THE COMMERCIAL POTATO. MOST PROLIFIC MAIN CROP SORT. 
A Grand New Potato. Best Keeping Qualities 
and Rare Productiveness. 
The great Commercial Potato, which I recently 
introduced, isa seedling of Wilson Rose, whose 
parentage runs back to Early Rose. It is earlier 
than Sir Walter Raleigh. The tubers are of beau- 
tiful shape and appearance, being oblong and 
rather broad and thick. The eyes are shallow. 
Thecolor is that peculiar russet which charac- 
terizes all the best potatoes, in addition to which | 
the pink or rosy hue of its great ancestor is clearly [ig 
visible, giving it a most attractive appearance. An 
It somewhat resembles Carman No. 3 in shape, |\\\W 
The vine is robust, but compact; not of spreading {Mii} 
habit. This is favorable to close planting and big |AIM) 
crops. The comparatively quick growth and early i Ny 
maturity of this splendid main crop potato will | 
adapt it to many localities where the late sorts 
have no time to mature on account of shortness 
of season. It is equal in keeping qualties to any late |i} 
potato grown. I fully tested it in every way be- 
fore sending it out,and found thatit would remain 
in good order for a year after digging. On the 
15th of August, a year after growth, and with or- 
dinary storage, the tubers were as edible and 
mealy as when dug. The table quality is fully and 
unconditionally equal to Early Rose at its best. 
The flesh is as white as snow, and the texture is 
erfect. The Commercial is a tremendously 
eavy cropper, and I have no hesitation in nam- 
ing 400 to 500 bushels to the acre as within tbe easy 
possibilities of this grand new sort. It has great 
drought resisting qualites on account of its strong 
root development, and is in my opinion the best 
main crop potato now on the market. 
Prices of The Commercial Potato; Pound, 30 cents; 3 pounds, 75 cents; postpaid. By express or freight, peck, 75 cents; 
bushel $2.25; barrel, $5.00. Special figures on 5 barrels or over, on application. 
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SIR WALTER RALEIGH POTATO. 
A new, white-skin, main crop potato; the best 
of Mr. Carman’s introductions. It is a magnifi- 
cent new potato, much resembling Rural New 
Yorker No. 2 of which it is a seedling. It is decid- 
edly better than its parent, the tubers being quite 
uniform in size, with, but few small ones among 
them. Itis from four to six days later than the 
parent stock. Thecolor is the same, the skin and 
flesh being white. In fact, it can be justly claimed 
for Sir Walter Raleigh that it is the whitest 
fleshed and finest grained potato on the whole list | 
of main-crop varieties, not even excepting the | 
Snowflake; and it promises to supersede all other 
sorts of its class on account of its sterling excel- 
tence. On the grounds of the Rural New Yorker 
it proved the best and heaviest cropper of 49 va- 
Fieties. It is comparatively new, as above said, 
but itis already one of the leading prize winners 
at the fairs, and people who have tried it speak of 
it in terms of extravagant praise. It is much dis- 
cussed everywhere, and it evidently possesses \ 
great excellence, both in table quality and asa 
cropper. Itisin greatdemand. It does nobly on 
the trial grounds at Briar Crest. LI offer it to take 
She place of Carman No. 3, which it equals in all 
respects, and which it excels in table qualities. It 
was given to the world as late as 1897, under the 
claim of being Mr. Carman’s best. That claim has 
been sustained, though it, is the only seedling of 
Rural New Yorker No.2 that has proved to be really 
better than its parent. In field culture it has gone 
above 450 bushels to the acre. Its record in all re- 
spects entitles it to rank with the very best late 
potatoes now grown upon American soil, and no z 
progressive cultivator should fail to give it atrial. ~ 
Pound, 30c.; 3 pounds, 75¢., by mail, postpaid. 
By express or freight, peck, 50c.; bushel, 
$1.75; barrel, $3.75; 2 barrels, $7.00. 
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IMPROVED EARLY STATE OF MAINE, 
A Perfect and Reliabie Potato for the Busi- 
mess Farmer. Equally Satisfactory for 
The Home Garden. : 
This handsome potato has a Rose skin and § 
white flesh. The cbape is Shown in the illustration. »& 
The eyes are few and Shallow. The texture when 
cooked is crystalline and mealy, and the flavor is | 
unsurpassed. The tubers are spread out in the 
hill, and the variety is noted for its great cropping w 
ability. The season is medium, following the early ° 
varieties. In fact, the Improved State of Maine > 
cannot be excelled for early main crop purposes. 
The ancestors of this valuable potato are believed = 
to be Early Vermont and Peerless. I have been 5 
at pains to procure an improved strain of the a 
State of Maine and my customers will findthetype ® 
just what it ought to be. The habit of growth © 
of the vine is erect and compact. The leaves are = 
glossy, and do not seem to attract bugs or to be § 
as liable to blight as most other varieties. It is ¢ 
one of the best early main crop potatoes for grow- & 
ing in the warm climates. It is also especially <¢ 
recommended for wet heavy soils. My strain of e 
Improved State of Maine will be found altogether © 
Satisfactory. An excellent potato; heavy cropper. 
Pound, 30 cents; 3 pounds, 75 cents, by mail, 
postpaid. By express or freight, peck, 
60 cents; bushel, $1.75; barrel, $4.00 — 
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