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POTATOES 



Patatas, Sp. 

 Kartojel, Ger. 



CULTURE. —Any good well drained fibrous loam will produce Potatoes under right climatic conditions. For early Potatoes, which 

 mature in 8 to 10 weeks from planting, the soil must be particiilarly rich. A rich clover sod, manured and broken the year before and 

 planted to corn, beans, peas, oats, etc., is in best shape for giving a good yield of nice clean Potatoes. Stable manure had better be applied 

 to the land the year before, while some good complete fertilizer, at the rate up to 1000 pounds per acre, if applied broadcast, or 400 to 

 600 pounds if appUed mostly in the rows, may be used directly for the potato crop. Open furrows 3 feet apart and 3 to 4 inches deep. 

 Apply the fertilizer, and run the furrower or small plow again in the furrow to mix the fertilizer with the soil and leave a meUow seedbed. 

 Then plant good-sized pieces, each one containing not less than 2 or 3 eyes, 15 inches apart in the furrows for early potatoes, and 18 inches 

 apart for late ones. In some potato-growing sections they always plant in check rows 3 feet apart each way. Cover with small plow or 

 either suitable tool. Cultivate often. Spray with Bordeaux Arsenate of Lead Mixture as a protection from flea beetle, potato beetle and 

 ■blight. 8 to 10 bushels will plant an acre. 



IMPORTANT.— Potatoes are forwarded by express or freight as directed, purchaser paying charges. We 

 assume no risk on Potatoes, which are forwarded strictly on purchaser's responsibility. 



SEED POTATO BUYERS PLEASE NOTE 



At the time of going to press with this Catalogue 

 the Potato market is so unsetfled that we are un- 

 able to name prices. Please write stating kind and 

 quantity wanted and we will quote by letter. 



Dreer's Early Standard. (See cut.) An extremely early 

 varieti', which matures fully one week ahead of the Bovee. 

 The plants are of dwarf, compact habit in growth, strong and 

 healthy, and it usually produces a large crop of smooth po- 

 tatoes, which are roundish in shape, beautifiil white skin, very 

 smooth and with but few eyes. The flesh is white and quality 

 fine, cooking very mealy and of good flavor. 



Irish Cobbler. One of the first varieties of Potatoes to 



be ready for use. The skin is creamy white, sometimes 



netted, which is an indication of good quality; eyes are 



strong and well developed. It produces large crops and is 



a reliable variety. 



Bovee. Earlier than the Early Rose, and much more 



productive. The vine is dwarf and of stocky growth, skin 



pink, and the quality is all that could be desired. It 



grows very uniform in shape and keeps well for an early 



variety. 



Early Rose. Very reliable. Shape long and good 



size. It cooks mealy and is of good flavor. 

 Dibbles Russet. A late potato. Withstands rust 



and blight, and is a good keeper. 

 Rural New Yorker No. 2. A valuable variety of 

 large size; very smooth. It is a great cropper, and 

 keeps well. 

 State of Maine. A very reliable standard variety. 

 Medium early, splendid flavor, cooks dry, is a good keeper and 

 very productive. 

 Green Mountain. A well known late variety which is suitable 

 for planting in various soils, even producing fair crops on soils 

 which are not in high fertility. Yields good crops and keeps 

 well. 

 SWEET POTATO PLANTS, See page 212. 



Poiiron, Fr. 



PUMPKIN 



Caabaza, Sp. 

 Crosse- Kurbis, Geb. 



CULTURE. —Sow in good soU in May, when the ground has become warm, in hiUs 10 feet apart each way, or in fields of corn about 

 every fourth hill: plant at the same time with the corn. Pumpkin varieties if planted together will mix. There is not much danger of 

 their mixing with squashes or other vines. One ounce for 25 hills, 3 pounds for an acre. 



Sugar, or New England Pie. (See cut.) For making pies this 



variety cannot be excelled. The Pumpkins are small but very 



sweet, fine grained and of the best quality. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 



15 cts.; Jib., 40 cts.: lb., SI. 25. 

 Winter Luxury Pumpkin. A very good keeper and a splen- 

 did pie Pumpkin; shape round, skin finely netted, and beautiful 



russet-yellow color; flesh thick and of fine flavor. Pkt., 10 cts.; 



oz., 20 cts.; i lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.75. 

 Mammoth Golden Cashaw. An improvement on the old 



light-colored Cashaw, the skin being a golden-orange color. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; Jib., 50 cts.; lb., $1.75. 

 Large Yellow Mammoth Potiron {King of the Mammoths, 



Jumbo). Specimens have been grown weighing over 100 pounds. 



Skin rich dark yellow, flesh lighter shade. Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 



25 cts.; i lb., 70 cts.; lb., S2.25. 

 Quaker Pie Pumpkin. A fine-grained, oval-shaped Pumpkin 



of rich flavor. Keeps well if stored in a dry place. Pkt., 10 



cts.; oz., 20 cts.; i lb., 50 cts.; lb., $1.75. 

 Large Cheese. Skin orange, flesh yellow and sweet. Pkt., 10 



cts.; oz., 15 cts.; i lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.25. 

 Tennessee Sweet Potato. Pear-shaped, thick white flesh. 



Pkt., 10 cts.; oz., 20 cts.; i lb., 60 cts.; lb., $2.00. 

 Large Yellow Field. For feeding stock. Oz., 15 cts.; | lb., 



40 cts.; lb., SI .25. By e.xpress, 10 lbs., $10.00. 



