THE EARLY VICTOR. 
Sure to be a great favorite with planters who want a first-class extra early variety. 
Good Points. 
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An Extra Early New Variety of the Rose Type. 
From an Early Rose seed ball . Quality first-class. Extra early. A strong grower. 
Tubers even and of good size. Sets very heavily 
T_T< j_ Unlike most new varieties the Early Victor does not claim parentage of two different vari 
J. llo LOT y Iron] a seed ball of the Early Rose fertilized by its own kind, the potatoes showing the s 
/ growth being accepted. After four years careful sorting of the product of the seed ball w 
fixed type, and we are sure it will ' 
Description” =«“ 
varieties, This potato is 
strongest and earliest 
we have a thoroughly 
fixed type, and we are sure it will rank among the very best early varieties 
I he tubers are average size, a slimmer oblong than its parent, the early Rose; skin light pink or rose 
5 col or, eyes shallow; cooks very dry and mealy and very finest quality; matures fully two week’s earlier 
, than the Early Rose, hence the name Victor. This potato will be of exceptional value to market 
gardeners who wish to harvest a crop early, 
WE WILL OFFER A LIMITED AMOUNT 
and reserve the piivilege of recalling our offer as soon as we find we have sold all we can spare and leave our- 
selves sufficient for planting next season. “First come first served will have to apply in this case as we wish 
to show no partiality to any ol' our customers. 
REPORTS FROM SMALL SAMPLES SENT OUT RUN AS FOLLOWS™ 
57 1-2 POUNDS FROM ONE. 
Schoharie Co., N. Y., Aug. 16, 1897— From one pound 
of Early Victor potatoes, I harvested 57)^ pounds of the 
very finest potatoes They beat anything to grow I ever 
planted After they got out of the ground the tops got 
their growth in the shortest time of any potatoes I ever 
saw. E. L Brown. 
EARLIEST POTATOES EVER GROWN. 
Charlevoix Co, Mich. — I planted the Early Victor 
potatatoes you sent me on May 21st and dug them on 
the 29th of July thoroughly ripe They arc without 
doubt the earliest potatoes I ever raised. They can.be put 
on the market in this northern section bv July 4th. 
J. G. Reid. 
READY FOR MARKET IN 63 DAYS. 
The Early Victor you sent me were planted May 16th 
and were ripe by July iSth. From my small test I am 
satisfied this is the best early variety ever grown here. 
J. C. Stevens. 
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