32 PETER HENDERSON & CO.— VEGETABLE SEED "NOVELTIES. 





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NEW POTATO, St. Patrick. 



This variety originated with Henry S. Goodale, of Sky Farm, Mass., who last year sold us his entire stock, and it was then for 

 the first time offered; and, notwithstanding the past unfavorable dry season, the St. Patrick has given great general satisfaction 

 wherever tried. It is a descendant of the Garnet Chili and Early Rose, and is the best result of Mr. Goodale's careful experiments 

 for the past twelve years in the raising of new varieties. In appearance the St. Patrick is undoubtedly one of the handsomest 

 Potatoes ever grown; it has a smooth white skin, and white flesh, few and shallow eyes; in shape it is rather oblong than round: 

 and has no core or hollow; it is also a strong and hardy grower, and, from all accounts, has withstood the rot so prevalent last sea- 

 son better than any other sort. It produces but few small tubers, ripens medium early, and, finally, it is enormously productive 

 and of fine quality. For testimony on these two most important points we would refer to the letters below: 



Hillsdale, N. Y., Nov. 4, 1879. 



The four lbs. St. Patrick Potatoes you sent me last spring 

 were cut to single eye, and planted 1st of May in drills and with- 

 out manure. We had no rain for nearly a month, and not over 

 half the pieces sprouted. We dug middle of September 2 bush- 

 els of Potatoes, nearly all of them large, and all with smooth 

 skins. The quality I consider first-rate, cooking, both baked and 

 boiled, dryer than the Snowflake and without a heart. They 

 showed no signs of decay, which in this season is somewhat re- 

 markable. H. G. WESTLAKE. 

 Hew Orleans, La., June 6, 1879. 



Apropos of the St. Patrick Potato, a Creole man came into 

 my store yesterday and told me that from 3 Potatoes he had 

 made as many buckets (they measure here new Potatoes by the 

 bucket, and about 100 will fill one). This seems to me to be a 

 good crop, and it may as well be called the " Hundredfold St. 

 Patrick." REINHARDT MAITRE. 



Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Oct. 16, 1879. 



I purchased of you 1 lb. of St. Patrick Potatoes and planted 

 them in rather heavy soil, and gave no extra attention. They 

 were dug three weeks since, and the result was just 40 lbs. of 

 well-matured, fine-looking, good-sized Potatoes. Their cooking 

 qualities was entirely satisfactory, and I shall plant them 

 another season. E. J. ALEXANDER. 



Rockcliff, Col., Oct. 12, 1879. 



The four small St. Patrick Potatoes I planted whole, as they 

 had sprouted considerably by the time they reached me. The 

 yield was exactly 20 lbs of as nice-looking Potatoes as I ever 

 saw, no small ones, smooth, thin-skinned and shallow-eyed. As 

 to quality I cannot speak, as I will not spare one to try, but am 

 keeping them all for seed next year. A. S. MONK. 



Bristol, R. I., Oct. 8, 1879. 



From the 2 lbs of seed bought we raised exactly 2 bushels of 

 fine " St. Patrick Potatoes." They were unusually even in size 

 and shape, and many were very large. I tested their quality 

 once and found them exceedingly fine. H. M. HOWE. 



Bellport, L. I., Sep. 28, 1879. 



Respecting the St. Patrick Potato I can say that the vines 

 were large-leaved and very vigorous; the tubers smooth, large 

 and uniform in size; the yield was very large; in earliness they 

 were about on a par with Snowflake. I am a little in doubt 

 whether the quality will prove strictly first-rate, mine being 

 deficient in mealiness; but as I have known the Snowflake and 

 some other late Potatoes to show the same defect when first 

 dug, developing the full quality afterwards, it is very likely 

 that the St. Patrick will do likewise. It maybe said, also, that 

 it had with me garden culture in a very rich soil, which I do 

 not think favorable to quality. GEO. T. LYMAN. 



Lowell, Mass., Oct. 1, 1879. 



The five pounds of St. Patrick Potatoes were cut to an aver- 

 age of two eyes in each piece, and planted in hills 3x3 % feet, 

 Price of St. Patrick Potatoes, 50 cents per lb., by Mail, or by 



with an ordinary amount of manure. The product weighed 371 

 lbs., of which less than 3 lbs. were too small for table use. The 

 appearance of the Potato speaks for itself, and I can also testify 

 to the excellence of their eating qualities. 



THOS. P. SHAW, M. D. 

 TJnv'y Ga., Athens, Ga., Oct. 1, 1879. 



The St. Patrick Potatoes you sold me last spring I planted on 

 17th March (St. Patrick's day). The season at this place, 

 owing to a protracted drouth of unusual severity and duration, 

 was very unfavorable : nevertheless, the pound of seed, when 

 dug on 6th August, yielded 3 pecks of large, fine Potatoes, very 

 dry and mealy. WM. M. BROWNE, Prof, of Agriculture. ' 



Chaklton City, Mass., Sep. 29, 1879. 



From 5 lbs. of seed of the St. Patrick I had a yield of 142 lbs. 

 good, sound Potatoes. They were planted in the same lot with 

 Early Rose and Early Ohio, both of which sorts rotted badly, 

 but among the St. Patricks I only found one unsound tuber. 



H. H. DINES, 

 Dimock, Pa., Oct. 6, 1879. 



Peter Henderson & Co. — Gentlemen: Have received your 

 second letter inquiring about the " St, Patrick " Potato. lean 

 only reiterate what I wrote you before ; that there is no mistake 

 whatever in regard to the number of pounds (266). I will 

 repeat that statement and make oath to it to convince you: I 

 received from you bymaillast spring 1 lb. of the " St. Patrick " 

 Potato (3 potatoes in number), cut to one eye in a piece, and 

 planted, the 10th of May, sixteen inches apart, in drills 3 feet 

 apart; used small quantity of ashes and plaster in hill; every 

 eye grew; hoed twice only, kept the bugs picked off, and gave 

 no other care. Dug, Sept. 15th, two hundred and sixty-six 

 pounds (266) of very nice potatoes. Have cooked of them once; 

 they/cook dry and in good time, and are very good flavored. I 

 pronounce them a No. 1 Potato, R. O. BUNNELL. 



Dimock, Susquehanna Co., Pa. 



Subscribed and sworn to before me Oct 6th, 1879. 



T. B. Williams, J. Peace. 

 AlTBOY, Ind., Oct, 18, 1879. 



The 1 lb. of St. Patrick Potatoes which I bought of you last 

 spring yielded 60 lbs. This is a very large product, consider- 

 ing what a dry season we have had. I raised this summer eight 

 varieties of Potatoes, and in quality the St. Patrick leads them 

 all. E. SCHROCK. 



Laceysvtlle, O., Sept. 30, '79. 

 I bought five lbs. of the St. Patrick Potato, and planted them 

 on the same day with Genesee Co. King, Snowflake. and Early 

 Vermont, on the same piece of ground and under precisely the 

 same circumstances as to manuring, soil, depth of planting, 

 &c. From the 5 lbs. I harvested just five bushels, treble the 

 yield of either of the others. The quality is first-class. I am 

 delighted with the St. Patrick, and shall cling to it. - 



H. B. LACEY. 

 express or freight, $2.50 per peck, $8 per bushel, $20 per bbl. 



