HIGH QUALITY VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



Ten bushels of Potatoes wil 

 plant an acre. 



POTATOES Karloffeln, Ger 



SELECT LIST OF STANDARD MAINE GROWN VARIETIES, TRUE TO NAME. 



CULTURE — The soil best suited to the Potato is a rich, sandy loam, but it seems to thrive in any soil or 

 climate. The Potato, being a gross feeder, requires a liberal application of manure; if stable manure is to be used 

 it should be well rotted, and not allowed to come in contact with the tubers. On no other crop are the results 

 from the use of phosphates so manifest as the Potato; almost invariably the tubers are smoother, brighter and freer 

 from rust and the destructive influence of wire worms. For fertilizer I would recommend Mapes Economical Potato 

 Manure. This is highly balanced, and contains lo per cent, of sulphate of potash. Plant as_ early in the spring as 

 the ground can be thoroughly worked, in rows of 3 feet apart and i foot in the rows ; covering in light, warm soil 

 about 4 inches, and in cold, wet ground about 3 inches deep ; draw the earth to the plants as they advance in growth. 



A CHANGE OF STOCK SEED IS A GREAT BENEFIT. 

 ALL OF THE EARLY SEED POTATOES I SELL ARE GROWN IN MAINE. 



Though Potato growing is one of the main industries of our country, many farmers think that 

 all that is necessary is to plant any seed on any soil, and harvest the crop, blaming the season 

 for poor yield. Some reasons for poor crops are want of good seed, care, cultivation and fertiliz- 

 ting. Change of stock seed also is one of the requisites necessary to success; any one variety of 

 Potato loses both in quality and yield by growing from the same strain of seed every year; so a 

 change is desirable. A farmer should also be constantly experimenting with new varieties; and 

 hnd out which are best adapted to his needs and soil. 



Prices variable. Write me for special prices in quantities. 



Irish Cobbler ^^"i!^ 



the Double X. Tubers a beau- 

 tiful creamy white; eyes strong, well developed 

 and but slightly indented; flesh white and skin 

 often netted. Quality fine. It is so extremely 

 early that it will not yield with some of the 

 later varieties, but for early market and home 

 garden I advise all to give it a trial. 

 Double X Early of the earliest and 



best Potatoes grown. No 

 other Potato has more friends nor a better 

 reputation than the Double X around Wash- 

 ington and vicinity. The tubers are oblong- 

 oval, round at the seed end, with eyes that 

 are almost even with the surface. An ex- 

 cellent keeper, very productive, of fine quality, 

 and has proved to be a most valuable addition 

 to my list of extra early varieties. 

 New Oueen This is a very superior table 

 ^ variety. It is about a week 



later than the Early Rose, but claimed to be 

 more productive. It is a white-fleshed potato, 

 and of most superior flavor, and desirable for 

 private growers and the home market. 



Green Mountain ^^''se, handsome, white Po- 

 tato, a proline yielder, fine 

 eating quality, cooking dry and mealy; a Potato 

 that has largely superseded other varieties 

 throughout this part of the country. It is me- 

 dium early and gives excellent results on all kinds 

 of soil. The flesh is very white with a flavor all 

 of its own. 



Early Rose Jr^^ f^ed of this variety is very 

 difficult to get. I am careful m 

 the stock which I handle of this and promise cus- 

 tomers as good a strain of this old time variety 

 as can be had anywhere. 



Bovee extra early Potato, somewhat simi- 



lar to Beauty of Hebron. Fine growth; 

 dwarf and stocky. The potatoes are white, with 

 pinkish skin; smooth, handsome, fine quality, 

 yielding heavily. Very popular wherever grown. 

 McCormick ^ very popular late sort; in fact, 

 too well known for me to de- 

 scribe. Plant along in June or July and you will 

 receive a yield that will surprise you. This is its 

 main feature. 



Seed Sweet Potatoes 



CULTURE— Put the Potatoes in hot-beds in April, covering with 3 inches of earth, and after they begin to 

 grow, give plenty of air on sunny days and water reg'ularlv. In ^lay or June set out 15 inches apart in rows 3 feet 

 apart. The land should be plowed shallow in order to produce the short, chunky Potato most largely in demand. 

 Apply a fertilizer having only a small percentage of nitrogen and a large amount of potash. 



•Rio- QtoTYi One of the best market varieties; a large yielder, and of good flavor. Bright yellow. 

 l5lgoiiem Peck, 40C.; bushel, $1.00 



Yellow Jersey The most popular of all yellow sweet potatoes. Peck, 40c.; bushel, $1.00. 

 Sweet Potato Plants Ready May and June; 100, 25c.; 1,000, $2.00. Special prices on large lots. 



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