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RICHARD FROTSCHER’S ALMANAC AND GARDEN MANUAL 
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Snowdake. 
ket as well as for family use. Skin dull 
white. sometimes slightly russetted; 
eyes few and shallow, round, ocea- | 
sionally oblong; grows 
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to a large size; | 
very productive and earlier than the | 
Jackson White. As white potatoes are 
more salable than pinkish kinds, and as 
this variety is handsome in appearance, 
and of good quality, it has become the | 
general favorite in this section. 
Russets. 
This kind is still planted | 
by some. Itis round, reddish and slight- | 
ly russetted. Eyes deep and many. 
‘Very productive, but not so fine a qual- 
ity as some others. Does best in sandy 
soil, such as we have along the lake 
eoast. If the season is dry it will do 
well, but in a wet season, this variety 
will rot quicker than any other. 
Extra Early Vermont. Verysim- 
ilar to the Early Rose, but of a stronger 
growth; a little earlier, and the tubers 
are more uniform and larger. It is an 
excellent table variety. 
Snowflake. This is a very early 
variety. Tubers good medium size, 
