ROUND YELLOW POTATOES 



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I Edouard Lefort Potato. — Tubers large, rounded, with well- 

 I marked eyes ; yellow, somewhat wrinkled skin ; flesh yellow, firm, 

 I floury, and agreeable to the taste ; shoot waxy white, tinged purple 



at the base and at the point ; stems little developed. This variety 

 I was introduced by M. Edouard Lefort as the result of a cross 



between Imperator and Marjolin. It is an early Potato, suitable, 



Edouard Lefort Potato. 



however, for field culture. Planted at about 20 in. distant in rows 

 about 24 in. apart, it can produce some 13 tons to the acre, available 

 for market by the end of July. 



Giant Unequalled Potato. — The tubers are very large, yellow, 

 rounded, sometimes knobby, with deep-sunk eyes ; the flesh yellow, 

 and the shoot pink. The stems are numerous, strong, erect, light 

 green, rounded or slightly winged; the leaves pale green, erect. 



