EARLY POTATOES. 



THE FREEMAN POTATO. 



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S In introduc-ingtbe !• ret- man potato to the Amer- 

 *< lean public, eiijht years ago, I expressed my con- 

 £ fident belief that it would awaken widespread 



- enthusiasm; and its fame has actually far ex- 

 Z ceeded mj' own high ideas as then expressed. It 

 r has proved to be indeed a rival of the famous 

 i Karly Rose. For years I sold every Freeman 

 Z that could be spared from my stock, at hiL;li 

 ~ prices, and had to return thousands of dollars to 



- disappointed applicants for this unparalleled 

 it potato, while all of my customers who were for- 



r tunate enough to get the stock made big money 

 J out of it. The Freeman is a strong grower, con- 

 'b taining fresh, vigorous blood. It is early in 



reaching maturity and enormously productive, 



and is universally admitted to be the finest fla- 

 H vored potato on the market, if I may judge from. 

 Sb reports which reach me. People say that when 

 rt once used on the table it is sure to remain there, 

 jj on account of its superlative excellence. 



Mr. W. D. Freeman, the originator, sa3-s this 



potato came from true seed of the so-called 



silver Tip variety, the seedling having been 

 ^ grown in 1SS5. The tuber is oval in shape, russet 



in color, flesh very white, both raw and when 



cooked, very flne 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 

 Pi snow white and tloury. ''I planted some of my 



_ Kreemans," says the originator, "on June 4th, and on July 13th, thirty- 

 g 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 



F^arly 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 

 Ponnd, 30 cents; 3 ponuda, 75 cents, by mall, postpaid 



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THE FREEMAN POTATO, 

 are also a first-class yielder. I have frequently dug six to nine pounds 

 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 to 

 the claims made by the originator. The Freeman has taken a position 

 as one of our greatest standard early potatoes. 

 By express or freight, peck, 75 cents; bashel, $-^.00; barrel, $4.00. 



THE POLARIS POTATO. 



This superb potato has been in high favor for 

 many yeais. The Polaris is of long, oval shape, as 

 shown in the illustration, and of a creamy whlt» 

 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 jielded at the rate of tjOO bushels to the 



acre, and other great yields have been reported. It 

 has made a wonderful record for itself wherever 

 grow n, and stands conspicuously as one of the best 

 and most satisfactoiy 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 ISSit. It was not then a new 

 pfitato. it having been originated in Vermont in 

 IS'^l. 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 ponndg, 7I> cents, by mall, 

 postpaid. By express or fretglit, peck, 

 75 cents; bnsliel, S'J.OO: barrel, $4.00. 



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NEW QUEEN POTATO. 



THE POLARIS POTATO. 



^ THE ACME POTATO. 



5 Rea^y for the table in five weeks and crop fuUj' matured in nine weeks. 



U This potato was introduced in the West in 1894, and has attracted 



"« a great deal of favorable notice. The introducer says It was produced 



5 from a seed ball taken from a vine of the iSnowflake, growing between 



i 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 



g tubers are oblong and of good shape, as shojvn 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 



4) respect, but largely surpassing that variety in yield of 



g large-sized potatoes, and maturing earlier. 



gj I may repeat the assertion that Acme, though a very 



g early variety, Is not a shy yielder. It can always be mar- 



. keted before the top dies. Indeed, the introducer lays 



e stress on the fact that the new potatoes begin to grow 



51 before the tops are six inches high. "Hills of new pota- 



a> toes," says the introducer, "can be dug in flve weeks from 



2 the time of plantiug, and tops thoroughly ripened in 



^ from eight to nine weeks, with crop fullyniatured." 



o Acme has good keeping qualities, remaining late tli' 



■" following Spring without sprouting. j 



2 My own experiments with this new potato have led nil 



^to recognize its value, and hence I give it a promiueni 



place In my catalogue. It is one of the new sorts that i^ 



"3 at least sutficiently prontising to warrant general trin . 



■v and I am sure that in many situations it will prove <if 



2 high commercial value, and tliat it will everywhere be ^. 



JJ acceptable as a table sort. "We have never tested a J 



a kind," says the introducer, "which possessed the desir- 



S able points of an extra early, large yielding, high quality 



a potato like the Acme. ' 



a Lb., 30 ct».; 3 lbs., 75 cts., by mall, postpaid. Bv ex- 



< press or freight, pk., 75 cts.; ba., $.2.00; bbl., $4.00. 



This excellent early potato comes from the state 

 '^- of Maine, where it has been grown for seed pur- 

 " !J^' poses for many year.s. It is a fine, large sized 

 potato, resembling White Elephant and Beauty of 

 Hebron In shape and color. In addition to being 

 very early it Is of flne 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 general 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, S~.00; barrel. S4.00. 



t» r will be pleased to make special qiiolalions to any reader 

 ^ -• of this book who may want as miieh as W or more barrels 

 Sj o/ potatoes. I car) also /jiniish Early Hose, Karly Ohio, 

 e state of ^faine, II7ii7c Star, in fact, all the old standard 

 b sorts. Prices upon application. 



THE ACME POTATO. 



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