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Rough Purple Chili. In May, 1851, C. E. Goodrich, of Utica, N. Y., received 
f eight South American potatoes from a friend in Panama. The Rough Purple 
Chili was regarded as the only one of promise. 
Description.—Ripens late in the season. Very hardy. Vines few, stout, erect, 
almost black; veins and Jeaves very dark green; flowers dark lilac, always fol- 
_ lowed by a few balls. Tubers deep purple, knotty, and hollow when grown on 
rich soils; eyes longish, deep; skin rough; flesh white and of excellent table 
quality. References: Country Gentleman, vol. 9, 1857, p. 330; vol. 22, 1863, 
p. 155. 
Note——The Rough Purple Chili is the parent of the Garnet Chili and the 
grandparent of the Early Rose. 
| Round Pinkeye. Synonym of DyKEMaN. 
| Rubicund. Originated by C. G. Pringle, Charlotte, Vt., in 1875; claimed to be a 
a seedling of Early Rose crossed with Peachblow. Introduced by B. K. Bliss & 
Le Sons in 1883. 
< Description.—Ripens medium late. Vines vigorous and healthy. Tubers 
|* longish oval, pointed, and somewhat depressed; skin a peculiar reddish bronze 
Lae with bright purplish lines near the eyes. Reference: B. K. Bliss & Sons’ potato 
catalogue, 1883, p. 6; American Garden, vol. 4, 1883, p. 83. 
| Ruby. Originated by C. G. Pringle in 1871; claimed to be a seedling of Early Rose 
crossed with Peachblow. Introduced by B. K. Bliss & Sons in 1875. 
Description.—Season early; matures with Early Rose. Vines short and stout 
with thick, broad, dark-green foliage. Tubers oblong; slightly flattened, resem- 
bling those of the Early Rose; eyes carmine, but slightly sunken; skin red, 
deepened by the carmine which shows in the blotches of the white Peachblow; 
flesh white, fine grained, and of excellent flavor. References: B. K. Bliss & Sons’ 
circular of potato premiums, 1876; B. K. Bliss & Sons’ potato catalogue, 1877, 
p. 9. 
Rural Blush. Synonym, New Blush. Originated by E. 8. Benham, Attica, N. Y.; 
parentage not given. Introduced by the Rural New Yorker in 1882. Recetved 
by the Rural New Yorker from E. 8. Benham in 1880. 
Description.—Season intermediate. Vines bear small leaves; stems are noted 
for their branching habit and slenderness; seldom bloom profusely. Tubers 
medium size and singularly uniform, never growing very large and seldom being 
very small; skin white except at the seed end, where it assumes a rosy color, from 
which the name Blush was derived. References: Rural New Yorker, vol. 41, 
1882, pp. 569-570 and p. 779 (fig. 432); vol. 42, 1883, p. 596. Frank Ford & Son 
describe it as follows: ‘‘Tubers nearly round, a little elongated, considerably 
flattened; eyes few; skin light flesh color, much russeted, with decided rose tint 
about eyes and seed end.’’ Reference: Frank Ford & Son’s seed catalogue, 1884, 
p. 1d. ; 
Note.—As grown in western New York and northern Maine the color of the 
tubers varies from flesh to pink. In certain sections of New Jersey the skin is 
said to be almost devoid of color. 
: Rural New Yorker No.1. See Carman No. 1. 
r Rural New Yorker No. 2. (Group 9, section 1.) Originated by E. S. Carman; 
claimed to be a seedling of seedlings raised through several generations. Intro- 
duced to Rural New Yorker subscribers in a very limited way in 1888. Offered 
by J. M. Thorburn & Co. in 1889. 
Description.—Season medium late. Vines thrifty and strong. Tubers oblong, 
inclined to round or round-oval, rather flattened; eyes few, shallow; skin pure 
white, netted; flesh white. References: Rural New Yorker, vol. 45, 1886, pp. 
839-840; J. M. Thorburn & Co.’s seed catalogue, 1889, p. 8; Frank Ford & Son’s 
seed catalogue, 1890, p. 28. 
