I?itroductions of i8gi. 



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Potato, Freeman. Maule. 



Grown by Mr. Freeman, Minnesota. 



— Ideal. M. Crawford, Ohio. 



Seedling of Jersey Peach-blow. Skin usually russeted, light creamy 

 brown. Mid-season. High quality and very productive. 



— Koshkonong. Ford. 



Medium season ; oblong, oval or nearly round; skin creamy white, 

 thickly netted all over; eyes plenty, but not numerous, slightest pink 

 tint, some prominent, all have a well-defined brow; yet the eyes are 

 shallow, giving the tuber a remarkably smooth appearanse; size large 

 to very large ; vines remarkably stout and thrifty, withstanding drouth 

 better than most kinds. Seedling in 1884, by Thomas Crane, Wis. 



— Late Puritan. Henderson. 



Like early Puritan, but later and more productive. Originated 

 with Robert Birch, Michigan, from the Early Puritan. 



— Negro. Jerrard. 



A purple variety of choice quality. Seedling of the old Blue Chris- 

 tie from New Brunswick. 



— Paris Rose. Ford. 



Very early ; oblong, oval; skin rose color, much netted; eyes 

 plenty, nearly even with the surface; size medium to large; quality 

 excellent. 



— Pride of Ireland. Livingston. 



A late variety, white-skinned. Originated by Mr. Nigh, Wiscon- 

 sin. 



— Van Ornam's Earliest. Iowa Seed Co. 



— Vaughan. Vaughan. 



An inbred seedling of Peerless, raised by E. L. Coy, West Hebron 

 N. Y. Skin flesh-color, flesh white and rich. Ripens with Early 

 Puritan. 



— Vick's Champion. Vick. 



Tubers large and white with a russet coating; similar in form to 

 Green Mountain, but more oval, and fuller at seed end. 



— Woodbury's White. Gregory. 



This is a white-skinned and also a white-fleshed sort, half oblong 

 in shape. It has but few eyes, and they shallow ones. Medium ear- 

 ly, mealy and well-flavored ; size large, with exceptionally few small 

 ones. A great cropper. Originated in Maine. 

 [Potatoes, 13 varieties.] 



Prosopis juliflora. Orcutt. 



The Mesquit tree of California. The bean-like pods are eaten by 

 the Indians. 



— pubescens. Orcutt. 



Screw-bean. Smaller tree than the last. 

 Primus ilicifolia. Orcutt. 



Evergreen Calif ornian shrub, yielding ediblefruit. 



