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it is not salable on account of its purplish color. Three years ago the 

 Snowflake was the sensation. I believe this latter will become popular 

 in the course of time. 



After another year's trial I have discarded the BrownelPs Beauty. 

 It is of very good quality, productive, but not salable in the market on 

 account of its color, which resembles the Russet, one of the most 

 common Potatoes received here from the West. The Snowflake did not 

 do as well last year as the year before ; they did not produce as well, 

 neither did they keep as well as the Peerless, a great point to consider 

 where they are raised for shipping. I may state here that the seed I 

 had of them last season was genuine and true to name, but poor 

 samples, as most of the Eastern Potatoes the past year. This year the 

 crop East has been good and samples as fine as I ever have had them. 

 Will give the Snowflake another fair trial this year. I have had six 

 other new varieties under trial, but did not find anything to justify the 

 high price asked for them, for our section. The Alpha is a fine white 

 early kind, but not productive. Ruby and other varieties are pinkish 

 which always is an objection for this market. These fancy 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 variety 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 Early Rose.in December and another 

 in February and .those plauted in February come to the market first, 

 depends entirely upon the season ; if late frosts set in, early planted 

 potatoes will be cut down and those just coming out of the ground will 

 not be hurt. I have several new kinds on trial this year, among them 

 the Beauty of Hebron, which promises to be a very good potato. The 

 Jackson White has given but little satisfaction this and last year, ex- 

 cept in cases where planted very early. The yield was good, but the 

 quality poor and very knotty, perhaps this was the fault of the season. 



Early Rose. This is without any 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 variety should not be planted too soon, from the fact that 

 they make small stalks, and if cut down by frost, they suffer more than 

 other varieties. No better potato for family use. Every one who 

 plants ought to plant some of this variety, but they want rich, light 

 soil to grow to perfection. 



Jackson White. This is a very popular kind here in New Or- 

 leans and before the Peerless was introduced it was the leading 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 sea- 

 sons rots less than any other variety. 



Breese's Peerless. Only six years since this variety was intro- 

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

 family use. Skin dull white, sometimes slightly russetted ; eyes few 

 and shallow, round, occasionally oblong ; grows to a large size, very 

 productive and earlier than the Jackson White. As white potatoes are 



