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little below the surface. Either boiled or baked it is 
dry and floury, while the flesh is of fine grain and ex¬ 
cellent flavor. The vines are very vigorous and healthy, 
and in some eases have been entirely free from blight 
when it has destroyed crops of other varieties in the 
some field. 
Dunmore.—A large, smooth, round, white potato of 
fine quality. Its general aj pearance somewhat resem¬ 
bles the Peerless, but while tully equaling that variety 
in pnxhictiveness it is of the finest quality, and in many 
cases it proves to be the most profitable of any of the 
varieties. 
Andrus’ White Rose.—Vines medium size, but vig¬ 
orous and well covered with large leaves, and very pro¬ 
ductive. Tubers elongated-oval, uniform size. Skin 
white, slightly russeted. Flesh unusually white, fine 
grained and of excellent quality. A good keeper, and 
quite distinct from the other varieties offered under the 
name of White Rose. Season two weeks later than the 
Early Rose. 
St. Patrick. 
Improved Peachblow.—A cross between the Jersey 
Peach blow and Excelsior. This improved variety com. 
bines all the good qualities of the old Peachblow, and 
ripens earlier and is of more compact growth. It fully 
equals the old favorite in quality, and yields double the 
quantity per acre. The tubers resemble the Peachblow 
in form, but are more round and regular. This variety 
can scarcely fail to come into general favor with the 
farmers. 
PUMPKIN. 
Fr. Courge. —Ger. Kuerbis. 
The Pumpkin more properly belongs to the farm than 
the garden. It should never be admitted into the pre- 
cints of a garden where there are cucun^bers, melons, 
and others of a similar class. It would mix with and 
contaminate the quality of the more valuable sorts; be¬ 
sides it would occupy more space than most could allow, 
as their vines sometimes attain an enormous size. 
Culture. —Pumpkins are not so particular in regard 
to soil as melons or cucumbers, but in other respects art 
cultivated in a similar manner, though on a larger scale 
They are generally raised on cultivated farms betweei 
hills of corn, and may be planted with success, in fields 
by themselves. 
St. Patrick.—A most excellent medium early potato, 
and enormously productive. Very handsome, smooth, 
white skin and white flesh. Eyes few and shallow ; is 
never hollow ; produces few small tubers, the whole crop 
being uniform in size. A cross between the Early Rose 
and Garnet Chili. 
Large Yellow. 
Earge Yellow.—Grows to a large size, and is adapt¬ 
ed for cooking ~urposes and feeding stock. It is irreg- 
ular in shape and size, some being depressed and flat¬ 
tened at the ends, others round or elongated ; of deep, 
rich yellow color; of fine grain, and excellent flavor. 
Pride of America. 
Cushaw. 
Pride of. America.—Very productive, growing to a 
large size. Flesh exceedingly fine-grained and of snowy 
whiteness; cooks quickly and evenly, dry and floury, 
and has no hard center or core. The tubers grow com¬ 
pactly in the hill, so that the crop is easily harvested. 
A remarkable keeper, and free from disease. As a table 
variety, k is absolutely without a fault. 
Cushaw.—A great favorite in the Southern States, 
but too tender for general cultivation in Northern cli¬ 
mates. In form, much resembling the Winter Crook- 
neck Squash, though growing to a very large size, fre¬ 
quently weighing seventy pounds ; color light cream, 
sometimes slightly striped with green ; flesh salmon 
colored. Very productive. 
