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GREAT DIVIDE. 
Originated in Iowa, by Mr. F. B. Van Ornam, who describes it as follows : 
Habit of Growth. Vines stout, erect, branching direct from the main stem ; foliage plentiful, with dark green leaves, withstanding drought, 
extreme heat, and attacks of insects better than an^- other varietj'. 
Season. Medium to late; perfectly free from disease, scab or blight. Tubers of oblong, round form; ej-es plentiful and on the surface, giving it 
a handsome appearance, with almost no waste in paring. Skin very white, firm and tough. Grows compactly in the hill, and while the tubers arc 
well under ground, they arc borne near the surface of the soil. Size large to very large, with scarcely a small one. Our records show that in the p;ist 
five years it has been an immense \-ielder of large, very smooth, fine sized potatoes, and that it always sets enough tubers to produce a fine crop. Per- 
fectly fi-ee from disease, its constitution seems ironclad. 
Table Qualities. Flesh clear white, and when baked or boiled breaks open like a snowball, — white and floury; it cooks finely and very quickly, 
with a delicious nutty flavor. 
Keei)ing Qualities. It is the best keejier 1 have ever grown. Placed in a cellar October 15th, when taken out for ])lanting, June 2d, the tubers 
were without a sign of S])rout, as firm and hard as when first dug. A tuber then tested for eating showed it had retained its fine flavor. Although we 
cut the tubers to single eye ])icccs, which we planted eighteen inches apart, every eye grew, coming u]) (piickly and finely, and producing a |)crfect stand. 
Taking the results of my careful records, supplemented I)y reports from Agricultural H.\perimcnt Stations and Potato exix-rts, received from almost 
every State, also from Europe, 1 consider the Great Divide the most robust growing, finest bearing, longest keeping, and best shipping main-crop 
Potato in America. In fact, it is a peer of the Burhnnk in its palmiest days, while it is adapted to a greater varietj' of soils and climates. 
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