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center or spots so common to many ot tire modern varieties; is entirely free from any strong or earthy 
flavor, in fact we bel eve it has no superior in quality rmong the early or late varieties. Although 
ripening with Early Rose, the Early Mayflower is the best keeper we know of, retaining its good 
qualities in a wonderful degree. Tubers raised in 1881 were kept in ordinar cellar till after the 
harvest of 1882, and were then found nearly equal in quality to the new cr»p. It is enormously pro¬ 
ductive, the crop being almost all of medium larg- size, with scarcely any very large or very small 
ones, and all in compact clusters. So far there has never been found a rotten potato in the crop, 
even wlun other sorts rotted badly. The vines art strong and healthy and vigorous, and of spreading 
rather than upright growth. It- habits of growth are such, that it will do best on rich soil and under high 
culture. The London Horticultural Society, of London, England, awarded it a certificate of tlie 
highest me it in 1S81, and the same year the Massachusetts Horticultural Society, of Boston, awarded 
it a silver medal. 
Price. —Sold last year at $2 per pound I offer them this y'uar as follows; By mail, I pound 
50 cents ; 2*4 pounds, $1 ; 4 pounds $1 50. By freight or express, y£ bushel, $1.75; X bushel, 
$2.25 ; bushel, $4 ; barrel, £10. 
Perfect Gem and Cap-Sheaf, are varieties that 1 introduced,and they have gave the greatest satis¬ 
faction, as will be seen by refering to the few testimonials, that 1 have selected (from the large num¬ 
ber re eived) for publication. I recommend them to al of my customers, and I am pursuaded that 
drey will give perfect satisfaction. 
PERFECT GEM, 
Thi.-, very superior medium late Variety; i' a white-skinned and white-fleshed potato. It is a seed' 
ling of the Climax, fertilize 1 wi'h the Dunmore, and is-now five years old. Without hesitation, I will 
say, the public will find that it is far superior to the Dunmore, in yield general beauty and size ol 
tubers. The tubers grow very compact in the hill, and weigh two and three pounds apiece, with but 
very few small ones. The tubers resemble th“ Mammoth Pearl, in shape and color, they are vary 
smooth, and the eyes are el se to the surface of the potato. The cooking qualities are all that can be 
expected, combining, as it does, the womb rfid cookingr qualities and flavors of both its parents. 
Its power of withstanding drought is remarkable, the vines remaining green until the proper time 
of ripening, (which i- in advance of the Mammoth Pearl) while other well known varieties, planted 
tide by side with it, were dried up and did not \h Id hall a crop. The vines grow very strong and 
erect, averaging over two feet in length, the best ot keepers, and will cteate a gieat sensation among 
potato growers?as soon as known. To enlighten my readers in reference to its yield, 1 will say, in 
spite of a very s.vere drouth, with only ordinary soil and cultivation, the originator rais d from one 
tuber, cut to single eyes, and one eye in a bill, over three bushels. 
Price bv mail, prepaid, 1 lb., 50c j 2lb , to one address $1 ; 4 IB., $1.50 ; ^ bu., $2 ; bu., 
350; 1 bu., $( ; 1 bbl., $12. 
