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Page 61.—Annual Catalogue for 1891 of Maule’s Four-lLeaf Clover GUARANTE 
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Largest Freeman 
Sent Me by One 
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tomers 
THEPREEMAN POTATO 
A PoraTo CONTAINING esi BlOOp 
\ MORE NEW FReany Gitte 
SINCE THE_INTRODUCTION 
OF THE FARLY ROSE” 
In introducing The Freeman to the American pub- 
lic, I do so with the belief that it is destined to create 
in the next few years as great a furore and to sell 
at as high prices as the Early Rose in the first 
two or three years of its introduction, almost 25 years 
ago. The Freeman Potato is absolutely the strong- 
est grower I know of, or have ever seen, and it has 
shown such unusual developments both as to 
early ripening qualities, enormous produc- 
tiveness and strong, vigorous growth, that no 
praise, in my opinion, is too high for its merits. 
Having purchased control of The Freeman Potato, 
I take pleasure in offering it in a limited way this year 
to my customers at the following prices: 
POUND, $3.00; 2 POUNDS, $5.00; 4 
POUNDS, $8.00. No more than 4 pounds 
will be sold to any one purchaser. 
In view of the fact that I propose planting almost 
the entire stock of this Potato this year, amounting to 
more than 100 bushels, illustrates what I personally 
think of it; and only a very limited amount of The 
Freeman Potato has been set aside for sale during 
1891 ; but at the same time, although the above price 
may seem outrageously high, I am confident that 
money invested in The Freeman at $3.00 per 
pound, will be found to equal, if not, indeed, 
‘surpass any investment in the Potato line 
any reader of this book has ever made. 
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Every one I know of who has tested the Freeman Potato is equally 
as enthusiastic as I am, among these is my friend, Mr. T. Greiner, of 
LaSalle, N. Y. This is what he thinks about it: 
“What I know about the Freeman Potato is soon told. In the 
autumn of 1889 I received from Mr. Freeman, of Minn., samples of 
the new seedling for testing. Undoubtedly these tubers were a selec- 
tion, for I do not remember ever haying seen a lot of tubers equaling 
these in color, size and shape, and in beauty. Skin white, russett; 
shape oblong, slightly flattened; eyes almost even with the surface, 
and yery inconspicuous. These potatoes were placed in an ordinary 
cellar, and when taken out to be planted on May 17th, were almost as 
fresh and{plump as when first received. The growth was so early, so 
strikingly bushy and wonderfully strong and aitpectlier in so pleasing 
and favorable contrast with any of the 50 or 60 other varieties in the 4 
lot (among them the most renowned of the newest sorts, and a num- 
ber of my own seedlings), that I was tempted to write to the originator 
for price of his whole stock. The Freeman is none of your weakly 
dwarfish things. We have in it vigor, strength and health such as I 
have not seen elsewhere in many years. The crop ripened about with 
Ohio, or Burpee’s Extra Earty, 7. ¢., little, if any, later than the Early 
Ohio, which, heretofore, I have always considered to be our best first 
early potato, and the yield was far larger than that of any other early 
sort ; the tubers of fine shape and large size. Of course, this is the test 
of but a single season; but if this potato does as well elsewhere as it 
did with me this year, it is the coming early potato, and the most 
valuable recently brought out. I am so sure of this that I feel like 
throwing all'my own seedlings away, and begin with the Freeman, 
raising seedlings from it just as soon as I can get seed balls of the 
variety. In the meantime I shall plant all the seed tubers of it that I 
ean get hold of. (Please be sure and save me another half bushel.) 
As to table quality, I know of no reliable market potato that is better.” 
T. GREINER, LaSalle, Niagara Co. N. Y. 
The originator, Mr. Freeman, gives the following history and 
description of this variety : 
“The Freeman Potato came from true seed of what is here called 
the “Silver Tip” Potato, the seedling being grown in 1885. The 
tuber is oyal in shape, russet in color; flesh very white, both raw 
and when cooked, very fine grain and of very best flavor. The 
greatest merits of the variety are its extreme earliness, and long- 
keeping qualities. From the time they are as large as hen’s eggs until 
new potatoes come in the next year, they burst open when boiled 
with their jackets on, and appear snow-white and floury. Last year 
(1889) I planted some of my Freeman’s on June 4th, and on July 13th FN 
—thirty-nine days from planting—I dug the first mess of fine potatoes a > Qo \ \ ~ WS 
for dinner. They grow very quickly, and ripen here several weeks in ( S S \ SQ Ue 
advance of Early Rose. My first general planting this year was ready : \ \ ut RRC 
to be put into the cellar August Ist, being then thoroughly ripe, and RQ y (WANG WW \y \ 
vines dead. They are also a first-class yielder; I have frequently dug NSS \N \\ AY \ 
six to nine pounds from a single hill, and in rich ground there are = SS ‘N AW \Y \ AN \ 
few small ones.” W. D. FREEMAN. > Ys lr SAN 
Illustration herewith is an exact representation from nature of an y Z ) ())! 
average specimen of The Freeman Potato. 
Price of The Freeman Potato for S91: Lb., 83; 2 Ibs., S85: 
4 Ibs. 88. No more than 4 lbs. sold to any one purchaser 
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