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The Earliest of nil, and a Great Cropper. "*• 
W HEN we introduced The “Bovee” Potato two years ago, our own tests and the 
opinions of others led us to claim a good deal for it, and our confidence has 
not been misplaced. Not only is it the earliest, but it takes a leading place 
among the heavy cropping varieties, an unusual thing among first earlies. It Is 
even earlier than Early Ohio, and compares favorably with Triumph, a light cropping 
variety that has only extreme earliness to recommend it, while the “ Bovee,” in all 
competitive trials has outyielded all the early Potatoes, and in many of the tests 
conducted by Experiment Stations and private growers, it has outyielded even the 
late varieties. The vine is dwarf and stocky, enabling it to be planted six inches 
closer than nearly all other varieties, which results in a much larger return per acre, 
and is a feature of the utmost value where land is valuable. The tubers grow remark¬ 
ably close, all bunched together in the hill close up to the vine. (See cut.) They size 
up to a marketable size more evenly than any Potato we ever saw; none too large or 
too small; practically the whole crop being merchantable and the quality is perfect. 
We have only one warning—it is apt to prove disappointing on poor soil or with poor 
cultivation, as it sets so freely the tubers are apt to be small. But on good Potato 
ground, well fertilized and cultivated, no other early Potato to-day compares with it. 
We rrl\ r o below a few reports 
r The World-wide Popularity of 
" It would appear that The 'Bovee' is at least twelve days earlier than 
Early Ohio,hut, even though no earlier, the almost }ter feet shape of The 'Bovee' 
would win the prize every time over the poorly shaped Early Ohio. It is as per- 
fect in shape as the well-advertised Freeman ami less variable. It is probably 
three weeks earlier, ami will yield more per acre, with a smaller proportion of 
unmarketable tubers." — The Rural New-Yorker. 
"Uncommonly prolific for such an early variety ." — Ohio Agricultural 
Expt. Station. 
"Yielded at a rate above any other in trial,and ire consider it a very promis¬ 
ing new variety — MASSACHUSETTS AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION. 
"The 'Bovee' is exceptionally promising.” — Minnesota Agricultural 
Expt. Station. 
May 12th, 1S97. — "The ' Bovee' is the best frame Potato I know of. Its eat¬ 
ing quality is extra tine." — N. Butterbach, Gardener to C. N. Bliss, Esq., Secre¬ 
tary of Interior. 
"From one pound of ' Bovee' Potatoes purchased from you, I raised seventy 
pounds of tine Potatoes, nearly all marketable." — H. Evans, Skaneateles, N. Y.* 
Aquebogue, L. I., Oct. 16th, 1S96. — "The 'Bovee' is the best early Potato ire 
have. It was the best and earliest among ten varieties." — S. O. Benjamin. 
which will give some idea of 
“BOVBB” Potato. . . . 
From England.— "It is very early and I made a point to try it as soon as 
large enough to use, and found it quite white and dry ."— John Crook, Forde 
Abbey Gardens, Chard. 
From Germany.— "The 'Bovee' is very satisfactory in everyway; the tubers 
growing close together, are of a tine oval form and almost all of a uniform 
medium size, tit for table use. Eyes few and flat,. The 'Bovee' was ripe ten days 
sooner than Early Bose and Paragon, and about a week earlier than our Im¬ 
proved Six Weeks. Quality tine and dry .”— Haage & Schmidt. Erfurt. 
From Sweden. —“ Your tiew Potato 'Bovee' is a most valuable addition to 
the many you ha ve sent out. I had a splendid crop of the finest quality, and it 
is the best this season out of thirty sorts ."—Svensons Frohandel, Stockholm. 
Fi'om Italy. — "I sincerely believe that your 'Bovee' Potato will become the 
leading variety in our country. 1 carefully tested and found them far superior 
to any of the numerous varieties I have tried to this day. The plant is strong, 
of quick vegetation and very healthy ."— Guiseppe Sada, Milan. 
From Holland.— "The 'Bovee' seems one of the best varieties grown in this 
country. The crop was simply marvelous, and there does not exist here a heavier 
crofiping variety. It not only excels in earliness and beautiful shape of the 
tubers, but the flavor is also excellent."— h. Van Waveren & Co., Hillegom. 
From India. —"The 'Bovee' was ready for harvesting quite two weeks 
earlier and is of better flavor than any other variety we have here. They were 
quite free from disease.”— Pestonjee Pociiajee Pocha, Bombay. 
Price, 30c. lb.; 3 lbs., 70c.; 5 lbs., $1; 
post or expreHB paid. If by express or freight, 
at purchaser's expense, deduct 8c. lb. 
| $1.25 peck, $4 bush., $8 bbl., by pu e s; 9 r ^ at 
selected from hundreds, 
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