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PETER HENDERSON & CO., NEW YORK— WHOLESALE CATALOGUE 



Henderson's BOVEE POTATO 



THE EARLIEST OF ALL. 



7\ Marvel in Yield, equalling the Heavy Cropping Late 

 Varieties, Of Uniform Size and Perfect Form. 



JTENDERSON'S BOVEE is not only the earliest potato, but it takes 

 w\ a leading place among the heavy cropping varieties, an unusual 

 ' " thing among first earlies. It is even earlier titan Early Ohio, while 

 in all competitive trials "Bovee" has outyielded all the early Pota- 

 toes, and in many of the tests conducted by Experiment Stations and 

 private growers it lias outyielded even the late varieties. The vine is 

 dwarf and stocky, enabling it to be planted six inches closer than nearly 

 all other varieties, which results in a much larger return per acre, and 

 is a feature of great importance where land is valuable. The tubers 

 grow remarkably close, all bunched together in the hill close up to the 

 vine. They size up to marketable tubers more evenly than any Potato 

 we ever saw; none too large or too small; practically the whole crop being 

 merchantable and the quality is perfect. We have only one warning — 

 it is apt to prove disappointing on poor soil or with poor cultivation, as it 

 sets so freely the tubers are apt to be small. But on good Potato 

 ground, well fertilized and cultivated, no other early Potato to-dav 

 compares with it. {See cut.) 



Price, 65c. pk., $2.25 bush., $4.50 bbl. of 165 lbs., net weight. By 

 express or freight at purchaser's expense. 



£0NS; 



" Let me say that the Bovee Potato has proved a great success with me. Al- 

 though we have liad a serious drought, and the soil was light and sandy, the potato 

 has done remarkably well. I begun to dig them the first week in July; they are large 

 and fine."—WM. E. WHEELOCK, East Hampton, N. Y. 



" The Bovee Potatoes from you beat all potatoes I ever raised, and I have grown 

 potatoes all my life."—H. C. STANLEY, Pickrelltown, Ohio. 



" The Bovee Potatoes yielded well and I am more than satisfied. I shall plant 

 them and discard the Early Ohio."—CHAS. H. CARPENTER, Kansas City, Kan. 



" I was very much pleased with Bovee Potatoes I ordered from you last year. 

 They yielded better than any potato I ever planted." — J. P. FEARS, Athens, Ga. 



" Your Bovee is the earliest potato raised in this section as varieties planted 

 earlier failed, and tlwse planted with mine were two to three weeks later." 



LOUIS R. SMITH, Takoma Park. D. C. 



New Early Potato 



Noroton Beauty. 



One of the most valuable new potatoes introduced for several 

 years. It is one of the earliest, one of the handsomest and one of 

 'the most productive of the extra earlies. The tubers grow 

 closely in the hill, average very uniform in size and shape, and 

 mature all together. They are of good size, nearly round, with 

 few and shallow eyes and smooth russet skin with rosy tinges. 

 The flesh is white,' dry and mealy, and of superb quality. Al- 

 though Noroton Beauty is so early, yet it is a good cropper and a 

 splendid keeper. 



The plant is quite distinct, growing compact and erect with 

 broad deep green foliage, its luxuriance being maintained until 

 the tubers ripen, when the vine dies completely down to the 

 ground. 



Price,$lpk.; $3.00bush.; $5.75 bbl. of 1651bs.net weight. By- 

 express or freight at purchaser's expense. 



Irish Gobbler Potato. 



A comparatively new and very fine early variety extensively 

 grown for market in some localities. The tubers are very hand- 

 some, almost round, averaging very uniform in shape and size. 

 Flesh white and of excellent quality, skin, cream and buff with 

 whitish netting. This is a very reliable variety and heavy cropper. 



Price, 65c. pk.; $2.00 bush.; $4.00 bbl. of 165 lbs. net weight. 

 By express or freight at purchaser's expense. 



S!£ W^ter Raleigh potato. 



A grand'main crop variety. Mr. Carman's best seedling 



SIR WALTER RALEIGH is the best of the late Mr. Carman s 

 introductions, and Mr. Carman raised some of the best 

 and most popular varieties, notably the great pairs, 

 Rural Blush and Rural New-Yorker No. 2, and the Carman 

 Nos. 1 and 3. In most respects it closely resembles Rural New- 

 Yorker No. 2, but is more uniform and yields practically no 

 small tubers, every one being marketable. It is from four to six 

 days later than the Rural New-Yorker; the color of the skin is 

 the same, but the flesh is whiter and of better quality; in fact 

 it is the whitest-fleshed and finest-grained Potato, excelling 

 even the Snowflake. It is unquestionably the best of its type 

 and will soon supersede all others for main crop. 



Price, 60c. pk., $2.00 bush., $4.00 per bbl. of 165 lbs., net 

 weight. By express or freight at purchaser's expense. 



Those who have tried our "Sir Walter Raleigh" Potato write: 



" Your Sir Walter Raleigh Potatoes turned out well. It is a good eating 

 Potato. We raised 4V bushels from one peck and but few small ones." 



L. MA YER. Roxbury, Sta. Ct. 

 " The Sir Walter Raleigh is a great yielder; all large potatoes, no small (met, 

 vines grow strong and uprigitt."—C. W. BEARDSLEY , Milford, Conn. 



" From the barrel of Sir Walter Raleigh Potatoes I purcluised from you last 

 Spring I dug 78 bushels, which I think was a very good yield considering the season: 

 they are of fine quality and run uniformly of good, large size." 



C. L. BEEBE, Elyria, Ohio. 

 " I cannot withhold my testimony of the value of your Raleigh Potatoes. W* 

 got them from you three years ago; tlicy out yield everything in the potato line in 

 this part of the country, and are tile finest, mealiest potatoes we ever ate." 



A. E. YANPEWATER, Blairsville. Pa. 



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