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Xote. — There is e\idently some confusion regarding the identity of White 

 Elephant and Late Beauty of Hebron. The latter variety is claimed to be a sport 

 of the Early Beautj- of Hebron and is said to have been originated by E. L. Coy, 

 the originator of TMiite Elephant. 

 White Giant. (Group 9, section 1.) Origin not given. 



Description. — Season medium late. Tubers somewhat oblong; cross sections 

 oval; eyes even with the surface; skin white, netted. Reference: Ford Seed 

 Co.'s catalogue, 1901, p. 37. 



Note. — This variety is similar to, if not identical with, Rural New Yorker 

 No. 2. 

 White Harvest, Gumey's. (Group 8, section 1.) Origin not known. 



Description. — Early, productive, white potato. Reference: Gurney Seed 

 & Nursery Co.'s catalogue, 1912, p. 65. 

 White Mercer. Synonym, White Meshannock. Origin not known. 



Description. — Season early. Vines small, resembling those of clouded Meshan- 

 nock. Tubers long, round, smooth; eyes numerous; skin white; flesh white. 

 Reference: Rm-al New Yorker, vol. 10, 1859, p. 398. 

 White Meshannock. Synonym of White Mercer. 



White Mountain. Synonym, New White Mountain. (Group 8, section 1.) Origi- 

 nated by 0. H. Alexander, Charlotte, Vt.; claimed to be a sport of Early Poten- 

 tate. Introduced by Alexander in 1880. 



Description. — A medium-late, vigorous-growing variety. Tubers medium to 

 large; eyes even with the siuface or slightly bulged above; skin white, with 

 rich, yellowish, creamy cast, considerably netted; flesh white. References; 

 Cultivator and Country Gentleman, vol. 44, 1879, p. 818; J. A. Everitt's seed 

 catalogue, 1899, pp. 52-53. 

 White Ohio. Synonyms, New White Ohio, White Early Ohio, Red River White Ohio. 

 (Group 5.) Originated by James Vick & Sons in 1892; claimed to be a sport of 

 Early Ohio. Vaughan says, "A western grower found, three years ago (1898), a 

 plant producing pure white potatoes identical with Early Ohio in every point 

 except in color." 



Description. — Identical with Early Ohio in every point except color of skin; 

 eyes more or less shaded with pink. References: Vick's Floral Guide, 1896, 

 p. 31; Vaughan 's seed catalogue, 1900, p. 39. 



Note. — Both sources of origin may be correct; as the Early Ohio has on several 

 occasions been observed by the writer to produce white tubers. 

 White Peachblow. (Group 11.) Claimed to have been produced from the pit 

 (seed ballj of a Peachblow, by some one at Saratoga, N. Y. 



Description. — A little earlier in maturity than the Peachblow. Plants stocky 

 and vigorous, resembling the parent. Tubers about the same size as those of 

 Peachblow; sldn .clear wliite except at eyes, which are peach-blossom pink. 

 References: Country Gentleman, vol. 26, 1865, p. 315; American Journal of 

 Horticulture, vol. 1, 1867, p. 100. 

 While Peachhlovj, Thorhurn's New. See Peachblow, Thorburn'h New White. 

 White Rose, Extra-Early. (Group 4, section 1.) Originated in Aroostook County, 

 Me. 



Description. — Sea.son extra early. Tubers similar in shape to those of the old 



Early Rose; skin white. Reference: T. W. Wood & Sons' catalogue, 1902, p. 5. 



White Star. Originated by E. S. Brownell, Essex Junction, Vt., in 1875; claimed 



to be a Heedlirig of ?}xcelsior croHHcd with White Peachblow. Introduced in 1881 . 



Description. — Season nujdiiun fiarly. Viruis strong, stocky, vigorous; foliage 



dark green, Tnher.s oblong and large; .skin wliite, covered witli ii minute, ruKscft 



