24 BULLETIN 176, U. 8. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 
Early Excelsior. Claimed to be a seedling of the Early Ohio. 
Description —Season early; 10 days to 2 weeks earlier than the Early Ohio. 
Vines strong, with deep-green foliage. Tubers closely resemble those of the 
Early Ohio in shape and color. Under favorable circumstances they are fit for use 
in six weeks from time of planting. Reference: Young & Halstead’s catalogue, 
1905, back cover page. 
Early Fortune. (Group 4, sectionl.) Origin not given; claimed to be a member of 
the Rose family. Introduced in-1893 by F. B. Mills. Reference: F. B. Mills’s 
Garden Annual, 1895, p. 20. 
Description.—Season early, somewhat earlier than Early Rose. Tubers red, 
with prominent red markings at each eye, as well as at seed end. Reference: 
G. W. P. Jerrard Co.’s catalogue, 1897, p. 6. Jerrard six years later says, ‘‘Season 
very early. Light amber color, red at seed end. As we know it, not strictly a 
Rose type. Many seedsmen are selling a Rose variety for the Early Fortune, but 
with us the Fortune has distinct markings peculiar to itself and can not be mis- 
taken for any other variety if once known.” Reference: G. W. P. Jerrard Co.’s 
catalogue, 1903, p. 9. ‘‘Resembling the New Queen in shape.” Reference: 
R. B. Dunning & Co.’s catalogue, 1902, p. 22. 
Early Goodrich. Originated by C. E. Goodrich, Utica, N. Y., in 1860; claimed to 
be a seedling of the Cuzco. Introduced by D. 8. Heffron, Utica, N. Y., acting 
for the Goodrich heirs, in 1863. 
Description.—Season early as early as the well-known Early June. The 
Country Gentleman says: ‘“‘When the Early Goodrich was only 2 years old, Mr. 
Goodrich made this memorandum with reference to it. ‘Round to longish, some- 
times with a crease at the insertion of the root; (color) white; vines and leaves 
much as the Copper Mine; flowers bright llac, (produces) many balls.’’’ Ref- 
erence: Country Gentleman, vol. 24, 1864, p. 269. The following additional 
description is found in the American Agriculturist: ‘“‘Eyes large and full; skin 
white and smooth; flesh white.” Reference: American Agriculturist, vol. 25, 
1866, p. 56 (fig. 1). 
Early Harvest. ‘‘This potato I obtained from A. F. Ellsworth, of Vermont. Mr. E. 
obtained it some four years ago from California.’’ Reference: Joseph Harris’s illus- 
trated seed catalogue, 1883, pp. 65-66. 
Description.—Tubers resemble those of Early Rose. Reference: Joseph Harris’s 
illustrated seed catalogue, 1883, pp. 65-66. A more complete description is given 
by Frank Ford & Son: ‘‘ Ripens five or six days later than Lee’s Favorite. Tubers 
medium size, oblong, a little flattened; eyes numerous; skin light red. Fair 
quality.” Reference: Frank Ford & Son’s seed catalogue, 1884, p. 14. 
Early Harvest. Originated in Kenduskeag, Penobscot Co., Me. Introduced by 
G. W. P. Jerrard in 1893.. Reference: G. W. P. Jerrard Co.’s catalogue, 1900, p. 4. 
Description.—Wonderfully early and a large yielder. Tubers average very 
large, oval-flattened, sometimes long-oval; eyes only slightly indented; skin 
Pearly white, often netted! Reference: G. W. P. Jerrard Co.’s catalogue, 1894, 
p. 2. 
Early Harvest. Originated by Clyde Somerset, a leading potato specialist of New 
York; claimed to have same parentage as Empire State, viz, seedling of White 
Elephant. First sent out for trial to a few customers under the name of No. 97. 
Description.—Season medium early; handsome, highly prolific variety. Some- 
what on the order of Beauty of Hebron, but the same shape as the Quick Crop. 
Some of the blood of the Moore & Simon’s Early Snowball flows in its veins. From 
our personal observation we highly indorse it for light, sandy land and sandy 
loams along river bottoms. Reference: Moore & Simon’s catalogue, 1907, p. 43. 
Early Henry. Synonym of Earry Suaw. 
