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Vegetable Seeds 
Vick’s Garden and Floral Guide 
Potatoes 
We always ship Potatoes and 
other heavy goods by Freight, ex¬ 
cepting when ordered sent by 
Express, or the quantity is such 
that to send by Express is cheaper. 
Many people order small quantities 
like a peck, to go by freight, thinking 
the charges will be less. This is 
seldom the case as the railroad com¬ 
panies make no rate for less than ioo 
pounds; therefore, the freight on a 
bushel is just as cheap as on a peck. 
Packed for shipment, Potatoes weigh 
about: Peck, 20 pounds; half bushel, 
40 pounds; bushel, 70 pounds; barrel* 
185 pounds. Please state whether 
you want the Potatoes by Freight 
or Express, and do not fail to name 
the station to which they are to be 
sent. 
Shipping season begins just as soon 
as danger from freezing is over. We 
shall send out none but first-class stock, 
and at prices named in this Catalogue 
will sell as long as stock lasts, no matter 
what advance there may be. When so 
desired we will pack two or three 
varieties in one barrel without extra 
cost. All orders filled directly from 
our bins, and no charge made for 
packing or cartage. 
New Decatur, Ala., April 19th, 1906. 
Messrs fames Vick’s Softs — Gents .:—The plants you sent me lately came all 
right in good condition, and are beautiful plants. Resptfully, John Chapins. 
As *hc name implies, is an early variety. It 
Vt v_x X Up j s a ra pid, vigorous grower; vines strong and of 
a healthy dark green. Its cooking qualities are unsurpassed. When planted 
on good soil big returns can be expected, as it is an exceptionally heavy 
yielder. The tubers are oval to long in shape, and light rose in color. We 
especially recommend this variety to the market garden trade and to the 
home garden for first early. Pound, 25 cents ; three lbs., 60 cents ; by 
mail or express, prepaid. Peck, 50 cents; bushel, $1.60; barrel, 
$4.00; by express or freight, not prepaid. 
For an cxtra ear ly this variety is one of the 
OUVCC best ; almost as early as the Ohio, and an exceed¬ 
ingly heavy yielder for an early Potato. A vigorous grower, good keeper, 
and fine quality. In color it resembles the Hebron or Rose class. It grows 
to a good size, oval in shape. Wc consider it an excellent variety. Our 
seed stock was procured direct from the originator. Pound, 25 cents; 
three lbs., 60 cents; by mail or express, prepaid. Peck, 50 cents; 
bushel, $1.60; barrel, $4.00 ; by express or freight, not prepaid. 
■% • w • This variety, while not of recent introduc- 
JXlxllOr# tion, is one of the earliest Potatoes culti¬ 
vated, and on this account is prized by market growers. The tubers are 
oblong-oval, round at the seed end, with full eyes that are almost even with 
the surface. An excellent keeper, very productive, of fine quality, and has 
proved to be a most valuable addition to our list of extra early varieties. 
Pound, 25 cents ; three lbs., 60 cents ; by mail or express, prepaid. 
Peck, 60 cents; bushel, $1.60; barrel, $4.00; by express or freight, 
not prepaid. 
To those who desire to 
examine the form and general 
style of any variety before purchasing, we will send 
a sample Potato, postpaid, for eight cents in 
postage stamps. 
vr* ly a _ This new Potato, introduced by us in 1903, is rapidly 
^ lCXYvOr. gaining in popularity. Think of it! a white Potato 
with the earliness of the Early Ohio, productiveness of the Rural New 
Yorker, and quality of the old favorite Snowflake. It cannot help becoming a 
permanent favorite with all who give it a trial. The plants are ofstrong healthy 
growth, producing tubers compactly. Tubers large, of uniform size, roundish 
and slightly flattened ; skin white, somewhat russeted. Either baked or boiled 
the flesh is dry and mealy. Its early ripening secures it from blight, and thus 
assures a large crop of sound tubers, which keep as well as the late varieties. 
Pound, 25 cents; three pounds, 60 cents; by mail or express, pre¬ 
paid. Peck, 60 cents; bushel, $1.80; barrel, $4.50; by express or 
freight, not prepaid. 
Early Astonisher. K 
white and floury when baked or boiled. It resembles Early Rose in shape 
and is just the variety foi the market gardener. In our field test this season, 
it out yielded all others. Pound,’25 cents ; three pounds, 60 cents ; by 
mail or express, prepaid. Peck, 60 cents ; bushel, $1.80; barrel, 
$4.50; by express or freight, not prepaid. 
A bushel of the VicKtor Potatoes 
Samples fay Mail 
POTATOES 
Special Points on Shipping 
