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The following is a description of the above illustrated potato. The Marvel of beauty is a seedling 
of the Ohio Russett fertilized with pollen of the White Peach Blow. In color they are white mottled 
or splashed with pink, and are very pretty wttl pink eyes and eye brows, increasing to a darker pink 
at the seed end, the skin is slightly russeted, the eyes are few and on the surface of the potato. In 
shape they are round and flat and very squarely cut on both ends, making them in appearance the 
most beautiful of all potatoes, they ripen with the Snow-Flake, tubers are closely clustered around the 
foot of the stalk and are easilv harvested, they average of good marketable size, with few small ones, 
tliev have a thick heavy close jointed stalk of ordinary heighth, and are very vigorous. They are the 
verv best of keepers, a rotten, hollow or prongy one has never been seen among them. They are 
productive and will yield more smooth marketable potatoes than any potato now in cultivation. 
Its flesh is fine grained, white and when baked or boiled, mealy and of excellent flavor, dry an 
comeing to the table like a ball of flour, it cooks through quickly, without a fault at centre. This 
potato combines more good points than any potato nowin market. It is a very attractive variety in¬ 
deed. for exhibition purposes, and is in appearance and points of excellence all its name indicates, a 
wonder of beuitv. Price by mail, prepaid, 1 lb., 75c ; 2j4 lb., to one address $1 50; 4 lb., $2 25; 
X bu., £300; j£bu., $5.00; bu ,$10. 
0. K. MAMMOTH PROLIFIC. 
O K. Mammoth Prolific {Inh ounce l S?> ■- f 8 
was originated in New York 
State c ve yeare ago, by a 
gentleman who has the repu¬ 
tation of always raising fine 
potatoes. Expert m e n t i n g 
with the view of producing 
new vaiieties, he produced 
among a great number o r 
seedlings, one that showed 
won lerfiil yielding pro pen 
sides. Carefully saving th 
tubers and planting the 1 
again, tliev exceeded in pis 
dm tivenessany other kind h 
had. and this onlv the seco* 1 
year from the seed. The folk - 
wing by the diseminator. We 
heard of this new Potato, and 
obtained a few for tin 1 , an I 
after two years’ experience 
with them they proved 
themselves the most remarka 
bie variety that ever car 
tinder our observation. V 
obtained control! of the e 
tire stock, which was 1 
large, named them as abn 
which is quite suggestive 
their characteristics,and ini 
duced them t 1 the public ! 
season, with the most grati 
ing results. 
The accompanying ill" 
tration shows their gener 
shape, although they som 
times varv to long 'r m 
rounder; skin is white, with 
a yellowish cast, giving them 
a very handsome appearance 
Well covered with a rough 
netting (which denotes a 
good cooker.) Eves few, 
and lie even with the surface; 
flesh pure white, with puresc 
ft Ivor; fine-grained, abvavs 
solid, cooks through even' 
and- quickly, are dry at _ 
flourv, but do not fall to pi ■ e. A very vigori 1 s giowtr ;nd, to a greft degree, resists 
the ravages o f the bugs. Vines completely cover the hil Is vi h a dense mass of f( liage. 1 he tul crs 
grow compactly in the hill ; are readily harvested, either 1 y 1 ard cr mrcl ine. ft cl varv firm medium 
size to very large, it being no uncommon occurrence to li nd them to weigh three pounds, of perfect 
