DIBBLE’S Standard 
WHITE POTATOES 
For MAIN CROP 
The following five varieties are 
of the well-known Carman or smooth Rural family, 
the best-known type of market Potato 
now in cultivation 
RURAL NEW YORKER No. 2 
The first of the late Mr. Carman’s introductions that 
proved to be of great value. The Rural New Yorker No. 2 
is a late variety, growing vines dark green in color, upright in 
habit of growth, with purple blossoms. The tubers are round 
to oblong, unusually large in size, white in color, eyes near the 
surface, and it sets, as a rule, only two to four tuberj per 
plant or hill, but usually all large ones. 
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Dibble's Improved Green Mountain 
SIR WALTER RALEIGH 
CARMAN No. 3 
Also originated by Mr. Carman and introduced by him 
several years later, as an improvement over the No. 2, which 
it resembles in every respect, except that it sets more heavily 
in the hill, averaging, with us, three to five tubers per hill 
and mostly merchantable. 
The last of the Carman creations and introduced by 
Peter Henderson & Co. some thirty years ago. The Sir Walter 
Raleigh is similar to the other two but has, in our opinion, the 
most desirable quality of setting more tubers per hill and 
smaller in size, no large or over-grown tubers at all, but of 
desirable size and shape to command the top price in the 
best markets. 
HEAVYWEIGHT 
A selection of the smooth Rural type with characteristics 
similar to Sir Walter Raleigh, except that tubers are inclined 
more to the round form. 
PIONEER RURAL 
The Pioneer Rural was originated by Fred S. HoIIenback 
of TuIIy, N. Y., and is a sport of the Russet. It combines the 
yield and drought-resistance of the Russet with the white 
color and sales value of the well-known Carman or other 
smooth Rurals. You should try a few of this variety. We 
believe they will outyield any smooth Rural you have ever 
grown. 
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Katahdin 
DIBBLE’S IMPROVED GREEN MOUNTAIN 
In the Improved Green Mountain we have a better Potato 
than was the old Green Mountain at its best, a score of years 
ago. The tubers are uniform in shape, oblong, with two good 
ends, slightly flattened, creamy white skin absolutely free 
from disease in any form, and with pure white flesh of excellent 
quality. They are particularly well adapted to northern 
latitudes where the rainfall is abundant and the temperature 
is not excessively high. As a rule, they do not succeed as well 
in localities where they are subjected to unfavorable conditions 
of growth during the time they are forming tubers, as do the 
members of the Rural group. 
We had 8 bushels of seed two years ago and got 200 bushels 
of Potatoes.— George W. Hicks, R. D. 3, Spartansburg, Pa. 
I planted your Russet Potatoes a few years ago and had the 
best crop of Potatoes I ever had. That year people around us all 
had their Potatoes blighted and could hardly believe it when they 
saw our crop. The blight did not touch them at all.— Wm. C. 
Bliss, R. D. 1, Southbridge, Mass. 
We had a bad growing season here last summer. Other 
Potatoes were a failure but the Russets came along fine in 
spite of bad growing conditions and we find them the most 
delicious Potatoes we have ever had. They are iust what 
you claim them to be.—J. W. Appleton, Egypt, Mass. 
KATAHDIN 
The Katahdin was originated from a seed ball by 
the U. S. Department of Agriculture at its experimental 
station at Presque Isle, Maine. 
After it had proved its worth as a new variety, it 
was released to the public. It is a handsome shallow¬ 
eyed, glossy, white-skinned variety which matures a 
little later than Green Mountain, but earlier than the 
Rurals. It has very few tubers of unmarketable size 
and has all varieties beaten in uniformity of shape, 
size, and in general appearance. It does well on light, 
friable soil, but is not adapted to heavy soil subject to 
drought conditions. 
If you have never raised Katahdin try at least one 
sack. 
EDWARD F. DIBBLE SEEDGROWER • HONEOYE FALLS, N.Y. 
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