40 PETER HENDERSON & CO.— VEGETABLE SEED NOVELTIES. 



NEW POTATO. St. Patrick. 



This variety, first introduced bv us in 18T9, and -which is already a popular sort in this country, was also thoroughly 

 tested in England the past season/ where it carried off the first premium at several Agricultural shows where it was 

 exhibited. The St. Patrick Potato is a direct descendant of the Garnet Chili and Early Rose, and is the best result of 

 the raiser's (Mr. Goodale) careful experiments for the past twelve years in the production of new varieties. In appear- 

 ance the St. Patrick is undoubtedly one of the handsomest Potatoes ever grown; it has a smooth white skin, and white 

 fle*h, few and shallow eyes ; in shape it is rather oblong than round, and has no core, neither is it hollow ; it is a strong 

 and hardy grower, and from all accounts, has withstood the rot so prevalent last season better than any other sort. It 

 produces but few small tubers, ripens medium early, and is enormously productive and of fine quality. In regard to its 

 productiveness, with ordinary soil and culture it should yield from 200 to 300 bushels per acre, and with extraordinary 

 soil and culture, 500 bushels. The originator has frequently raised from 8 to 12 bushels per hill; but 6 bushels per hill 

 planted with single eyes was a fair average, attained by the use of fertilizers. 



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

 The 4 lbs. St. Patrick potatoes you sent me last spring 

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

 without manure. AVe had no rain for nearly a month, and 

 not over half the pieces sprouted We dug middle of Sep- 

 tember 2 bushels of Potatoes, nearly allot 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 remarkable. 



H. G WESTLAXE. 



New 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 po- 

 tatoes by the bucket, and about 'loo 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. 

 Wilkesbarre, Pa., Oct 16, 1880. 

 I purchased of you 1 lb. of St. Patrick potatoes and 

 planted them in rather heavy soil, and gave no extra at- 

 tention. They were dug three weeks since, and the result 

 wasjust 40 lbs. of well-matured, fine-looking, good-sized 

 potatoes Their cooking qualities were entirery satisfac- 

 tory, and I shall plant them another season. 



E. J. ALEXANDER. 

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

 From the21bs. 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., Sept. 28, 1879. 

 Respecting the St. Patrick potato, I can say that the 

 vines were large -leayed 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 Snow- 

 flake, lam a little in doubt whether tho quality will prove 

 strictly first-rate, mine being deficient in mealiness; but 

 as I have known the Snowflake and some other late pota- 

 toes to show the same defect when first dug. developing 

 tire fuH quality afterwards, it is very likely that the St. 

 Patrick will do likewise. It may be 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. 



Defiance, O., Sept. 30, 1880. 

 Last spring I planted (<]4 bushels of St. Patrick potatoes, 

 en rather poor sandy ground, from which we have raised 

 320 bushels. They produced nearly double that of the 

 Early Rose, and are much superior in quality. 



JOHN HEILSHORN. 



Sandy Point, Me., Oct. 4, 1880. 

 I have tried your St. Patrick potato with common field 

 culture, and the yield was enormous. 



J. A. MAXFLELD. 



Lowell, Mass., Oct. 1, 1879. 

 The 5 lbs of St. Patrick potatoes were cut to an average 

 of two eyes in each piece, and planted in hills 3x3}^ feet, 

 with an'ordinary amount of manure. The product weigh- 

 ed 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't Ga., Athens, Ga., Oct. 1, 1879. 

 The St.Patrick potatoesyou sold me last spring I planted 

 on 17th March (St. Patrick's Day). The season at this 

 place, owing to a protracted drought 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. 



Charlton City, Mass., Sept. 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 theSt. Patricks I only found 

 one unsonnd tuber. H. H. DINES. 



Coe Ridge. O., Oct. 14, 1880. 

 I have to-day dug 1\i bushels of good St. Patrick pota- 

 toes. This was the product of one pound of seej. I am 

 exceedingly well pleased with the variety. A. M. COE. 



Ritchie, C. H., W. Va., Aug. 3 1880. 

 I write to say that my St. Patrick potatoes are turning 

 out well, and are proving to be a very fine table variety. 



V. M. HARRIS. 



Ajiboy, 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, 

 considering 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, 1879. 

 I bought 5 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, etc. From the 5 lbs. I harvestedjust 

 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. 



Price of St. Patrick potatoes, 50 cts. per lb., by Mail, or by Express or Freight, $1.23 per peck ; S4.00 per bush; $8.00 bbl. 



