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rounded or elliptical, with smooth skin and eyes of medium depth. 

 All were quite scabby. Six medium ones cooked in thirty-seven min- 

 utes. They were watery, coarse grained, and of poor quality. 



No. 11. Jordan'' s Russett, is a smooth skinned, irregular branched po- 

 tato. Three medium tubers cooked in thirty-four minutes. They 

 were mealy and of fair quality. Estimated yield 223 bushels per acre. 



No. 12. Rural New Yorker No 2, estimated yield 211 bushels per 

 acre, is a smooth, rather regularly oblong potato, elliptical in cross sec- 

 tion, ends evenly rounded, and eyes few and not very deep. Six 

 medium tubers cooked in thirty minutes. They were of fine quality, 

 very mealy. They are one of the most promising varieties that has 

 lately come upon the market. 



No. 13. Hollis' Sllverskin, yield 208 bushels per acre, is along, slim, 

 dumb-bell shaped, with smooth skin and shallow eyes. They are bent 

 at the middle. The stem end is acute, and the seed end evenly 

 rounded. Six medium tubers cooked in thirty-one minutes. They 

 were mealy and of good quality. 



No. 14. Irish White Rock, estimated yield 207 bushels per acre, is a 

 uniform, smooth, oblong potato, elliptical in cross section, with few 

 eyes of medium depth, and evenly rounded ends, the stem end the 

 largest. Four medium tubers cooked in thirty -eight minutes. They 

 were watery and cross grained, of poor quality. 



No. 15. Jones' Prizetaker, yield 203 bushels per acre, is a long, slim, 

 branching potato, elliptical in cross section, the skin russet brown, 

 eyes numerous and deep, both ends evenly rounded. Four medium 

 tubers cooked in thirty-six minutes. They were mealy and of very 

 good quality. 



No. 16. Magnum Bonum, yield 194 bushels per acre, is a large, ir- 

 rugularly oblong potato, broadly elliptical in cross section, seed end 

 small and evenly rounded, eyes medium shallow, skin dark colored. 

 Five medium tubers cooked in thirty-two minutes. They were of 

 fair quality, quite mealy. 



No. 17. Storr's Seedling, estimated yield 187 bushels j^er acre, is a 

 very fine appearing potato, regularly oblong, ends evenly rounded, 

 eyes deep. The larger tubers were hollow. Three large ones cooked 

 in forty minutes. They were coarse grained, rather watery. 



No. 18. Wide Awake, estimated yield 183 bushels per acre, is a po- 

 tato of medium size and fair quality. 



