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POTATO. 
Potato. 
One Quarter Bushel of Eyes will Plant lOO 
Yards. Or an Acre will Yield from 
loo to 400 Bushels. 
Solanum tubnnsum—Pomvie (te terre— 
.<tartoffel — Patalas Papa. 
We liero record our protest agniust the expression " Irish Potatoes" as applied to any of the many forma 
of roTind or ICiduey I'otatoes, the plant being a native American, found ;,Towing wild from Arizona 
to Chili. , , , 
New varieties of Potatoes are alone derived from the tnte seed, which is ribtaincd from the sec<l 
balls; these seed balls are KeiieniUy borne upon late varieties. The dovelopnicnt of new vurii'tieH ii( 
valuable (pialities is lir&somc and disappointiDg, as often ten vears of labor may not brin:,' a >iia"\i- 
truly valuable sort. It is, however, a matter of chance, and the lirst experiment may develop 11 
novelty of the hi.ijhest merit. 
Potato Seed= 
The Potato, ns ordinarily proi>as-atod, not qrown from the .'^eed, but from the tuber, a cnttin,!? nf -(vhich re-snmiilos >• 
graft or bud from a tree, ami iierpctiiales the unod or bad qualities of the parent, 'fhe Ina- .seed whirh i.s Ij.irur i^i 
a seed-[x>d following I he bloNsoiii, is verv seMom seen, i.s very dillicult to gather, and cou.se(|uently is vervexpen- i vr 
] n appearance resenililcs a Toiiialo seed < if aljoiit one-tenth development ; the Potato lielonsun? U> tlie Tomato family 
The seed germinates very casilv. ami the plants can be cultivated bv any one ; producin'.^ tubers the fir.st year about the .size of buckshot, tliese. 7)lanted llic 
second year. doui)le in bidk. an<l. after about three or four years, become of edible size. As entirely new sorts are thus produced, the cultivation is very interegl- 
in,? and'oflen profitable. Pur pkt. :;0c. 
Landreths' 
Farmers' Alliance. 
Onr recommendations of tUc Potatoes "Garfield" and "State of Maine" were fully 
sustained by i>tiblic verdict, and tlie demand for tlje two varieties still continues, 
In 1893 we introduced a new variety, " t.lNDRETH.^* F.\IIMER.S' ALUANCi;," 
tlie i»roduccr of wliicli describes it as follows: 
'■'fhis valu:iblL- new e;niv Potat i is from a hyl)riaization of Landreth.s' State of Maine and the Early Vermont, and after four years of trial proves to bo 
one of the vorv carlifst an. I m- 'st nr. ■■Uh'tive." 
" riied III is v.-ar al)ii.;si,i,_. ■..■!) 1 sorts, it bns surpassed them all in productiveness. The shape is about the same as the Early Vermont, while It eomhlncs 
t!ie good <|ualiti.j.s of b nli its jiarent^— rarlv matiirily, gotxl appearance and productiveness." 
"The lli-.sli is wliile and (ine i:iMitii> 1 il (■■■)i>li,s "dry and inealv and is of superior flavor." 
" These ;idnur:ible iiualities ii ]uis wh«Mi lir.st dii'jr, and retains them till late in the Spring." 
"The foliasjre is deep green in color, very vijiorous." 
■' The tuber.s are b irtie in a compact bunch." 
Per lb. postpaid 2oc. ; per }i bush. $1.00 ; per bush. S3.00. 
p> AOppjI C The barrels we ship m are round-hooped, full diameter and standard measure. Potatoes are genorallv solil in flat-hooped, stralcKt 
SI led, undersized barrels, whicli no more have the capacity ot a standard barrel than a peach basket that of a busliel. Irora whicli 
U has been graduallv rcdnee'l. It is the jiractice with some .seedsmen to purchase their 1 
at a double profit. A barrel 01 Potatoes that does not weigh when put up, IdO pounds mi. 1 
s \n tull-sizcil b: 
unless sold as a 
■Is, anri, trunslernug to small b.arreLs, ,sell 
nail barrel. 
send out. has 
ir purity and 
«5~0nr stock of Potatoes, which w 
gained us much eelebritv. 
good measure. 
Vo not buv .seed Potatoes allecied with the 
lUi'.dit. 
Prices, day of publication of this Catalojrue. 
Efirlv Oliio.— Tins sort has a reputation as 
beiiiL' very valuable, bi'caiise of its astonishing 
pr.HllI(■tivene.^s a lir.-t earlv. In d<'mand bv 
market gardeners. Per bu:,li. s] .7.1. 
rriiice I'.clwartl l.sl:iiicl Uose. ^^ 
e.-irlv and iin.diietive. Preservin- {hv oriuii 
ehaiaeler and (lualitv 01 the Rose. Per bu 
ICxtra JCarly Vermont.— Same eliaract. 
as the iMii'lv iiose. .said to be somewhat earlier. 
Per bush, il.'i-). 
Early Kose.— well known varietv. I.arlv, 
remarkably good Ilavor, solid, very iir.)dueii\-e, 
blush skin, white llesh; a verv good keeper. 
Per biLSh. jl.75. 
Pencil Rlow, Jr.— Ab.soluielv novel; a 
liybrid botwceii tlie famous old Peach Hlow 
au'l Insh Kopp. Exceedingly early; llesli 
jMii e white. Per lb. postpaid aSc. ; per y, bush. 
Sl.DO. 
OoUIcn Harvest. -ICnIirelv n(-w : a hvbrid 
between the Rose iMid l^^h Kopp. Habit vi-- 
orniis, mediiiiu earlv: tnlier.s large, color of 
skin golden, liesh smiw white. Une-\eel!ed for 
table eitlier when hall trown or when per- 
fectly mature. A Kood keeper. Per lb. post- 
paid 2.jc. : per li bush, tl 511. 
Clinrlcs I»<)-\viiii»ur.— .A new secdlin',' oi 
su]ieriur (injilitvand exeeedingly earlv. .s:iroiiir 
in vine, lar-e producer, ovoid llatli^ned tuber, 
skin while, shghilv netted, llcsh white and of 
rare co<iking qnahtv. 'I'he best new variety 111 
the market. Per bush. S'J 00. 
CnPYRIGHTEO «393 
BYD.[ANDRETH8<S0r 
Farmers' AMiance Potato. 
Potato Disease and Remedy. 
Potato disea.ses mo.'-t prevaleiil are the Plight and Pol, e.M\i.sed by H 
narasitie plant or funsus which is carried throui:hout the Wiuluron 
Tubers .urown from an inieeted crop of the i>reeeding year. The 
,, , , _,, . BUght can be stopped bv s|)raving ^^ ilh liordcan.x IMixtufe— .sixty to 
If.ye'i Y gli'i'i'is The spraying commenced when the viue.s are half developed and repeated every two we^ks/ The Rot is an outgrowth of lli<' 
Honleaiix M'iri'uiv '.s^^^^^^^ '« 11 solution of one part corrosive subhiuate and 1000 parts water. To niiike 
MOTtG.-VNTOX, N. C — I planted a half peck of your Farmers' Alliance Potfvtocs this Spring and harvested this Pall over seventeen bu.shcls of V No. 1 
Potatoes from them. They are of first quality in every particular. 
