Catalogue of Novelties. 
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VANGUARD. 
Our illustration is considerably smaller than the average size of the tubers. The skin is 
white, and smooth, and indented with few and shallow eyes. In yield it equals any of the early 
sorts, while the quality is unsurpassed In earliness it has in every instance when grown side by 
VANGUARD. 
side the earliest varieties been fit to dig never less than ten, and often twelve and fourteen days 
before any other sort had matured. The originators of this variety held it back until they were 
fully assured that it was worthy of the widest distribution,and in consequence are enabled to offer 
it—having accumulated a large stock - at very reasonable prices for a new variety. 
WHITE ELEPHANT. 
An excellent variety, growing very large and long. Color, light pink, with a white blotch 
around the eyes, which are quite numerous and slightly depressed. Although tubers grow’ to im¬ 
mense size they are not hollow. Very desirable on account of productiveness and good quality. 
