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COLE'S GARDEN ANNUAL. 



CARMAN POTATO, KO. 3. 



CABMAN No. 3. The fame of this potato is 

 abroad in the land wherever Editor Carman, 

 of the Rural New Yorker, is known. Like 

 "Carman No. 1," it is a seedling from seed- 

 lingrs, and it resembles that variety in having 

 few and shallow eyes. Without any ap- 

 proach to an exception it is the greatest 

 yielder ever introduced! It may fairly be 

 claimed that it does not yield any small 

 tubers at all. It bears its tubers very close 

 to the plant, a single turn of the fork turning 

 out every potato. It is of the largest size 

 and of the shapeliest form, as will be seen 

 from our illustration. It is a perfect keeper, 

 that is, it will not sprout up to planting time, 

 unless kept in a warm place. Both skin and 

 flesh are of extreme whiteness. Eyes few 

 and shallow. Late in ripening. The intro- 

 ducer says our claims for "Carman No. 3" 

 are: 1st. It is the handsomest large potato 

 ever produced. 2d. It will out-y eld anv 

 other potato whatever. 31. Practically every 

 potato is of marketable size. 4th. Its table 

 qualities are fully up to the highest standard, 

 it liiis no hollow hearts, and no dark parts. 

 AX'o are coufident that it will soon be the most 

 popular variety for fleld culture, on account 

 of its enormous productiveness and great 

 beauty. Per pk. 60 cts., bu. $1.50, 3 bu. $3.75. 



THE FREEMAN. Claimed to be the best since 

 the introduction of the EARLY ROSE. Thi' 

 tuber is oval in shape, russet in color; flesh 

 very white when cooked, very fine grained 

 and of the best flavor. The greatest merits 

 are its earlinoss, and long keeping qualities. 

 They grow very quickly and have j)roduced 

 potatoes fit for eating in thirty-nine days 

 from planting. It looks as if this variety is 

 the coming early potato. Per pk. 40 cts., bu. 

 $1.25, 3 bu. $3.25. 



THE IBISH DAISY. Another new main-crop 

 long white potato that comes highly recom- 

 mended. It is a seedling of EMPIRE STATE, 

 originated in the great potato district of 

 Northern New York, has been thoroughly 

 tested by some of the largest growers there, 

 and has in every instance OUT-YIELDED 

 such good varieties as the White Star, Em- 

 pire State and others with which it has been 

 grown in competition. It grows uniformly 

 to good size, with shallow eyes, skin bright 

 straw color, flesh pure white, of the best 

 quality and of handsome shape. The vines 

 are very stocky and vigorous in growth, dark 

 green, withstand drouth much better than 

 any other late potato and are absolutely 

 blight-proof. Per pk. 50 cts., bu. $1.25, 3 bu. 

 $3.00. 



RURAL NEW YORKER, No 2. This potato has 

 already created quite a furore among potato 

 growers, as the agricultural papers have con- 

 tained so many remarkable reports. It is of 

 very distinct and handsome appearance; the 

 tubers are of large size, -with remarkable 

 smoothness of skin; the eyes are few, distinct 

 and shallow. It is of extreme whiteness, both 

 of skin and flesh, and unexcelled table quali- 

 ties. It has great vigor in growth and solidity 

 of tuber, which enables it to resist disease to 

 a remarkable degree. Thoroughly tested 

 throughout America and Europe, it has 

 proved to be one of the most valuable vari- 

 eties. Certainly to become one of our leading 

 late market potatoes. Per pk. 35 cts., bu. 75 

 cts., 3 bu. $2.00. 



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