
EARLY POTATOES. | 
THE FREEMAN POTATO. 
In introducing the Freeman potato to the Amer- 
‘* ican public, nine years ago, I expressed my con- 
fident belief that it would awaken widespread 
enthusiasm; and its fame has actually far ex- 
i ceeded my own high ideas as then expressed. It 
‘bas proved to be indeed a rival of the famous 
‘% Early Rose. For years I sold every Freeman 
—& that could be spared from my stock, at high 
'— prices, and had toreturn thousands of dollars to 
} disappointed applicants for this unparalleled 
‘, potato, while all of my customers who were for- 
'}. tunate enough to get the stock made big money [{ 
'§ out ofit. The Freeman is a strong grower, con- 
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reaching maturity and enormously productive, 
and is universally admitted to be the finest fla- 
vored potato on the market, if I may judge from 
reports which reach me. People say that when 
once used on the table it is sure to remain there, 
on account of its superlative excellence. 
Mr. W. D. Freeman, the originator, says this 
otato came from true seed of the so-called 
ilver Tip variety, the seedling having been 
grown in 1885. The tuber is oval in shape, russet 
in color, flesh very white, boto raw and when 
cooked, very fine grain and of best flavor. The 
greatest merits of the variety are its extreme 
earliness and long keeping qualities. From the 
time the tubers are as large as hens’ eggs until 
new potatoes come the next year they burst open 
when boiled with their jackets on, and appear 
snow white and fioury. ‘I planted some of my 
Freemans,” says the originator, “on June 4th, and on July 13th, thirty- 
‘| nine days from planting, I dug the first mess of fine potatoes for dinner. 
| They grow very quickly, and ripen here several weeks in advance of 
Early Rose. My first general planting this year was ready to be put 
in the cellar August 1, being then thoroughly ripe and vines dead. They 
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are also a first-class yielder. 
from a single hill, and in rich ground there are few small ones. 
The testimony of the whole country is now quite similar in effect te 
the claims made by the originator. 
as one of our greatest standard early potatoes. 
By express or freight, peck, 75 cents; bushel, $2.25; barrel, $4.75. 











EMAN POTATO. 
I have frequently dug six to nine pounds 
The Freeman has taken a position 
THE POLARIS POTATO. 
This superb potato has been in high favor for 
many years. The Polaris is of long, oval shape, ag 
shown in the illustration, and of a creamy white 
color, cooking as white as the finest flour. It is 
hardy, prolific, handsome, early and a good keeper, 
and has no superior as a table variety. With the 
originator it yielded at the rate of 600 bushels to the 
acre, and other great yields have been reported. It 
has made a wonderful record for itself wherever 
grown, and stands conspicuously as one of the best 
and most satisfactory early potatoes. The vines 
make a vigorous, upright growth, and the tubers 
mature as soon as the Early Rose. 
I first presented this fine potato in the pages of 
my catalogue in 1889. It was not then a new 
potato, it having been originated in Vermont in 
1881. That it has been able to command such a 
large share of ‘public attention for nearly two de 
cades proves that it has royal blood in its veins. 
Pound, 30 cents, 3 pounds, 75 cents, by mail, 
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THE POLARIS POTATO. 
THE ACME POTATO. 
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: Ready for the table in five weeks and crop fully matured in nine weeks. 
This potato was introduced in the West in 1894, and has attracted 
|| a great deal of favorable notice. The introducer says it was produced 
‘|| from a seed ball taken from a vine of the Snowflake, growing between 
||| Early Rose and Early Ohio. This is surely a famous ancestry, and ac- 
| counts for the high quality, vigor and earliness of the new potato. The 
‘| tubers are oblong and of good shape, as shown in the 
‘) illustration. The skin is of a pale pink color, and the 
|) flesh is white. The vines are upright,and the tubers grow 
compactly in the hills, resembling Early Ohio in this 
| respect, but largely surpassing that variety in yield of 
| large-sized potatoes, and maturing earlier. 
: I may repeat the assertion that Acme, though a very 
i| early varlety, is not ashy yielder. It can always be mar- 
| keted before the top dies. Indeed, the introducer lays 
1) Stress on the fact that the new potatoes begin to grow 
|, before the tops are six inches high. “Hills of new pota- 
i toes,’”’ says the introducer, “can be dug in five weeks from 
} the time of planting, and tops thoroughly ripened in 
|, from eight to nine weeks, with crop fully matured.” 
i) Acme has good keeping qualities, remaining late the /if 
') following Spring without sprouting. 
} My own experiments with this new potato have led me Jil} 
|, to recognize its value, and hence I give it a prominent 
place in my catalogue. It is one of the new sorts that is 
iH at least sufficiently promising to warrant general trial, 
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high commercial value, and that it will everywhere be 
j, 2cceptable as a table sort. ‘‘We have never tested a 
; Kind,” says the introducer, “which possessed the desir- 
¢ able points of an extra early, large yielding, high quality 
‘4 potato like the Acme.” 
4} Lb., 30 cts.; 3 lbs., 75 cts., by cep et By ex- 
press or freight, pk., 75 cts.; bu., $2.25; bbl., $4.75, 

[itt be pleased to make special quotations to any reader 
of this book who may want as much as 10 or more barrels 
, “3 potatoes. I canalso furnish Early Rose, Farly Ohio, 
Ps late of Maine, White Star,in faci, all the old standard 
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75 cents; bushel, $2.25; barrel, $4.75. 
NEW QUEEN POTATO. 
This excellent early potato comes from the state 
=- of Maine, where it has been grown for seed pur 
= poses for many years. It is a fine, large sized 
otato, resembling White Elephant and Beauty of 
febron in shape and color. In addition to being 
very eariy it is of fine table quality, and is highly productive. It ma- 
tures in about 65 days from the time of planting, which is a short 
period, considering the quality of the potato. It has been fully mature 
and ready for the Philadephia market during the latter part of June, 
thus securing the benefit of the high prices which prevail before the ar 
rival of the gemeral potato crop on the market. Adapted to all sections 
Pound, 30 cents; 3 pounds, 75 cents, by mail, postpaid. By ex~« 
press or freight, peck, 75 cents; bushel, $2.25; barrel, $4.75. 


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