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Dykeman. Synonyms, Larly Pinkeye, Round Pinkeye. (Group 11.) Listed by 
Pharo as a seedling of promiscuous hybridized seed. 
Description.—Season early. Plant of medium strength and vigor, rarely pro- 
ducing seed or blossoms, Tubers large, roundish, often oblong; eyes moderately 
sunken and rather numerous; skin white, clouded with purple at the stem end 
and about the eyes; flesh white or yellowish white. Reference: Field and 
Garden Vegetables, vol. 1, 1863, p. 61. 
Early Acme. See Acme, Earty. 
Early Albino. (See also Earty Waite ALBINO.) (Group 3.) Originated by L. H. 
Read, Cabot, Vt.; claimed to be a new seedling from a cross between Early Ohio 
and Snowflake: Introduced in 1887. References: Angell & Co.’s seed catalogue, 
1895, p. 27; E. W. Burbank Seed Co.’s catalogue, 1895, p. 16. 
Description.—Season early; as early as Hebron. Tubers long, round, slightly 
flattened; eyes medium; skin buff white. Reference: Rural New Yorker, vol. 
46, 1887, p. 248. Frank Ford & Sons describe it as follows: ‘‘Very early; vines 
medium height and stocky. Tubers oblong, oval; eyes few with a slight pink 
tint; skin creamy white, thickly netted.” Reference: Frank Ford & Sons’ seed 
catalogue, 1888, p. 22. 
Note.—The latter description is more accurate than the former, particularly 
with respect to the pink tint around the eyes. 
Early Beauty of Hebron. See Beauty or HEesron, Harty. 
Early Bird. Origin not given. 
Description.—V ines very strong, healthy, very hardy, free from blight, inclined 
to be decumbent; foliage rather light colored. Tubers rather long and blunt at the 
ends, with nearly round cross section, regular in shape and free from knobs and 
prongs; skin creamy white; flesh pure pearly white. Reference: Darling & 
Beahan’s seed catalogue, 1909, p. 52. 
Note —The tubers secured by the Department of Agriculture from Darling & 
Beahan as Early Bird do not answer to the above description with respect to the 
~ color of skin, as the stem end is more or less suffused with pink. 
Early Bovee. Synonym of Bovee. 
Early Breakfast. Claimed to be a new seedling. 
Description.—Similar to Early Michigan in time of ripening, shape, and color. 
Vines stronger and not so subject to blight. Tubers inclined to grow larger and 
have a more russet skin. Reference: Darling & Beahan’s seed catalogue, 1908, 
p. 6. 
Early Dixie. (Group 1.) Origin not given. 
Description.—Ripens early. Vines moderately vigorous. _Tubers round; eyes 
few, somewhat indented; skin pearly white. Resembles Irish Cobbler in shape 
and color, but is at least 10 days or 2 weeks earlier. Reference: Wood, Stubbs 
& Co.’s seed catalogue, 1913, p. 34. 
Note.—Practically identical with Irish Cobbler. 
Early Durham. (Group 4, section 1.) Originated by C. E. Allen, Brattleboro, Vt.; 
| claimed to be a seedling of Early Rose. 
| Description.—Season early; matures two weeks earlier than Early Rose and is 
more vigorous and prolific. Somewhat resembles Early Rose in appearance, but 
is so decidedly lighter colored as to be entirely distinct. References: Cultivator 
and Country Gentleman, vol. 44, 1879, p. 774; vol. 45, 1880, p. 23. The Rural 
New Yorker says, ‘‘Oblong, often rather small at both ends, as shown in fig. 158; 
eyes medium in number and not deep; skin light; flesh yellowish white.” 
Reference: Rural New Yorker, vol. 45, 1886, p. 249. 
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