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not too dry, they will bring nice tubers by the end of November. They should not be cut if 

 planted at this time of the year, but planted whole. They should be put in a moist place be- 

 fore planting, so they may sprout. The early varieties are preferable for this time of plant- 

 ing. All new kinds introduced have been tried here, but of late so many have come out that 

 it is almost impossible to keep up with them. New varieties of potatoes come out with fancy 

 prices, but these prices for new potatoes do not pay here, as we can keep none over for seed, 

 and any person raising for the market would not realize a cent more for a new fancy variety 

 per barrel, than for a barrel of good Peerless or Early Rose. Earliness is no consideration, 

 as we plant from December to end of March. Somebody may plant Early Rose in December 

 and another in February, and those planted in February come to the market first; it depends 

 entirely upon the season. If late frosts set in, early planted potatoes will be cut down, and 

 those just coming out of the ground will not be hurt. Up to now the Peerless is the standard 

 variety. Among the new kinds tried here we find the White Elephant to be a fine potato. 

 It is a very strong grower, tubers oblong, very productive, good quality and flavor. The Extra 

 Early Vermont, Beauty of Hebron, Bliss Early Triumph or Improved Bermuda and Early 

 Rose for early, and Boston Peerless, White Elephant and Rural New Yorker No. 2 for late, 

 are as good varieties as exist, and it is not likely that we will have anything better by 

 new introductions. Most people are not careful enough in selecting their seeds. Some of the 

 potatoes sold in this market for seed are not fit for planting. 



Extra Early Vermont. 



Bliss Early Triumph or Improved 

 Bermuda. One of the best of all early 

 potatoes, combining the productiveness of 

 the Peerless with the excellent qualities of 

 Early Rose. It is more prolific than the 

 former, and much earlier than the latter. 

 Tubers are medium in size, round and 



Early Rose. 



very uniform in shape; eyes slightly de- 

 pressed and color of a beautiful light red 

 and is a standard variety. 



Green Mountain. This potato is of re- 

 cent introduction and of great merit; oval in 

 shape, white skin and white flesh; one of the 

 largest yielders of newly introduced Irish 

 Potatoes; of fine keeping qualities, very dry 

 and delicious flavor. We recommend this 

 potato very highly 



Carman No. I. This most valuable potato 

 was introduced in 1894, and it is now a recog- 

 nized high-class sort the world over. It is in 

 every respect the finest second-early potato 

 ever offered; enormous yielder; handsome 

 and uniformly large; peculiarly white skin 

 and flesh; perfect in quality and very dry. 



When You Buy from Us You get the Best. 



