HIGH QUALITY SEEDS. 25 

 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 infiuence 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 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. 



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. 



DOUBLE X EARLY.— One of the earliest 

 and best Potatoes grown. No other Potato 

 has more friends nor a better reputation than 

 the Double X around Washington and vicin- 

 ity. The tubers are oblong-oval, round at the 

 seed end, with full eyes that are almost even 

 with the surface. An excellent keeper, very 

 productive, of fine quality, and has proved to 

 be a most valuable addition to my list of extra 

 early varieties. 



IRISH COBBLER.— This new variety is as 

 early as the Double X. Tubers a beautiful 

 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. 



HONEOYE ROSE— A Potato of many fine 

 qualities, an improvement on the old Early 

 Rose, being larger and finer bred. It does well 

 on any soil, and' will produce handsome Pota-- 

 toes when other sorts are a failure. A fine 

 cooker and' yielder. 



EARLY ROSE.— True seed of this variety is 

 very difficult to get. I am careful 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. 



McCORMICK — A very popular late sort; in 

 fact, too well known for me to describe. Plant 

 along in June or July and you will receive a 

 yield that will surprise you. This is its main 

 feature. 



GREEN MOUNTAIN.— Large handsome 

 white Potato, a prolific yielder, fine eating 

 quality, cooking dry and mealy; a potato that 

 has largely superseded other varieties through- 

 out this part of the country. It is medium 

 early and gives excellent results on all kinds 

 of soil. The flesh is very white with a flavor 

 all its own. 



RURAL BLUSH.— This Potato is so popu- 

 lar among farmers that it hardly needs an in- 

 troduction. It yields first-class, having few 

 undersized Potatoes in the hill, all are practic- 

 ally salable. It cooks white and mealy, and 

 keeps throughout the winter. 



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