96 SEEDS AND PLANTS IMPORTED. 



12578 to 12668— Continued. 

 12578 to 12596— Continued. 

 12579. 



Sophie, i I.. R. Jones's No. 2.) Originated by Cimbal. White skin, 

 yellowish-white flesh. (See description in Berichte Deutsch. Kart.- 

 Kult.-Stat., L903, pp. 37 and 53.) 



Recommended by Professor Eckenbrecher as one of the mosl pro- 

 ductive of table varieties. Fairly resistant to disease; suited to various 

 soils. 

 12580. 



Dabersche. (L. R. Jones's No. 3.) Originator unknown. Skin pale 

 red, flesh white-yellowish. (For further notes, see any of reports of 

 Deutsch. Kart.-K'ult.-Stat.. e. g., 1903, pp. 34 and 53.) 



This was ordered because it is the standard table variety in the trials 

 of the German station. It is one of the tnosl widely cultivated food 

 potatoes in Germany; an old variety. Professor Eckenbrecher reports 

 it as most liable to scab and liable to rot. 



Smaller says that it is suited to sandy soils. Foreman < roese says it is 

 nol suitable tor heavy soils. Doctor Appel finds it one of the mosl resist- 

 ant to "Schwarzbeinigkeit." 



12581. 



Richter'* Fmperator. (L. R.Jones's No. 4.) Originated by Richter. 

 skin white, flesh white. | For description, see any report of the Deutsch, 

 Kart.-Kult.-Stat., e. •_'.. L903, pp. 35 and 52. | 



Chosen for two reasons: (1) II is one of the most uniformly resistant 

 to seal> nf the varieties reported upon by Professor Eckenbrecher for a 

 long series of years. (2) [t is taken at this < terman station as the typical 

 heavy yielding factory potato. It is also a fair table variety. Not 

 especially reeistanl to disease excepl scab; suited to all except wetter 

 soils. 

 12582. 



Muynum Bonum. L. R. .lone-'- No. 5.) Originated by Sutton, 



skin white, flesh white; a medium late variety which is a standard 



table potato of north central Europe. (See further description in 



Berichte Deutsch. Kart.-Kult-Stat., 1903, pp. 43 and 53.) 



Prunet, Frank. Sorauer, and others report tlii- to he the most resist- 

 ant to Phytophthora of any variety. Suited to all soils, according to 

 Foreman Go 



12583. 



Irene. (L. R. .lone-'.- No. 6.) Originated by Paulsen. Skin red, 

 flesh white. See further description in Berichte Deutsch. Kart.-Kult.- 

 Stat, 1903, pp. 39 and 43.) 



A medium late variety which has been found in the trials of this 

 station second only to Mohort in resistance to diseases (rote, etc.). Jt is 

 also very resistant to seal). According to Foreman Goese, suited to 

 good soils but not to light sands. 



12584. 



Professor Maerker. (L. R. Jones's No. 7.) Originated by Richter. 

 Flesh white. (See further description in Berichte Deutsch. Kart.-Kult.- 

 Stat., 1897, p. 29; 1903, pp. 42 and 52. ) This is a medium late variety, 

 exceedingly productive, and a favorite sort in Germany for factory pur- 

 poses, as well as a good table variety. It has shown good scab resist- 

 ance, and was recommended by Foreman Goese and Professor Ecken- 

 brecher for general disease resistance. Foreman Goese says that it is 

 suited to all soils. 



12585. 



Silesia. (L. R. Jones's No. 8. j Originated by Cimbal. Flesh and 

 skin white. (See further description in Berichte Deutsch. Kart.-Kult.- 

 Stat., 1899, p. 35; 1903, p. 42. ) 



