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F. B. MILLS’ ILLUSTRATED 1890 
MILLS’ NEW No. IO POTATO. 
SPECIAL PRIZE FOR BEST NAME SELECTED. 
NEW NO. IO POTATO, TO BE INTRODUCED 1891, (DRAWN FROM NATURE .) 
Particulars of Advance Trials to Prove its Merits Prior to the General Introduction^ 
MILLS’ No. 10 POTATO. 
New Potatoes of real merit has always been a specialty with, 
me, and I now believe I have one of the best potatoes to intro¬ 
duce that I ever had, or has ever been introduced. This potato originated with me, and before offering 
it in large quantities, I want it thoroughly tested in all parts of the country, in order to prove its merits. 
Having, however, a few barrels this season, instead of distributing tubers gratuitously for trial to a few 
hundred potato experts, I have decided to give all my customers an equal opportunity to test No. 10 a. 
year in advance of its being named and generally introduced. 
My new plan is briefly this :—As long as my supply lasts, I will send any of my customers one pound: 
of good tubers of No. 10, postpaid, for 60 cents, but positively not more than one pound to any one party. 
Each purchaser is exj)ected to compete for the 
OIsTIEJ BAEEEL ZFIRIZIE. 
I will give this fall, One Barrel, (3 bushel) of my No. 10 potatoes to the person who selects the best 
and most appropriate name for No. 10, and sends it to me before October 1st, 1890. It makes no differ¬ 
ence who suggests the best name or where it comes from, for the name that suits me best will go with 
the potato hereafter, and the person who suggests it will be awarded one barrel of the 1890 crop, and it. 
will be shipped by freight the first week in October, 1890. 
_ The above illustration was drawn from nature, and the pile on the left is the product of one pound 
which was planted in my trial grounds last season. Its handsome form, white skin, and large but even 
size recommend it everywhere. Flesh is white and fine grained, cooks dry and mealy, and is of superior 
quality. This is the case when first dug, and they retain their good cooking qualities and keep sound and 
perfect until the new crop comes again. As a variety to keep for late spring use it has no superior, 
vines grow vigorously, foliage deep green, and the hills are completely crowded with fine large potatoes, 
and in the important matter of productiveness, they are perfectly marvelous, far surpassing all other 
varieties ever grown on my grounds. Include 60 cents in your order for one pound of these potatoes, 
and with good treatment you can grow a bushel or more of the handsomest potatoes you ever saw' ; this 
will be seed enough to plant quite a piece of ground, and you will certainly be well pleased with the 
small investment. 
The thorough trials that No. 10, by my new plan, will have this year in the gardens of my customers, 
as well as my own trials, will certainly demonstrate accurately its relative merits, and I fully believe that 
these trials will prove No. 10 to be the Best Potato for a general crop yet produced. 
Remember I am sole introducer of this Grand New Potato, and positively only one pound will be* 
gent to any one party. 
