FLANSBURGH & PEIRSON CO.’S CATALOGUE. 
SWEET HOME. -A good one. Not quite so early as some, but full as much 
so as other varieties called extra early. 
A pure white. Tops of good size and plenty of foliage. Roots deep and pro¬ 
duces well. Tubers uniformally of good size, roundish, somewhat irregular, 
slightly flattened and but few eyes for an early, and few small tubers. We have 
never given this sort the space or attention it deserves as we have always had 
some other one to occupy our land, etc., but rest assured it is worthy of your 
notice and we expect you to plant some of the Sweet Home in 1905. 
EARLY BOSE. — Too old to need any description. Simply allow us to say 
that we have extra fine stock of this good old variety. Smooth and mostly all 
large for Early Rose. 
POTENTATE. —Last season we had the Potentate among the medium season 
varieties, but it belongs among the early sorts. This variety is very popular 
here for fall and winter use, as it cooks dry and mealy at all seasons and keeps 
well into spring. Tubers nearly round, flattened, skin very white and finely 
netted; eyes medium in size and number. Grows a strong heavy top and yields 
with most late sorts. An extra good one for family use or for market. 
Our Mr. Nysewander who sold it in Indiana last season says it seemed to be 
the most satisfactory sort he had. 
Medium Season Varieties. 
KING OF MICHIGAN. — The season of 1904 confirms our former good opinion 
of the grand new variety. 
We grew it on heavy land again the past season and it gave us an immense 
crop, fine handsome tubers of nice size. No overgrown ones and very few small 
ones. We are confident the King of Michigan is to i>e one of the most popular 
medium season varieties. 
The shape of the tuber is well shown in the illustration, in which a common 
peck market basket is used for comparison. Eyes very shallow, some with prom¬ 
inent brow above the surface; vines healthy, rampant growers, which branch 
and spread until they completely cover the ground on good soil. In quality it 
is unsurpassed either baked or boiled. 
We have boiled and mashed these potatoes in July when ripe for ten months 
and found them fine. This high quality is shown by the skin which Is finely 
netted and being of ideal shape it must and does sell for the very highest mar¬ 
ket price and when bought once is always wanted again. In our experience 
with the King of Michigan we have concluded that it should not be planted on 
poor sandy land as it sets more tubers than it can bring through on such soil. 
Plant it on good clay loam and do not use too much seed and it is an ideal sort. 
We have blit very little space left, but wish to give just a few of the expres¬ 
sions of other people. 
Mr. Beckwith, of Mich., says it is all we claim for it. 
Mr. Sackett, of Minn., says: “Tubers good sized, smooth and very finest 
qUa J}r Howard, of Woodword Co.. Okla., says: "One of the best I ever grew. 
The Pingree the best I ever raised.” 
Mr. Young, of Maine., writes: “King of Michigan is highly satisfactory in 
every particular.” 
Mr. Enos, of Iowa, writes: “From one bushel of seed of King of Michigan 
I dug 24 bushels of the very best potatoes.” 
Mr. Root, of Iowa, says: “It entirely outyielded Salzer’s Million Dollar and 
were fully equal to the Carmens in 1902.” 
Could give more, but do not think it necessary. 
It succeeds everywhere where the conditions are right and the quality is al¬ 
ways the very best. Those who have not tested it should do so in 1905. 
DELAWARE. —The Delaware does not seem to be much known in Michigan. 
In New York, Pennslyvania and other states in the East where it is known it 
Is very largely grown because of its yielding tendency and its high quality which 
are making it popular here. Vines a light green, fairly heavy and plentiful 
foliage. Tubers of good size, roundish, flattened, eyes medium in number and 
size, skin white and finely netted, always dry and mealy either baked or boiled, 
of high flavor. 
It is a right good one which you should plant in 1905. Our stock is not large 
this season. 
VERMONT GOLD COIN. —From Burpee in 1903 at a “long” price. After two 
trials of this right new variety we would say that while one could not literally 
Oakland Co., Mich., May 5. 1904. 
Plants and potatoes here in due time, am well please. KARL TIBBTTS. 
