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POTATOES 



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 particularly 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 of up to 1000 pounds per acre if 

 applied broadcast, or 400 to 600 pounds if applied 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 mellow seedbed. Then plant good-sized pieces, each 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 of the large Potato sections the Potatoes are always 

 planted in check rows 3 feet apart each way. Cover with coverer, small plow or other 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. — Prices of Potatoes are subject to market changes. 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. 



Dreer's New Early Standard. (See cut.) An ex- 

 tremely early variety, which matures fully one week 



ahead of the Bovee. The tubers are produced abund- 

 antly and are of a uniform size. The plants are of 



dwarf, compact habit, strong and healthy, usually free 



from blight and disease, and will also withstand drought 



well. When the tubers are matured, the vines die 



down and do not make a second growth. It produces 



a large crop of smooth Potatoes, which are roundish in 



shape, beautiful white skin, very smooth and few eyes. 



The quality is superb, flesh being pure white and cooks 



very mealy. £ peck, 45 cts. ; peck, 75 cts.; bu., $2.25; 



bbl. sack, $5.00. 

 Bliss' Triumph. Extremely early, round, thin red 



skin, white flesh; sometimes sold in market as Bermu- 

 das. Peck, 75 cts.; bu., $2.25; bbl. sack, $5.00. 

 Pride of the South, or White Bliss. White skin 



and flesh, extra early and productive. Peck, 70 cts. ; 



bu., $2.00; bbl. sack, $4.75. 

 Bovee. Earlier than the Early Rose and a much more 



productive variety. The vine is dwarf and stocky, skin j 



pink or flesh color, presenting a fine appearance, and v 



the quality is all that could be desired. Peck, 70 cts. ; \ 



bu., $2.00; bbl. sack, $4.50. 

 Early Rose. An old favorite. The Potatoes are long 



in shape, good size, cook mealy and are of a very fine 



flavor. The stock we furnish is northern-grown. Peck, 70 cts. ; 



bu., $2.00; bbl. sack, $4.50. 

 Irish Cobbler. One of the first varieties of Potatoes to be 



ready for market, and therefore will command a good price. 



The skin is creamy-white, sometimes netted, which is an indi- 

 cation of good quality; eyes are strong, well developed, and 



but slightly indented. The flesh is white and of fine flavor. 



Peck, 70 cts.; bu., $2.00; bbl. sack, $4.75. 

 Beauty of Hebron. Early; productive; of excellent quality. 



Peck, 70 cts.; bu., $2.00; bbl. sack, $4.50. 

 Early Ohio. A short, round variety which matures early, and 



the Potatoes are fit for use before fully ripe. Many growers 



consider it the most profitable early market variety. Peck, 70 



cts.; bu., $2.00; bbl. sack, $4.50. 

 Burbank's Seedling. A white-skinned, medium early variety, 



with few eyes; flesh fine-grained and good flavor. Peck, 65 



cts.; bu., $1.85; bbl. sack, $4.25. 

 White Star. A medium early variety of fine quality and 



appearance; large, oblong, uniform-sized tubers, remarkably 



productive. Peck, 65 cts.; bu., $1.85; bbl. sack, $4.25. 

 State of Maine. Medium early, splendid flavor, cooks dry, 



is a good keeper and very productive. Peck, 65 cts.; bu., 



$1.85; bbl. sack, $4.25. 

 Carman No. I. Intermediate in ripening, and resembles the 



Rural New Yorker No. 2 in shape, and also in having very 



few and shallow eyes. The flesh is white and quality perfect. 



Peck, 65 cts.; bu., $1.85; bbl. sack, $4.25. 

 Carman No. 3. A good late variety and a good yielder; large, 



oblong, slightly flattened. Peck, 65 cts. ; bu., $1.85; bbl. sack, 



$4.25. 

 Rural New Yorker No. 2. A valuable variety of large size, 



very smooth and a great cropper; in qualitv unexcelled. It 



is the best late long keeper, and we recommend it highly. 



Peck, 65 cts.; bu., $1.85; bbl. sack, $4.25. 

 Sir Walter Raleigh. A seedling from Rural New Yorker 



No. 2. The flesh is white and fine-grained. Peck, 65 cts.; 



bu., $1.85; bbl. sack, $4 : 2§, 



PUMPKIN 



Grosser Kuerbis, Ger. Potiron, Fr. Cidabaza, Sp. 



One ounce for 25 hills, 3 pounds for an acre. 



Culture. Sow in good soil in May, when the ground has 



become warm, in hills 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 or hybridizing with squashes or other vines. 



Sugar, or New England Pie. (See Specialties, page 9.) 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts,; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 85 cts. 



Winter Luxury Pumpkin. A very good keeper and a 

 splendid pie Pumpkin; shape round, skin finely netted, and 

 beautiful russet-yellow color; flesh thick and of fine flavor. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 



Mammoth Golden Cashaw. Grows to a large size, with 

 crooked neck, and is an improvement on the old light colored 

 Cashaw, the skin being a golden-orange color. Pkt, 5 cts.; 

 oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 



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

 kin of rich flavor. Skin and flesh are cream color and it keeps 

 well if stored in a dry place. Pkt, 5 cts,; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 

 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 



Large Yellow flammoth Pot Iron (King of the Mam- 

 moths, Jumbo). Produces the largest Pumpkins. Speci- 

 mens have been grown weighing over 100 pounds. Skin rich 

 dark yellow, flesh lighter shade, very tender and sweet. Pkt., 

 10 cts.; oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 40 cts.; lb., $1.50. 



Large Cheese. A large flat variety which is very good for 

 table use. Flesh yellow and sweet. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 

 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., 85 cts. 



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

 Pkt, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 30 cts.; lb., $1.00. 



Large Yellow Field. For feeding stock. Oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 

 20 cts.; lb., 55 cts. By express, 10 lbs $4.50. 



