EARLY POTATOES. 



THE FREEMAN POTATO. 



In int roducing the Freeman potato to the Amer- 

 ican public, ten years ago, I expressed my con- 

 fident belief that It would awaken widespread 

 enthusiasm; and its fame has actually far ex- 

 ceeded my own high ideas as then expressed. It 

 has proved to be indeed a rival of the famous 

 Early Rose. For years I sold every Freeman 

 that could be spared from my stock, at high 

 prices, and had to return thousands of dollars to 

 disappointed applicants for this unparalleled 

 potato, while all of my customers who were for- 

 tunate enough to get the stock made big money 

 out of it. The Freeman is a strong grower, con- 

 taining fresh, vigorous blood. It is early in 

 reaching maturity and enormously productive, 

 and is universally admitted to be the finest fla- 

 vored potato on the market, if I may judge from 

 reports which reach me. People say that when 

 once used on the table it is sure to remain there, 

 on account of its superlative excellence. 



Mr. \V. D. Freeman, the originator, says this 

 potato came from true seed of the so-called 

 Silver Tip variety, the seedling having been 

 grown in 1885. The tuber is oval in shape, russet 

 in color, fiesh very white, both raw and when 

 cooked, very fine grain and of best flavor. The 

 greatest merits of the variety are its extreme 

 earlinessaud long keeping qualities. From the 

 time the tubers are as large as hens' eggs until 

 new potatoes come the next year they burst open 

 when boiled with their jackets on, and appear 

 snow white and floury. "I planted some of my 



Freemans," says the originator, "on June 4th, and on July 13th, thirty- 

 nine days from planting, I dug t he first mess of tine potatoes for dinner. 

 They grow very quickly, and ripen here several weeks in advance of 

 Early Rose. My first general planting this year was ready to be put 



THE FREEMAN POTATO, 

 are also a first-class yielder. I have frequently dug six to nine pounds 

 from a single bill, and in rich ground there are few small ones. 



The testimony of the whole country is now quite similar In effect to 

 the claims made by the originator. The Freeman has taken a position 

 as one of our greatest standard early potatoes. 



In the cellar August 1, being then thoroughly ripe and vines dead. They 



Pound, 30 cents; 3 pounds, 75 cents, by mall, postpaid. By express or freight, peck, 60 cents; bushel, $1.75; barrel, S 1.00. 



THE POLARIS POTATO. 



This superb potato has been in high favor for 

 many years. The Polaris is of long, oval shape, as 

 shown in the illustration, and of a creamy white 

 color, cooking as white as the finest flour. It is 

 hardy, prolific, handsome, early and a good keeper, 

 and has no superior as a table variety. With the 

 originator it yielded at the rate of t>00 bushels to the 

 acre, and other great yields have been reported. It 

 has made a wonderful record for itself wherever 

 grown, and stands conspicuously as one of the best 

 and most satisfactory early potatoes. The vines 

 make a vigorous, upright crowth, and the tubers 

 mature as soon as the Early Rose. 



I first presented this fine potato in the pages of 

 my catalogue in 1889. It was not then a new 

 potato, it having been originated in Vermont in 

 1881. That it has been able to command such a 

 large share of -public attention for nearly tw o de- 

 cades proves that it has royal blood in its veins. 

 Ponnd, 30 cents, 3 pounds, 75 cents, by mall, 

 postpaid. By express or freight, peck, 

 50 cents; bushel, $1.50; barrel, S3. 50. 



NEW QUEEN POTATO. 



This excellent early potato comes from the state 

 of Maine, where it has been grown for seed pur- 

 poses for many years. It is a fine, large sized 

 potato, resembling White Elephant and Beauty of 

 Hebron in shape and color. In addition to being 

 very early it is of fine table quality, and is highly productive. It ma- 

 tures in about 65 days from the time of planting, which is a short 

 period, considering the quality of the potato. It has been fully mature 

 and ready for the Philadephia market during the latter part of June, 

 thus securing the benefit of the high prices which prevail before the ar- 

 rival of the general potato crop on the market. Adapted to all sections. 

 Pound, 30 cents; 3 pounds, 75 cents, by mall, postpaid. By ex- 

 press or freight, peck, 50 cents; bushel, $1.50; barrel, 83.50. 



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THE POLARIS POTATO. 



THE ACME POTATO. 



Ready for the table in five weeks and crop fully matured in nine weeks. 



This potato was introduced in the West in 1894, and has attracted 

 a great deal of favorable notice. The Introducer says It was produced 

 from a seed ball taken from a vine of the Snowflake, growing between 

 Early Rose and Early Ohio. This Is surely a famous ancestry, and ac- 

 counts for the high quality, vigor and earllness of the new potato. The 

 tubers are oblong and of good shape, as shown in the 

 Illustration. The skin Is of a pale pink color, and the 

 flesh is white. The vines are upright, and the tubers grow 

 compactly in the hills, resembling Early Ohio In this 

 respect, but largely surpassing that variety Id yield of 

 large-sized potatoes, and maturing earlier. 



I may repeat the assertion that Acme, though a very 

 early variety, is not a shy yielder. It can always be mar- 

 keted before the top dies. Indeed, the introducer lays 

 stress on the fact that the new potatoes begin to grow 

 before t he tops are six inches high. "Hills of new pota- 

 toes, " says the introducer, "can be dug in live weeks from 

 the time of planting, and tops thoroughly ripened in 

 from eight to nine weeks, with crop fully matured." 



Acme lias good keeping qualities, remaining late the 

 following Spring without sprouting. 



My own experiments with this new potato have led me 

 to recognize its value, and hence I give it a prominent 

 place In my catalogue. It Is one of the new sorts that is 

 at least sulliclent ly promising to warrant general trial, 

 and I am sure that in many Situations It will prove of 

 high commercial value, and that it will everywhere be 

 acceptable as a table sort. "We have never tested a 

 kind," says the introduce r, "which possessed the desir- 

 able points of an extra early, large yielding, high quality 

 potato like the Acme." 



Lb., 30 cts.; 3 lbs., 75 cts., by mall, postpaid. By ex- 

 press or freight, ph., 50 cts.; bu., $1.50; bbl., $3.50. 



V will be pirated to make sperinl quotations to fin}/ reader 

 * ■ >! this book who mat/ leant as mueh as 6 or more barrels 

 potatoes* I ean also furnish Early Hose, Early Ohio* 



Slat: of Maine, Hliite Star, in fact, all the old standard 



sorts. I*riees tt]wn application. 



