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SED POTATOES 
CULTURE. —The soil best suited to the Potato is @ rich, sandy loam, but 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 tubérs. 
manifest as on the Potato; 
of wire worms. 
vented by using flower of sulphur in the rows with the phosphate. 
in the spring as the ground can be thoroughly worked, in rows 3 feet apart and one foot in the rows; 
The best fertilizers are plaster, lime, super -phosphate of lime and bone dust. 
On no other crop are the results from the use of the phosphates so 
almost invariably the tubers are smoother, brighter and freer from rust and the destructive influence 
Potato scab can be entirely pre- 
Use at the rate of 100 to 150 lbs. to the acre. Plant as 
covering in light, warm 
early 
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 Potatees are subject to market 
changes, Potatoes are forwarded by express or freight as di, 
rected, purchaser paying charges. We assume no risk on 
Potatoes, which are forwarded strictly on purchaser’s respon- 
sibility. 
Dreer’s New Early Standard. (See page 8.) An ex; 
tremely early variety, which mitures fully one week ahead of 
the Bovee. 4 peck, 40 cts.; peck, 75 cts.; bu., $2.00; bbl. 
sack, $5.00. p 
Bliss’ Triumph. (See cut.) Extremely early, round, thin, 
red bright skin, white flesh; sometimes sold in market 
Bermudas. Peck, 70 cts., bu., $1.85; bbl. sack, $4.75. v 
Pride of the South, or ‘White Bliss. White skin and 
flesh, extra early Anal productive. Peck, 70 cts. bu., $1.85 
bbl. Prcls $4.25. 
Bovee, Earlier than the Early Rose and a much more pro- 
ductive variety. The vine is dwarf and stocky, admitting of | Carman No. 1. 
close planting ; the tubers grow close together in the hill, an 
are generally of uniform, marketable size. The skin is pink, 
or flesh-color, and grows very smooth, presenting a fine ap- 
earance, and the quality is all that could be desired in a first-f 
class early Potato. Peck, 70 cts.; bu., $1.85; bbl. sack, 
$4 25. 
Early Rose. 
it is the leading early sort in almost all sections. The stock 
we furnish is northern-grown, and has been carefully grown. 
Peck, 60 cts.; bu., $1.75; bbl. sack, $4.00. 
‘Beauty of Hebron. This is an old-time favorite which ma* 
tures early, tubers have red and white skin, grow to a good 
size and are of excellent quality. It is also a very productive 
variety and a remarkably good keeper. 
$1.75; bbl. sack, $4.00. 
Irish Cobbler. One of the first varieties of potatoes to be 
ready for market, and therefore will command high prices. It 
originally was found in the hands of an Iris! shoemaker, 
hence its name. The tubers are of good size and fine quality 
ready for use when most other early Potatoes are too small. 
The skin is creamy-white, sometimes netted, which is an in- 
dication of good quality; eyes are strong, well developed, 
and but slightly indented. The flesh is white and of fine 
flavor. Peck, 70 cts.; bu., $1.85; bbl. sack. $4.25. 
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We sell more of this variety than any other, as.’ 
Peck, 60 cts.; buf 
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Early Ohic. An old-time favorite; 
Potatoes are fit for use before fully ripe. 
sider it the most profitable early market variety. 
cts.; bu., $1.85; bbl. sack, $4 25. 
Burbank’s Seedling. A white-skinned, medium early va- 
riety, with few eyes, flesh fine-grained and good flavor. Peck, 
cts.; bu., $1.75; bbl. sack, $4.00. 
State of Maine. 
is a good keeper and very productive. 
$1.75; bbl. sack, $4.00. 
White Star. 
appearance ; 
productive. 
matures early, and the 
Many growers con-* 
Peck, 70 
Medium early, splendid flavor, cooks dry, 
Peck, 60 cts.; bu., 
A medium early variety of fine quality and 
large 
Peck, 60 cts.; bu., $1.75; bbl. sack, $4.00. 
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. sack, $4.00. 
Carman No. 3. Originated on the trial grounds of the ‘‘ Rural 
New Yorker.” It is a good late variety and one of the great- 
est yielders; large, oblong, slightly flattened. Peck, 60 cts.; 
bu., $1.75 ; bbl. sack, $4.00. 
, oblong, uniform-sized tubers, remarkably / 
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Rural New Yorker No. 2. A valuable variety of large size, p 
very smooth and a great cropper; in quality unexcelied. It is 
the best late long keeper, and we recommend it highly. With- 
out 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 commands a ready 
Peck, 60 cts; bu., $1.75; bbl. sack, $4.00. 
sale. 
Sir Walter Raleigh. This valuable variety isa 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 seedlings from 
Rural New Yorker, and being a heavy cropper it is a desira- 
ble sort for the farmer who grows for market. Peck, 60 cts.; 
bu., $1.75 ; bbl. sack, $4.00. 
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 |b., or 3 Ibs. for 75 cts. 
