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<1ry aiul mealy when boiled. It has not become as popnlar as it 

 {1(^ serves ns a market variety, as pink or red potatoes do not sell 

 Ro well here as the white kinds. This variety should not be 

 planted too soon, from the fact that they make small stalks, and 

 if cut down by frosr, they suffer more than otiier varieties. No 

 bettrr potato for family use. Every one who pL^nts ought to 

 l^lant some of this variety, bnfc they want rich, light soil to grow 

 to perf. ctiou. 



Jackson White, This is a very popular kind here in New 

 Orleans, aud before the Peerless was introduced it was the lead- 

 ing potato. It is not quite so early as the Peerless. It is white, 

 has a great many eyes, and is of very good quality. When grown 

 here it gets smoother than when produced in the East. It keeps 

 well, and during wet seasons rots less than any other variety. Al- 

 most out of cultivation. 



Breese's Peerless. Only eight years since this variety was 

 introduced, yet at present it is the leading variety for market as 

 well as for fanuly use. Skin dull white, sometimes slightly rus- 



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setted; eyes few ;ind shallow, round, occasionally oblong; grows 

 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 qual- 

 ity, it has become the general favorite in this section. 



Breese's Prolific, This is another new sort. The vines 

 are short, tubers from medium to large, very regular and very 

 smooth. Skin dull white, slightly russetted; eyes shallow and 

 pinkish ; i]csh white, verj'^ mealy and of fine quality ; not quite 

 so productive here as the foregoing kind. 



Russets. This kind is still planted by some. It is round, 

 redish and slightly russetted. Eyes deep and many. Very pro- 

 ductive, but i;ot so fine a qaalitj^ as some others. If the season 

 is dry it will do well, but in a wet season, this variety will rot 

 quicker than any other. 



