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THE SEED ANNUAI< OF THE 



Several thousand barrels of seed potatoes are sold b}' our firm during the season. We 

 make Seed Potatoes a specialt}-. The potatoes we sell are Eastern grown, which, as every 

 one interested in potato culture knows, are superior and preferable to Western grown. 



Mr. Frotscher had tried and introduced all new kinds here; but of late so man\' have 

 come out that it is almost impossible to keep up with them. New ^'arieties of potatoes 

 come out with fanc}' prices, but these prices for new potatoes do not pay here, as we can 

 keep none over for seed, and any person raising for the market would not realize a cent 

 more for a new fancy varietv per barrel, than for a barrel of good Peerless or Early Rose. 

 Earliness is no consideration, as we plant from December to end of March. Somebody 

 may plant Earh^ Rose in December and another in February, and those planted in Feb- 

 ruary come to the market first; it depends entirely upon the season. 



Up to now the Peerless is the standard variety. Among the new kinds tried here we 

 find the White Elephaiit to be a fine potato. It is a very strong grower, tubers oblong, 

 very productive and good quality and flavor. It is late, and will come in at the end of 

 the season, if planted with the earlier varieties. The Extra Earh' Vermont. Beauty of 

 Hebron, Snowflake and Early Rose for early and Peerless, White Elephant and Rural 

 New Yorker for late, are -^s good varieties as exist, and it is not likely that we will have 

 anything better b}' new introductions. The Rural Blush, which was introduced some 

 years ago. may be added to the late varieties; it is of excellent quality, strong grower and 

 yields heavil}-. Most people are not careful enough in selecting their seed. Some of the 

 potatoes sold in this market for seed are not fit for planting. 



Early Rose. White ElephaJit. 



B^eese' s Peerless. Rural Blush. 



Extra Early Vermont. Rural New Yorker No. 2. 



Beautv of Hebron. Early Trhi'tnph. 



Pride of the South. 

 The above varieties were tried on the grounds of the Louisiana Experiment Station at 

 Calhoun, La., and Audubon Park, New Orleans, among 150 different kinds tested they 

 gave about the best results, both in yield and quality. 



Early Rose. This is, without an}- 

 doubt, the best potato for the table. It is 

 oval, very shallow-eyed, pink skinned, 

 very dry, and mealy when boiled. It has 

 not become so popular as it deserves as a 

 market variety, as pink or red potatoes do 

 not sell so well here as the white kinds. 

 This variet}' should not be planted too soon, 

 from the fact that they make small stalks, 

 and if cut down b}' frost, they suffer more 

 than other varieties; but they want rich, 

 light soil to grow to perfection 



Earl-v 



Breese's Peerless. 



No Western stock palmed off for Eastern; no misrepresentation, 



