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NORTHERN-GROWN SEED POTATOES 



All of the Seed Potatoes I sell are grown in the state of Maine, wh 

 ;ind thousands of carloads are shipped every year from the counties of 

 southern states should renew their Seed Potatoes at least every two 

 \ ears, as by doing so they will realize the advantage of early maturity 

 and productiveness. All orders accompanied by cash will be ac- 

 knowledged promptly, and the Potatoes forwarded as soon as the 

 weather permits. Potatoes are packed in barrels or shipped in sacks 

 containing 165 pounds net. 



Culture. — Potatoes can be planted whole, but the usual practice 

 is to cut them into pieces, one eye to each piece. Plant as early as 

 the ground can be made ready, in rows 3 feet apart, setting them i 

 foot apart in the rows. To prevent the ravages of the potato-bug, the 

 vines should be dusted with Paris green mixed with about eighty 

 parts of plaster; or mi.x the Paris green in water, one small table- 

 spoonful to a bucket, and apply with a whisk-broom. 



Ten bushels of Potatoes ■will plant an acre 

 POTATOES BY MAIL. All varieties of Potatoes can be sent by 



mail, postage prepaid, 30c. per lb., 4 lbs. for $1, correctly labeled 



and packed to reach the purchaser in good condition. 

 WHITE POTATO SEED, mixed, from the best hybridizers, per 



packet, 25 cts. 



New Varieties 



NorCFOSS* "^'^^ Norcross Potato was originated about ten 

 * years ago by Charles Norcross, of Litchfield, Me., 

 grown on tlie Early Rose and poUenized with Beauty of Hebron. It 

 is a very choice table potato, as its well-netted skin testifies ; con- 

 tains a large percentage of starch ; is very hardy, enormous yielder, 

 and has exceptional blight-resisting qualities. As a standard main- 

 crop variety the Norcross has no equal. By mail, postpaid, lb. 30c., 

 4 lbs. $1 ; by express, pk. $1, bus. $2.50, bbl. $6. 



Vermont Gold Coin. Veryhardyand vigorousingrowth, 



enormously productive and of the 



very best table quality. Is an unequaled main-crop sort ; withstands 

 the blight well ; the tubers being of good size, lying closely together 

 in the hill ; the eyes are small, skin is smooth, thin and glossy ; the 

 flesh is fine-grained and cooks to a dry, floury whiteness even when 

 freshly dug. 30 cts. per lb., by mail, postpaid ; by express or freight, 

 pk. $1, bus. $2.50, bbl. 



This is one of the very earliest 

 Potatoes that has ever been in- 

 troduced. The vines are compact in growth, foliage heavy and 

 blight-resisting, and they have never been known to take on a sec- 

 ond growth, thus insuring smooth, regular tubers. The flesh is very 

 white and of good flavor when cooked; has a smooth skin. Lb. 30 

 cts., 4 lbs. $1, postpaid; by express, pk. $1, bus. $2.50, bbl. $6. 



ere, it is universally acknowledged, the best Seed Potatoes are raised, 

 Holton and Aroostook alone. Farmers and truckers in the middle and 



Eureka Extra-Early. 



Digging New Jersey Sweet Potatoes 



Field of "Norcross" Potatoes 



In the State of Maine, growing for seed and being sprayed with "Bug Death." 

 This field yielded an average of over 350 bushels of Potatoes per acre 



Standard Sorts 



Prices variable. Write me for special prices on quantities 

 True Houlton, Maine, Early Rose. Pure and genuine, very fine 



and early. Pk. 60 cts., bus. $2, bbl. $4.50. 

 Early Beauty of Hebron. Popular early sort, of excellent quality; 



productive. Pk. 60 cts., bus. $2, bbl. $4.50. 

 Early Thoroughbred. Earlier than Rose. More productive ; light 



pink. Pk. 75 cts., bus. $2, bbl. $5. 

 Bovee. Earlier than Early Ohio. Very prolific; fine marketable 



size ; mealy. Pk. 75 cts., bus. $2, bbl. f$. 

 Crown Jewel. Very early, fine and productive ; pink. Pk. 75 cts., 



bus. $2.50, bbl. $5. 

 Bliss' Triumph, or Stray Beauty. Early, round, red. Pk.75 cts., 



bus. $2.50, bbl. $5. 

 Pride of "South, or White Bliss. Earl v, round, white. Pk.75 cts., 



bus. $2.50, bbl. $5. 

 The last three varieties are the most popular of all with southern truckers 

 Irish Cobbler. Round, chunky, 80-day sort ; popular for home 



market. Pk. 75 cts., bus. $2, bbl. $5. 

 Early Ohio. Popular first-early ; does well on upland soil; round 



and smooth. Pk. 75 cts., bus. $2.50, bbl. |6. 

 State of Maine. Heavy-cropping, late oval variety; white skin 



and flesh. Pk. 75 cts., bus. $2, bbl. ^4.50. 

 Green Mountain. Shape oval; white skin; big cropper and splen 



did cooker. Pk. 75 cts., bus. $2, bbl. $4.50. 



SWEET POTATOES 



Southern New Jersey is headquarters for and the home of the 

 finest Sweet Potatoes in the world, and my facilities for getting and 

 handling them are unequaled. The New Jersey Sweet Potato is 

 much drier and sweeter than those grown in the South and West, 

 and they have been carefully selected for years, and attain the short, 

 clumpy, uniform shape which is so desirable. 



Caution. — As, however, Sw^eet Potatoes are very susceptible to 

 rot under climatic changes, I cannot hold myself responsible for their 

 condition after long journeys, and wish it distinctly understood that 

 my customers take all risks after I deliver them in good condition to 

 the express or railway company in Philadelphia. I take every pre- 

 caution to get them to you in good condition, but the risk is yours. 

 Full directions for bedding and sprouting the seed, setting out and 

 cultivating, also harvesting and storing for winter, will be found in 

 my leaflet essay on Sweet Potato Culture, which I will send free with 

 orders when requested. 



Extra-Early Carolina, Jersey " TJp-Rivers," Early Nanse- 

 mond. These are the three varieties most universally grown in 

 New Jersey for Philadelphia and New York markets. Pk. 80 cts., 

 bus. ^2, bbl. $4.50. 



Sweet Potato Plants (Ready May 15) 

 All varieties of Sweet Potato plants, by mall, postpaid, 76 cts. 

 per too; by express, SO cts. per lOO, S3 per l,O0O; in 5,OCO 

 lots or over, S2.50 per l,O0O. 



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