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POTATOES 
Faneuil Hall Square, Boston 
POTATOES (ilnrtoffel) 
Eight to ten busheh. or three to four harrelu suffieient for one aere. One peck trill plant 7.J hills. 
1‘otatoos sent by express or freight, pureliaser paying transit. 
Our seed Potatoes are strictly Maine grown. Spe¬ 
cial price on large {piantities. 
Culture. —Any good soil will produce Potatoes, 
but quality is much improved when produced on good 
sandy loam. Make furrows of good depth, three feet 
apart, scatter a liberal dressing of fertilizer in the 
driil. Cover slightly with earth and ui>on this set 
the seed Potatoes in hills one and one-half feet apart. 
If a very early crop is desired, it will be necessary 
to sprout the Potatoes before planting. Cut the Po¬ 
tatoes in pieces of the size desired and place in a 
warm light room for four days before required for 
planting in the open ground. 
I’se Bordeaux mixture for blight and arsenate of 
lead for the Colorado beetle, or if, as is often the 
case, both these conditions prevail, use the two in 
combination. We recommend Pyrox _ ( Bowker’s) for 
this purpose knowing it to be effective, and we be¬ 
lieve it will also increase the crop and improve the 
quality. 
Price, bbl. (2% bus,) : Karl}’, .$-1.50; late, .$,>.00. 
Bus. $2.00, pk. 75c., Vi pk. -tOc- 
EARLY NORWOOD. (Karly.) Excellent yielder, 
cooks perfectly white, dry and floury. The vines 
are of medium size, bushy and comitact; I'e.sembling 
the Early Hose in color and hroader at the stem 
end. Tubers run very uniform as to size, and 
are practically all marketable. Its handsome ap¬ 
pearance. perfect form and superb cooking (jualities 
will readily recommend it to every grower. 
NORCROSS. (Late.) Originated in .Maine. In¬ 
troducer says: “Seed-Boll grown on tbe Early 
Bose, pollenized by Beauty of Hebron; is white, 
smooth, good size, excellent quality and abundant 
yielder. -A prize winner.” 
BEAUTY OF HEBRON. (Early.) Pure white 
with llesh-colored skin; an e.xcellent variety for 
late planting; i)roduces well on most soils, and one 
of the best .sorts for keeping. When cooked it is 
dry and mealy. 
BOVEE. (Early.) Early and productive. Flesh is 
white; good size and fine quality. 
CARMAN NO. 3. (Late.) Vines strong and vigor¬ 
ous. Eyes shallow and few in numher. Skin 
flesh white. 
DELAWARE. (Late.) Vines are strong and vigor¬ 
ous; tubers are large, smooth, white and excellent 
quality. 
Early Norther Potato 
Early Ohio Potato 
EARLY FORTUNE. (Early.) One of the earliest. 
Tuljers oblong and flesh white. 
EARLY NORTHER. (Early.) An excellent early 
variety, re.sembling the Early Rose in shape and 
color. 
EARLY ROSE. (Early.) The standard variet.v for 
general use, and one of the best early varieties. 
EARLY OHIO. (Early.) One of the extra early 
varieties, round and smooth. Skin flesh color. 
GREEN MOUNTAIN. (Late.) Vines are strf)ng 
and vigorous. Both skin and flesh extremely white; 
good yielder. One of the best general crop Potatoes 
and a fine keeper. 
IRISH COBBLER. (Early.) An excellent variet.v 
for light soils, producing a larger yield than most 
varieties when used on a light soil. The Potato 
is white and of medium size. 
NEW QUEEN. (Late.) Re¬ 
sembles tbe Beauty of He¬ 
bron. Flesh white; very pro¬ 
ductive. 
NOROTON BEAUTY. The 
finest and most productive 
extra-early I’otato grown. 
Handsomer in appearance 
and more uniform in shape 
than any other sort. Its 
table quality is .superb. 
UNCLE SAM. (Late.) Is a 
medium late. Large yielder, 
good size, and cooks white 
and dry. 
VERMONT GOLD COIN. 
(Late.) The vines are strong 
and vigorous, and the tubers 
are deeply set in the ground; 
well adapted to loose soils 
and muck land; the tuliers 
are large, color white with a 
slight streak of pink ; of fine 
quality ; very dry and mealy 
SWEET POTATO. See page 
58. 
