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J. M. Thorburn & Co., 15 John St., New York. 



POTATO. 



CARMAN MO. I POTATO. 



Pomme de Terre. Patatas. ftartoffel. 

 Culture.— In order to have the best success in gro ving Potatoes, and to secure healthy, vigorous growth 



and a crop free from rot, 

 it is necessary to plant 

 as early as the ground 

 can be made ready. 

 Select a rich soil, and 

 plant in rows three feet 

 apart, and the sets one 

 foot in the rows. To 

 kill the young weeds, 

 run a light steel-tooth 

 harrow over the field 

 lengthwise of the rows. 

 This will allow the crop 

 to get the start of the 

 weeds, besides breaking 

 up all lumps and level- 

 ing the ground ready 

 for the cultivator. If 

 wood-ashes and plaster 

 can be procured, sow 

 a good dressing over the 

 field after the Potatoes 

 are up. If a very early 

 crop is desired, it will 

 be necessary to sprout 

 the Potatoes before 

 planting. Cut the Po- 

 tatoes into pieces of any 



size desirable, and place in a warm, light room from four to six weeks before required for planting in the open 

 ground. During this time shoots will start out strong and vigorous, so that, as soon as planted, they will send 

 out roots and grow much more rapidly than those treated in the ordinary way. Another method is to place the 

 sets in a hot-bed two weeks before they are wanted, and then lift carefully and set out on fresh horse-dung, so 

 that the heat will cause them to start at once. If the Colorado Potato-beetle makes its appearance, the vines 

 must be dusted with Paris green, mixed with about eighty parts of plaster; or, what is better, mix the Paris 

 green in water, one small tablespoonAil to a pail, and apply with a small brush or broom. Take care to stir the 

 mixture often, or else the Paris green will settle to the bottom. Two or three applications during the season 

 will usually suffice to clean off all the beetles. 



These are the prices riding in January ; later on they may be higher. 



EARLY VARIETIES. 



1349 The Thorburn. Earliest and best of all productive sorts. A seedling of Beauty 



of Hebron, which it resembles ; quality is unsurpassed 



1350 Beauty of Hebron. Slightly flesh-colored skin, with pure white flesh ; one of 



the most popular early varieties in cultivation 



1351 Alliance. Color of Early Rose ; about as early as The Thorburn. Unexcelled 



table quality ; very productive ' 



1352 New Queen. Productive and of fine quality 



1355 Early Puritan. White skin and flesh ; moderately early 



1357 Early Sunrise. The true type of Early Rose 



1362 Sunlit Star. Skin clouded with rose color ; quality good 40 



1363 True Early Rose 



INTERMEDIATE AND LATE VARIETIES. 



1368 Carman No. 1. (For description see Novelties.) 2 pounds by mail, postage paid, 



for 70 cts. ; one pound, by mail, postage paid, for 40 cts 1 25 2 25 7 00 16 00 



Carman No. 3. (For description, see Novelties.) 2 pounds, by mail, postage 



paid, $1 ; one pound, by mail, postage paid, 75 cts. ; per pound, 50 cts 2 00 3 00 10 00 25 00 



Rural New-Yorker No. 2. Very few and shallow eyes ; pure white skin and 



flesh ; unexcelled table quality ; immense yielder, and intermediate in ripening 40 60 1 75 4 00 

 State of Maine. Very productive ; white skin and flesh ; free from rot, and of 



superior quality ; fine late variety 40 60 1 75 4 00 



Late Beauty of Hebron. Productive and of first quality 40 60 1 75 4 00 



Delaware. Large, and of fine quality ; in color white; immense yielder 40 60 1 75 4 00 



Empire State. Very productive ; flesh white and flowery ; skin white and smooth 40 60 1 75 4 00 



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