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Ric^& Seedling (Farquhar). 
Haulm very robust and gross, 2i feet long ; stem green ; leaf- 
lets bright green, pointed. Tuber large, long, rounded, producing 
very numerous small ones, very uneven ; eyes small, deep, 
scattered ; skin rough, faintly shaded pink ; flesh white, coarse. 
A very coarse sort. 
Bountiful (renn_). 
First-class Certificate^ 1874. 
Early Red Kidney (Dean). 
Haulm slender, spreading 18 inches long; stem pale green; 
leaflets small, pale green, ripening early. Tuber long, slender, of 
a true kidney shape ; eyes few, small, full ; skin smooth, pale 
red; flesh close, yellow. An early sort. Great cropper, and 
worthless. 
§ 2. Round. 
Red Emperor. 
Synonym. — Carter's Main Crop. 
Vermont Beauty (Bliss & Sons). 
Synonym. — Brownell's Beauty. 
First-class Certificate, 1873. 
Welheck Red (Tillery) 
Haulm very robust, 4 to 5 feet long ; stem tinged red ; leaflets 
rather small, pointed, rugose, light green. Flowers purplish 
white, fertile. Tuber medium ; form even, round ; eyes small, 
deeply-placed ; skin rough, pale red ; flesh white, coarse-grained, 
good for late use. A great cropper. Was raised from Scarlet 
Prolific. Late. 
Rufus (Harrison). 
Haulm very robust and gross, 3 feet 6 inches long; stem 
tinged red ; leaflets large, pale green ; grows very late. Flowers 
white, abundant, fertile. Tuber medium sized ; form regular, 
rounded ; eyes small, full ; skin very rough, deep red ; flesh close, 
yellow. A handsome potato, and a great cropper, but too coarse. 
Late. 
