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| Late Ohio. (Group 5.) Originated by Alfred Reese, the originator of the Early 
Ohio. 
Description.—Season second early; a little later than Early Rose. Tubers 
large, oblong, round; eyes few and very smooth; skin light red or pink. Refer- 
ences: J. J. H. Gregory’s catalogue, 1880, p. 53; Frank Ford’s seed catalogue, 
1881, p. 13. 
Late Petoskey. Synonym, Rural Russet. (Group 9, section 2.) Parentage not 
given. 
Description.—Ripens ten days or two weeks in advance of the Rural New 
Yorker No. 2. Vines vigorous, with spreading and more or less erect habit of 
growth; sprouts and stalks very dark purplish green; foliage plentiful and a dark rich 
color; flowers light purple. Tubers have the general shape of Rural New Yorker 
No. 2, but they are slightly thicker in cross section; eyes not so deep; skin pure 
white, ike the Rural New Yorker No. 2, but thicker, tougher, and beautifully 
netted. It is not a russet potato, though it has the general appearance of one. 
References: Darling & Beahan’s seed catalogue, 1908, pp. 15 and 56; 1909, pp. 
12 and 53. 
Note.—The sprout and stem characters are very similar to, if not identical with, 
those of Rural New Yorker No. 2. In the experience of the writer, well-grown 
specimens of the tuber are distinctly russeted. 
Late Puritan. Originated by Robert Birch, of Michigan, in 1889; claimed to be a 
sport of Early Puritan. Introduced by Peter Henderson & Co. in 1891. 
Description.—Season late. Identical with the Early Puritan in appearance, 
color, and quality, but far more productive. Reference: Peter Henderson & 
Co.’s seed catalogue, 1892, p. 7. 
Late Rose. (Group 4, section 1.) Discovered by E. L. Coy, of West Hebron, N. Y., 
in a field of Early Rose in the autumn of 1869; supposed to be a sport of the Early 
Rose. Introduced by B. K. Bliss & Sons in the fall of 1871. 
Description.—Ripens from two to four weeks later than the Early Rose; much 
more productive; vines more stocky and upright in growth; leaves thicker and 
more pointed. Tubers only distinguishable from those of the Early Rose by 
having a brighter red seed end when first dug. References: B. K. Bliss & Sons’ 
seed catalogue, 1872, p. 80; 1873, p. 141; B. K. Bliss & Sons’ potato catalogue, 
1874, p. 13; Rural New Yorker, vol. 24, 1871, p. 411; vol. 25, 1872, p. 242. 
Late Rose, Campbell’s. (Group 4, section 1.) Originated by George W. Campbell, 
Delaware, Ohio, probably in 1869; claimed to be a seedling of Early Rose. Named 
Campbell’s Late Rose by F. R. Elliott. 
Description.—Season late. Tubers much like those of the Early Rose in form; 
eyes nearly level with the surface, deep, rich, pinkish red with an average of five 
germs to each eye or cluster of eyes; skin at tuber end (seed end) a rich pale red, 
at lower end a pinkish white. References: Rural New Yorker, vol. 25, 1872, p. 
115; J. M. Thorburn & Co.’s seed catalogue, 1872, p. 19; J. J. H. Gregory’s seed 
| ae 1873, p. 45. 
Late Snowflake. Originated in northern Vermont in 1875: claimed to be a sport of 
Snowflake. 
Description.—Tubers much more productive and later in maturing than those 
of Snowflake, but exact counterpart in form, size, color, and general appearance. 
Reference: B. K. Bliss & Sons’ potato catalogue, 1881, p. 16. 
Lee’s Favorite. (Group 4, section 3.) Originated by G. W. Lee, of Stark County, 
Ohio, in 1877; claimed to be a seedling of Early Rose. Introduced by Frank 
Ford in 1883: 
Description.—Season two weeks earlier than Early Rose. Tubers similar in 
form to Early Rose, but distinct in color, being a light flesh shading to pink about 
the eyes, which are nearly even with the surface. Reference: Frank Ford’s seed 
catalogue, 1883, pp. 13 and 14. 
