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POTATOES. 



Bliss' Triumph Potato. 



CULTURE. — The soil best suited to tiie Potato is a rich, sandy loam, l)ul it seems to thrive in almost any soil or climate. The 

 Potato, being a gross feeder, requires a liberal application of manure; if stable manure is to be used, it should be well rotted, and 

 not allowed to come in contact with the tubers. On no other crop are the results from the use of the phosphates so manifest as on 

 the Potato ; almost invariably the tubers are smoother, brighter and freer from rust and the destructive influence of wire worms. 

 The best feitilizers are plaster, lime, super-phospate of lime and bone-dust. Potato scab can be entirely prevented by using flower 

 of sulphur in the rows with the phosphate. Use at the rate of 100 to 150 lbs. to the acre. Plant as early in the spring as the 

 ground can be thoroughly worked, in rows 3 feet apart and 1 foot in the rows ; covering in light, warm soil about 4 inches, and in 

 cold, wet ground 3 inches deep; draw the earth to the plants as they advance in growth. 



IMPORTANT.— Prices of Potatoes are subject to market 

 changes. Potatoes are forwarded by express or freight as di- 

 rected, purcliaser paying cliarges. We assume no risk on I'ota- 

 toes, wl\ich are forwarded strictly at purchaser's responsibility. 



Dreer's New Early Standard. (See page 9.) A splendid 



exira early variety, of hue ijuality, beautiful appearance and 



extraordinary productiveness, free from disease or rot, and .in 



excellent keeper. ^- peck, 40 cts.; peck, 75 cts ; bu , §2 00 ; 



bbl.,$.o.OO. 

 Bliss' Triumph. (See cut.) Extremely early, round, thin, 



Ijriglu red skm, white flesh ; sometimes sold in market as Ber- 

 mudas. Peck, 60 CIS.; bu.. .'51. 7.5 ; bbl., |.3.75. 

 Pride of the South, or White Bliss. White skin and flesh, 



extra early and productive. Peck, 60 cts,; bu., .51.75 ; bbl., 



$.3.7.-). 

 Bovee. (See cut.) Earlier than the Early Rose and a much 



more productive variety. The vine is dwarf and stocky, ad- 

 mitting of close planting ; the tubers grow close together in the 



hill, and are generally of uniform, marketalile size. The skin 



is pink, or flesh Color, and grows very smooth, presenting a fine 



ap|)earance, and the quality is all that coulrl be desired in a 



first-class early Potato. Peck, 65 cts.; Im., $1.85 ; bbl., $4.25. 

 Early Rose. We sell more of this variety than any other, as it 



is the leading early sort in almost all sections. The stock we 



fuinish is northern-grown, and has been carefully grown. 



Peck, 60 cts.; bu., .$1 75; bbl., $.3.75. 

 Early Ohio. An old-time favorite ; matures early, and the Pota- 

 toes are fit for use before fully ripe. Many growers consider 



it the most profitable early market variety. Peck, 65 cts.; Im., 



$1.85; bbl., $4 25. 

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



a orood keeper. Peck, 60 cts ; bu., $1 75 ; bbl, $3.75. 

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



with few eyes; flesh fine-grained and of excellent flavor. Peck, 



60 cts.; bu., $1.75; bbl., $3.75. 

 State of riaine. Medium early, excellent flavor, cooks dry, is 



a i^ood keeper and very productive. Peck, 60 cts.; bu.,$1.75; 



bbl.. $.3 75. 



A medium early variety of the best quality and 

 large, oblong, uniform-sized tubers, remarkably - — 

 Peck, 60 cts,; bu., $1.75; bbl., $3.75. 

 1. 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. An 



enormous producer of very large and handsome tubers. Peck, 



60 cts.; bu., $1.75; bbl., $3,75. 

 Carman No. 3. Originated on the trial grounds of the " Rural 



New Yorker." It is one of the best late varieties, and also one 



of the greatest yielders ; large, oblong, slightly flattened. Peck, 



60 cts.; bu., $1.75; bbl., $3.75. 

 Rural New Yorker No. 2. (See cut.) A valuable variety 



of large size, very smooth and a great cropper ; in quality un- 

 excelled. It is the best late long keeper, and we recommend 



it highly. Without doubt there are many more Potatoes of 



this variety sold for eating purposes each year than of any other 



late variety. Many carloads are received in these markets each 



winter, and their large, handsome appearance always com- 

 mands a ready sale at top-notch prices. Peck, 60 cts.; bu., 



$1.75; bbl., $3.75. 

 Sir Walter Raleigh. This valuable variety is a seedling 



from Rural New Yorker No. 2, which variety it resembles 



very much. The flesh is white and fine grained and the 



potatoes grow to a large size. It is the best of several seed- 

 lings from Rural New Yorker, and being a heavy cropper 



it is a desirable sort for the farmer who grows for market. 



Peck, 60 cts.; bu., $1.75; bbl., $3.75. 



White Star 



appearance ; 

 productive. 



Carman No. 



Extra Early Bovee Potato. 



RuuAl. New Yi 



SEED POTATOES BY MAIL. 



For those who desire to test the merits of any of these Potatoes we supply 

 whole tubers by mail at 30 cts. per lb , or 3 lbs. for 75 cts-. 



