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Harvesting a field of our Seed Potatoes at Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine. 
SELECTED SEED POTATOES Grown in Maine 
These are universally acknowledged to be the very best. Grown in the cold Northeast, where Nature and the elements 
alike decline existence to all but the very hardiest varieties. We make a specialty of and handle this seed solely. Pure 
and true to name. Prices quoted are for barrel sacks of 165 pounds each. We pack in full-size double-headed barrels at 
25c. higher than prices here quoted. Special prices by letter on lots of five barrels and over. 
PLEASE NOTICE As prices are subject to market fluctuation, we would request that our customers send in their 
orders as soon as possible. All orders will be promptly acknowledged and potatoes forwarded 
as soon as weather permits, in time for spring planting. Customers residing South can have 
them shipped at any time during the winter with little or no risk. 
POTATOES—tTnhree barrels, 8 to 9 bushels, are required to plant one! cond a) ee 
acre. Prices quoted are subiect to market fluctuations. 




True Houlton, Maine, Early Rose. Pure and genuine, very fine and early . .|g9 70 $2 00 $4 00 
Early Beauty of Hebron. Popular early sort, of excellent quality ; productive, 70 | 200! 4 00 
Early Thoroughbred. Earlier than Rose. More productive; light pink .. . 70/200) 4 25 
Bovee. Earlier than Early Ohio. Very prolific; fine marketable size; mealy . 70200! 4 25 
Eureka Extra Early. Earliest of new sorts, regular shape, smooth white skin, 70200) 450 
Noroton Beauty. Introduced in 1905. Extra early; productive; good keeper, 70'|225 475 
Crown Jewel. Very early, fine and productive; pink, ( these three varieties are 70 | 200) 450 
Bliss’ Triumph, or Stray Beauty. Early, round, red, + the most popular of all 70 | 2 00 | 4 25 
Prideof South, or White Bliss. Early, round, white, ( with Southern truckers. 70 | 200 | 4 25 
Irish Cobbler. Round, chunky, 80-day sort ; popular for home market ... . “0 | 200! 4 25 
Norcross. Fine new main crop potato from Maine, whiteskin ........ 70 | 200) 450 
Rural New Yorker, No. 2. Fine for main crop ; large, white, smooth, prolific . 70/200 4 25 
State of Maine. Heavy cropping late oval variety; white skin and flesh .. . 70 | 200! 4 00 
Carman, No. 1. Fine medium or intermediate ; very large shallow eyes ; white, 70'200' 400 
Green Mountain. Shape, oval; white skin; big cropper and splendid cooker . 70 | 200) 400 
Gold Coin. Fine table sort ; very hardy, vigorousand productive, for main crop, 70 | 200 | 4 25 
SEED SWEET POTATOES | VINELAND BUSH SWEET POTATO 
We make a specialty of Seed Sweet Potatoes, growing The New Vineland Bush Sweet Potato originated on 
our stock exclusively in New Jersey, about nine miles from the farm of John Maytrott, the extensive sweet potato grower 
our Philadelphia warehouse, where we have unequalled of New Jersey, from the well-known Early Nansemond and 
facilities for handling and storing. New Jersey grown sweet old Vineland Sweet Potato. Itis a perfect bush, with no in- 
potatoes are everywhere acknowledged to be the best in | clination for spinning, resembling a bean bush very closely. 
quality, being much dryer and sweeter than those grown The tubers grow directly under the stalk. They are most 
in the South and West, while their keeping and shipping | abundant bearers, good flavor, handsome, rich yellow color 
qualities are away ahead. We pack forshipmentin boxes | and excellent keepers. 
and barrels, with greatest care; but as they are very suscep- Prices: per lb., 40c.; 3 lbs., $1.00, by mail, postage paid; 
tible to climatic changes, we cannot hold ourselves respon- | PLANTS OF THE NEW VINELAND BUSH SWEET 
sible for their condition after long journeys, and wishit dis- POTATO, ready May 15th: 50 for 50c.; 100 for 75¢e., by mail 
tinctly understood that customers take ALL RISKS postage paid; 50c. per 100; $4.00 per 1000, by express. 
after we deliver in good condition to the express company 500 plants at 1,000 rates. 
here. We do not ship until about planting time unless spe- 
cially ordered to do so. Our barrels contain 3 bushels. EXTRA EARLY CAROLINA, JERSEY “ UP- 
Full directions for bedding and sprouting the seed,setting RIVERS” AND EARLY NANSEMOND. The justly 
out and cultivating sweet potato plants, also harvesting and celebrated Philadelphia sweet potatoes, universally grown 
storing for winter, will be found in our new Leaflet-Essays for market. Each, per peck, 70c.; bush., $2.00; bbl., $4.25. 
onSweet Potato Culture, which we will send free with | Plants of the above, ready May 15th, 60c. per 100, by mail, 
all orders when requested to do so. postpaid; by express, 35c. per 100 ; $2.50 per 1,000. 

