CURRIE BROTHERS' HORTICULTURAL GUIDE. 



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POTATO. 



German, Kartoffel. 



French, Pomnie de Terre. 



"' The Potato may he grown with varying success on soils of all 

 kinds, but the soil best suited to it is sandy loam. But little 

 manure is required if the soil is good. 



10 bushels cut tubers to the acre. 



The potatoes we offer are specially raised for us for seed 

 purposes. We deliver all Potatoes f. o. b. cars, no extra charge 

 being made for barrels. All Potatoes are shipped at purchaser's 

 risk. 



Prices of all Potatoes subject to variation. 



The Milwaukee — An excellent New Early Potato re- 

 sembling Crown Jewel in appearance, but of larger size 

 and very much superior in quality. It is a strong grower 

 with very strong tops, comes into usefully as early as Early 

 Sunrise, yielding, however, a much larger crop than that ""^f 



variety, and has the further merit of being a first-class 

 keeper, and ]may be depended upon to remain in good 

 condition without sprouting until very late in the season. 

 If grown in rich, black loam, it will produce a very heavy crop 

 of handsome, large tubers of very fine quality. And not the 

 least of its good qualities is the fact that it is almost entirely Rust Proof. 

 Mr.W. S. Brown, Edgerton, Wis., writes "that while other varieties along 

 side were very bad with rust, the Milwaukee was entirely free from it." 

 Peck, 60 cts.; bushel 2 00 





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Freeman — An early potato, handsome in appearance and of ex- 

 cellent quality; since the introduction of Early Rose no potato 

 has been so highly spoken of as the Freeman, and enormous 

 yields of it are reported. It is similar in appearance to the Cream 

 City introduced by us several years ago. The tubers are good 

 sized with a beautiful russet skin, flesh whiie and fully equal to 

 the old Snowflake in eating qualities. The stock we offer is grown 

 from seed obtained from the introducer. Peck, 60 cts.; bushel.. 2 00 



Early Ohio — One of the best early sorts so well-known as to require 

 no special description. It is a splendid keeper, cooks dry and 

 mealy and is a general favorite. Pkt., 60 cts.; bushel 175 



Snowflake Junior — As the name implies, this new Potato resem- 

 bles the old favorite Snowflake very much in appearance, and |in 

 cooking qualities. It is, however, much more prolific, and has the 

 furtlier merit of being the nearest to BUG-PROOF of any Potato. we 

 have ever grown, the bugs only attacking it after all other varieties 

 in sight had been disposed of, and then only in very small num- 

 bers, so that they could easily be taken care of. As all round 

 family or market Potato we know of no better. It is handsome in 

 appearance, grows to a large size, clear white, cooks evenly and 

 mealy, and possessing that desirable flavor peculiar to the Snow- 

 flake. The tops are remarkably strong, growing upright, color 



darKgreen. Per pound, 25 cts.; by mail 35 



Write for prices of other Varieties 



THE MILWAUKEE. 



Pride of Wisconsin — We fully realize from the numerous testimonials 

 we have received, that in this Potato we possess a variety of very su- 

 perior merit. Every letter we receive testifies to the remarkable size 

 and beauty of the tubers, which are oblong, round and smooth, and of 

 a beautiful rose color ; and also corroborates what we 

 said regarding its great productiveness and excellent 

 shipping and household qualities, and fine flavor. For 

 good keeping qualities it has no superior. Peck, 60 cts.; 

 bushel .• 2 00 



World's Fair — A very prolific main crop variety of ex- 

 cellent quality. The tubers are good sized, smooth and 

 very symmetrical in shape, eyes few and even with the 

 surface, skin creamy white and netted as shown by the 

 cut; flesh fine grained, pure white, and cooks mealy. 

 The vines grow very strong and bushy with fine leaves; 

 tubers very numerous and compact in the hill and near 

 the surface. Peck, 60 cts.; bushel 2 00 



Great Northern — The introducers of this potato claim 

 for it enormous yields, and it comes to us highly recom- 

 mended. We give an extract from the introducer's de- 

 scription of it: "The Great Northern is the heaviest yield- 

 ing potato in the world. We have tested it by the side 

 of Freeman, Ohio, Jr., Rural New Yorker, and all the 

 new varieties, and it has proven far superior to them 

 in every respect, outyielding them in every instance, 

 and is the handsomest potato we have ever seen." 

 Peek, 60 cts.; bushel 2 00 



Ohio Junior — Resembles the parent, Early Ohio; but 

 rounder and a larger yielder; quality excellent and a 

 good keeper. Peck, 60 cts.; bushel 2 00 



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