33 
POTATOE 
^Awarded] ■ 
SPECIAL 
PRIZE 
MEDAL 
TERCENTENARY, 
1886 . 7 
POTATOES. 
Standard Varieties adapted for Strong or Heavy Soils. 
N.B. — Our Potatoes are carefully hand-sorted, and all mis-shapen and damaged tubers discarded. 
THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH. 
A MOST DISTINCT, peculiar rough netted shin, in 
appearance resembling the Truffle. 
“ SPECIALLY ADAPTED for DAMP SOILS ” (see below). 
THE VILLAGE BLACKSMITH is a Second Early 
Round, with a very roughly netted skin. This Potatoe, 
raised by a Village Blacksmith in Scotland, has been 
tested in various parts of the country during the past 
Season, and has proved a really grand variety, producing 
very heavy crops, quite free from disease, and when 
cooked it is of the finest whiteness and quality. Wher- 
ever shown it has been awarded First Prize, notably 
at Glasgow, Edinburgh, Ayr, Troon, etc. Potatoe 
Growers may, with all safety, give the “ Blacksmith ” 
a trial. 
A Potatoe Cultivator writes: — “Generally speak- 
ing a new Potatoe is given the driest piece of land that 
can be found ; but this must not be done with Village 
Blacksmith, being of such a dry nature I have proved it 
does best in a good damp loam.” 
Price, 3s. 6d. per 7 lbs. ; 5s. per peek of 14 lbs. ; 
Is. 6d. per trial box; 15s. per bushel of 56 lbs. 
MYATT’S EARLY PROLIFIC. — Second 
Early White Kidney. — This is the variety so 
largely grown in Cornwall and Jersey as an 
early Pofatoe for the English market, and 
it is probably the most certain early-cropping 
Kidney in commerce 
IMPERATOR ■ — Main-crop White Round . — 
Imperator was awarded a First Class Certificate 
by the Royal Horticultural Society in 1882 “ for 
its extraordinary fine cropping property, hand- 
some appearance, and excellent appearance 
when cooked” 
WHITE ELEPHANT ■ — Second Early 
White American Kidney. — Awarded a First 
Class Certificate by the Royal Horticultural 
Society. A wonderful producer, excellent in 
quality, resists disease, a good keeper. These 
properties alone commend its general use. As 
a Potatoe for Field Crops it will be found 
specially valuable. The tubers, notwithstanding 
their great size, are always solid, and the quality 
is superb — probably the finest coloured Potatoe 
when dished for table in existence 
“ From 3 Bushels of Carters’ White Elephant 
Potatoes 1 have produced 26 Bushels — some 
weighing between 3 and 4 lbs. each.” 
J. BOUCHER, Esq., Hants. 
BEAUTY OF HEBRON. -Second Early 
Pink American Kidney. — A very handsome rose- 
coloured Potatoe, of great productiveness 
THE HERO. — Main-crop White Oval. — Said 
to be the result of a cross with the Magnum 
Bonum and Victoria. A great cropper 
DALMAHOY. — Main-crop White Round . — 
One of the best standard varieties we have 
CARTERS’ SELECTED MAGNUM BONUM - 
We continue to receive most important evidence of the superiority 
of Carters’ Magnum Bonum Potatoe from our customers in almost 
every County in England. 
"EXTRAORDINARY POTATOE CROPS .”— 1 Ton produced 21 Tons. 
— " I planted a little over 1 ton of Carters' Selected Magnum Bonum Potatoes, 
and have lust lifted 21 tons of sound tubers, besides the very small ones.” 
Mr. J. W. BOLTON, Barking Side. 
“ My crop of Carters’ Magnum Bonums, from 6 loads o& Seed o* 18 stone each, 
have turned out 106 loads, the best crop I can hear of in the district.” 
Rev. G. HOPTON SCOTT, Bawtry. 
“Carters' Magnum Bonum Potatoes produced a good crop. I also had some 
from another leading house, but yours were the best.” 
W. H. APTHORPE, Esq., Cambridge. 
We offered the Original Stock of this valuable Potatoe in 1877, having 
obtained our supplies from Mr. JAMES CLARK (the original Raiser), 
who then wrote us as follows : 
“ Dear Sirs, — I will let you have 2 tons of Magnum Bonum Potatoes. It is 
the heaviest-cropping Potatoe I have ever seen. Yours truly, 
“JAMES CLARK, 
“ To Messrs. Carter.” Gardener, Cranemoor. 
Price 2s. 3 d. per peck of 14 lbs. ; 7s. per bushel of % cwt. ; 
15s. per sack of I % cwt., carriage free. 
Per trial box, price Is., carriage free. 
Important Notice. — Those who are desirous of obtaining the best 
selection of the true variety of Magnum Bonum are reminded that 
we offer the original stock obtained by us from the Raiser in 1877. 
GARTERS’ SELECTED SCOTCH 
CHAMPION. — Main-crop White Round . — 
It will be remembered that we were the first to 
introduce this valuable Potatoe 
Per 
Per 
Per 
3 ush. or 
Peck 
Trial 
H cwt. 
14 lb.) 
Box 
S. d. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
7 6 
2 0 
1 0 
PATERSON’S VICTORIA. — Main-crop 
White Oval. — An established favourite 
Y ORK REGENT . — Main-crop White Round. 
— We offer a most desirable change of seed 
All other Varieties can be supplied. 
Per 
Bush, or 
Per 
Peck 
(14 lb.) 
Per 
Trial 
Box. 
S. d. 
s. d. 
s. d. 
7 0 
2 0 
1 0 
7 0 
2 0 
1 0 
7 0 
2 0 
1 0 
9 6 
8 6 
8 6 
7 6 
7 6 
3 0 10 
2 6 
2 6 
2 0 
2 0 
1 0 
1 0 
1 0 
1 0 
Very low rates per ton on application. 
THE BEST POTATOES FOR FORCING. 
CARTERS’ FIRST CROP (Kidney). See page 30 
Per Bushel 
of 56 lbs. 
s. d. 
16 0 
Per Peck 
of 14 lbs. 
s. d. 
4 6 
Per Trial Box. 
Carriage free. 
t. d. 
1 6 
CARTERS’ CHAMPION (Kidney), short top, about 6 inches high, fine quality 
14 0 
4 0 
1 6 
PORTER’S EXCELSIOR (Round), compact short haulm, exceedingly early. See page 32 ... 
12 6 
3 6 
1 6 
EARLY RACEHORSE (Kidney), an old standard variety •- 
12 6 
3 6 
1 6 
CARTERS’ SOKRETA (Oval). See page 34 _ 
10 6 
3 0 
1 0 
IMPORTANT NOTICE.— We were the only English House awarded a Gold Medal for Potatoes at the Paris Exhibition. 
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