HIGH QUALITY SEEDS. 



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Ten bushels of Potatoes will 

 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. The fertilizer which I recommend 

 would be my High Grade Potato. This is highly balanced, and contains 5 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 1 foot iu 

 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 fertilizing. 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 find out which are best adapted to his needs and' soil. 



Prices variable. Write me for special prices in quantities. 



nniiKIp X Farlv One of the earliest and 

 UOUDIC A cany ^^^^ 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. 



True seed of this variety is 

 very difficult to get. I am care- 

 ful in the stock which I handle of this and 

 promise customers as good a strain of this old 

 time variety as can be had anywhere. 



A 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. 



Early Rose 



McCormick 



lri<h rnKKIi>r This new variety is as early as 

 insn V^ODDICr 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. 



Honcoyc Rose ^ ^^^^^.^ "'^"^ ^^fi^" 



J ties, an improvement over the 



old Early Rose, being larger and finer bred. It 

 does well on any soil, and will produce hand- 

 some Potatoes when other sorts are a failure. 

 A fine cooker and yielder. 



Green Mountain 



Potato, a prolific yielder, 

 fine eating' quality, cooking dry iiAd" niefaly; 

 a potato tliat has largely superseded ,otlier va- 

 rieties . throughout this part of the country. 

 Jt is medium early and givesr; e:icelljei;nl!i. de- 

 suits on all kinds of soil. The flesh is very 

 white with a flavor all of its own. ' 



Rural 



needs 

 having 

 all are 



mealy, and keeps tHbbughiOtif the wililfdr:S^,n(ii 



Blush ^^^^ Potato is ■ sd ' ' jibptilar 

 among farmers that it hardly 

 an introduction. It yields first-class 

 few under-sized; pot;ajt€>es, ,i^; ".thes-^^hill, 

 practically sialable. It cooks \Yhite arid 



SWEET POTATO ROOTS and PLANTS 



Big 

 Big 



Stems 

 Stems 



and Jersey Rdbts ready about'^liSli 4lt. 

 and Jersey Plants ready about Mayiist. 



