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Richard Frotscher's Almanac and Garden Mamml 



Extra Early Ver- 

 mont. Very similar 

 to the Early Kose, but 

 of a stronger growth ; 

 a little earlier, and the 

 tubers are more uni- 

 form and larger. It is 

 an excellent table va- 

 riety. 



Snowflake. This 

 is a very early variety. 

 Tubers good medium 

 size ; elongated, very 

 uniform and quite pro- 

 ductive. Eyes flat on 

 the body of the tuber, 

 but compre>sed on the 

 seed end. Skin white, 

 flesh very fine grained, 

 and when boiled snow- 

 white. 



Beauty of He- 

 bron. I have tried 

 this variety very thor- 

 oughly, and have 

 found it all that it has 

 been represented. It 

 is earlier than the Ear- 

 ly Kose, which resem- 

 bles it very much, be- 

 ing a little lighter ar-d 

 more russetted in col- 

 or. It is very produc- 

 tive and of excellent 

 table quality, more 

 mealy than the Early 

 Eose. 



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Extra Early Vermont. 



White Elephant. This variety has given entire satis- 

 faction the past season, the tubers are large and of excellent 

 quality, planted alongside of the Peerless it produced fully one- 

 third more than that variety. Esjiect to have a supply this year. 



THE SWEET POTATO, 



Convolvulus batatas. 



The Sweet Potato is next to corn the most important food 

 crop in the South. They are a wholesome nnd nutritious diet, 

 good for man and beast. Though cultivated to a limited extent 

 on the sandy lands of New Jersey and some of the middle States, 

 it thrives best on the light rich lands of the South, wiiich bring 

 their red and golden fruits to greatest p-rfection under the benign 

 rays of a southern sun. It is a plant of a warm climate, a child 



