POTATO BEEEDIXG AXD SELECTION". 5 



Brownell originated niany new varieties, but from what the writer 

 was able to learn some years ago from his contemporary fellow 

 workers it would appear that many of his seedlings were produced 

 from naturally fertilized seed balls. Be this as it may, however, his 

 productions were numerous and in their day were widely grown. 

 Among the best known may be mentioned Brownell's Best, Beauty, 

 Eureka, and Winner. 



In this brief sui'vey of the early attempts at jDotato breeding, it 

 would scarcely be fitting to omit the names of a few other men who 

 have gained a more or less enviable reputation through the origina- 

 tion of a variety or varieties which are still rather widely grown 

 and who have exerted considerable influence on the development of 

 the potato-growing industry of this country. Among these men are 

 Alfred Reese, Luther Biu'bank, and E. L. Coy. 



In 1870 Alfred Reese grew a seedling from a naturally fertilized 

 seed ball of the Early Rose, which was introduced by Gregory in 

 1875 under the name of Early Ohio. This potato is perhaps more 

 extensively grown at the present time throughout the central and 

 middle Western States than any other variety. In fact, in certain 

 sections, such as the Kaw Valley of Kansas, the Red River Valley 

 of Minnesota and North Dakota, and in most of the early-market 

 sections of the territory mentioned, it is almost exclusively grown. 

 In the Early Ohio we have a third-generation seedling from Good- 

 rich's imported Rough Purple Chili. 



The early fame of Luther Burbank rests very largely upon the 

 Burbank potato, which he originated in 1873. This potato was 

 introduced by Gregory in 1876 as Burbank's Seedling. The story of 

 its origin is not a record of any particular effort on the part of the 

 originator. Indeed, according to Burbank's own version, it reads 

 like this: In the summer of 1872, m a small plat of Early Rose 

 potatoes in his mother's garden at Lancaster, Mass., Burbank observed 

 one plant upon which a seed ball was developing. When he next 

 visited the plant the berry was gone, but after diligent search of the 

 ground in the vicinity of the vine he was fortunate enough to find it. 

 The seeds of this berry were planted the following spring and from 

 them grew 23 seedlings, one of which was later named Burbank's 

 Seedling. In Burbank's Seedling we again have the third-generation 

 jiFogcny of the Rough Puri)lc Chili. 



E. L. Coy, of West IIel;ron, N. Y., is perhaps best known as the 

 originator of the Beauty of Hebron, a variety which in its day was 

 one of the most popular of the "medium carlies." All-hough the 

 exact date of the origin of this variety is not known, it was pr()l)ubly 

 about 1H73 or 1S74. It was inlroduced in 1S7S. Coy cliiinis (hat the 

 Beauty of II(!br(jn was raised fi-ojii u nuturully Icrlilizcd seed ball <»f 



