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SCHULTZ'S SEED STORE, WASHINGTON, D. C. 



POTATOES 



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Seed Potatoes weigh 165 pounds to the barrel, net. 

 Eight to ten bushels, or three to four barrels sufficient for one acre; one peck will plant 75 hills. 



Culture. — Any good soil will produce Potatoes, but quality is much improved when produced on good, sandy 

 loam. Make furrows of good depth, 3 feet apart, scatter a hberal dressing of fertilizer in the drill. Cover sUghtly 

 with earth and upon this set the seed Potatoes in hills l}i feet apart. If a very early crop is desired, it will be 

 necessarj- to sprout the Potatoes before planting. Cut the Potatoes in pieces of the size desired and place in a 

 warm, light room for four days before required for planting in the open ground. 



Use Bordeaux mixture for blight and arsenate of lead for the Colorado beetle, or if, as is often the case, both 

 these conditions prevail, use the two in combination. 



Our Potatoes are strictly Maine grown, and especially for seed we make a uniform price of 3^ pk. 

 35c., pk. 40e., bus. $1.40, bbl. $3.50. Special price on large quantities. 



A CHANGE OF STOCK 

 SEED IS A GREAT 

 BENEFIT 



Though Potato growing 

 is one of the main industries 

 of our country, many far- 

 mers think that all that is 

 necessary is to plant any 

 seed on any soil, and harvest 

 the crop, blaming the sea- 

 son for poor yield. Some 

 reasons for poor crops are 

 want of good seed, care, 

 cultivation and fertilizing. 

 Change of stock seed also is 

 one of the requisites neces- 

 sary to success; any one 

 variety of Potato loses 

 both in quality and 3-ield by 

 growing from the same 

 strain of seed every year ; so 

 a change is desirable. A 

 farmer should also be con- 

 stantly experimenting vAth 

 new varieties, and find out 

 which are best adapted to 

 his needs and soil. 



TfieVk P'rkKKliaf Excellent jielder. Tubers a 

 irisn V.xODDier beautiful creamy white; eyes 



strong, well developed, and but slightly indented; 



flesh white and skin often netted. QuaHty fine. 



Its handsome appearance, perfect form and superb 



cooking qualities ^ill readily recommend it to every 



grower. 



Double X Early. One of the earliest and best Potatoes 



grown. A seedhng of the Early Rose. The tubers 



are oblong-oval, round at the seed end, with eyes 



that are almost even vn.th. the surface. An excellent 



keeper, very productive, of fine quahty, and has 



proved to be a most valuable addition to our list of 



extra early varieties. 

 New Queen. It is about a week later than the Early 



Rose, but claimed to be more productive. It is a 



white-fieshed Potato, and of most superior flavor 



and desirable for piivate growers and the home 



market. 



Early Ohio. Round, oblong, smooth tubers; very 

 early, of fine quality. 



Irish Cobbler Potato 



Green Mountain 



Large, 



Potato, 



handsome, white 



a prolific yielder, 



fine eating quality, cooking dry and mealy. It is 

 medium early and gives excellent results on all 



kinds of soil, 

 all of it: 



The flesh is very white with a flavor 



Pure Early Rose 



This variety is too well 

 known to need a descrip- 

 tion. After many years it is still as popular as ever, 

 and when you purchase the Pure Early Rose, true 

 to name, such as we offer, you obtain a variety that 

 you cannot surpass for all general purposes. 



Bovee. An extra early potato, somewhat similar to 

 Beauty of Hebron. Fine growth; dwarf and stocky. 

 The Potatoes are w-hite, with pinkish skin; smooth, 

 handsome, fine quality, yielding hea^-ily. 



McCormick. A very popular late sort; in fact, too 

 well known for us to describe. Plant along in June 

 or July and you will receive a :y4eld that will surprise 

 you. 



Seed Sweet Potatoes 



Culture.— Put the Potatoes in hotbeds in April, covering with 3 inches of earth, and after they begin to grow 

 give plenty of air ,on sunny days and water regularlv. In May or June set out 15 inches apart m rows 3 feet apart. 

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



Big Stem. One of the best market varieties; a large yielder, and of good flavor. Bright yellow. Pk. 50c., 

 bus. SI. 50. 



Yellow Jersey. The most popiilar of all yellow Sweet Potatoes. Pk. 50c., bus. SI. 50. 



SWEET POTATO PLANTS. Rooted slips' ready in May. The young plants should be set m May and June. A 

 light soil and sunny location are preferable. Per 100 25c., 1000 S2.00. Special prices on large lots. 



