; B. K. Bliss & Sons' potato catalogue, 

 1874, p. 13; Rural New Yorker, vol. 24, 1871, p. 411; vol. 25, 1872, p. 242. 



Late Rose, Campbell's. (Group 4, section 1.) Originated by George W. Campbell, 

 Delaware, Ohio, probably in 1869; claimed to be a seedling of Early Rose. Named 

 Campbell's Late Rose by F. R. Elliott. 



Description. — Season late. Tubers much Like those of the Early Rose in form; 

 eyes nearly level with the surface, deep, rich, pinkish red with an average of five 

 germs to each eye or cluster of eyes; skin at tuber end (seed end) a rich pale red, 

 at lower end a pinkish white. References: Rural New Yorker, vol. 25, 1872, p. 

 115; J. M. Thorburn & Co.'s seed catalogue, 1872, p. 19; J. J. II. Gregory's seed 

 catalogue, 1873. p. 45. 



Late Snowflake. Originated in northern Vermont in 1875; claimed to be a sport of 



ISnowflake. 

 Description. — Tubers much more productive and later in maturing than those 

 of Snowflake, but exact counterpart in form, siz(;, color, and general appearance. 

 Reference: B. K. Bliss & Sons' potato catalogue, 1881, jj. 15. 

 Lee's Favorite. (Group 4, section 3.) Originated by G. W. Lee, of Stark County, 

 ■ Ohio, in 1H77; claimed to be a seedling of Early Rose. Introduced by Frank 

 m Ford in 1883. 

 W Descripticm. — Sf;ason two weeks earlier than lOarly llo.se. Tubers similar in 

 I form t() Early Rcwe, but distinct in color, being a light flesli shading to ])ink al)out 

 I the f-yes, which are nearly even with tlie surface;. Reference: Frank Ford's seed 

 I catalogue, 1883, pp. 13 and 14. 



