. Catalogue of home grown seeds. Gardening United States Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds United States Catalogs; Flowers Seeds United States Catalogs; Fruit Seeds United States Catalogs; Grain Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Implements Catalogs. 28 JAMES J. H. GREGORY & SON'S RETAIL CATALOGUE. For description of new varieties, POTATOES - Continued. see pages 3 to 6. Early Harvest Potato. Says the originator, Mr. Jerrard : " I consider this one of the most promising new kinds I have ever introduced. It is won- derfully early — earlier than anj' other potato I have grown, wh
. Catalogue of home grown seeds. Gardening United States Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds United States Catalogs; Flowers Seeds United States Catalogs; Fruit Seeds United States Catalogs; Grain Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Implements Catalogs. 28 JAMES J. H. GREGORY & SON'S RETAIL CATALOGUE. For description of new varieties, POTATOES - Continued. see pages 3 to 6. Early Harvest Potato. Says the originator, Mr. Jerrard : " I consider this one of the most promising new kinds I have ever introduced. It is won- derfully early — earlier than anj' other potato I have grown, which unprecedented feature, coupled with large yield, superb quality, and fine appearance, makes it a most valuable sort for first early marketing or for home use. The tubers average very large size, are nearly white, with eyes only slightly indented; shape, oval, flattened, sometimes long oval: quality, ; Clark's No. I. Earlier than the Early Rose, and will yield a heavier crop. It bears a close resemblance to Early Rose in appearance. It cooks mealy, is of excellent flavor, and is ev'ery way a capital variety for either the farmer or market gardener. Four hun- dred and fifty bushels have been raised on an acre. Those who try the Clark are dropping the Early Rose. Very popular with farmers. INew Queen Potato. This has become exceedingly popular. It is very earlv, a capital cropper, yielding fine, large tubers, so handsome that half of them, without culling, would be good enough to exhibit at any agricultural fair. Under high cultivation there are almost no small ones. In quality it is most excellent, the flesh being a pure white and of that sparkling, mealy texture that we all like so well in a potato when brought on the table. In shape and color it closely resembles its parent, the Beauty of Hebron. Matthew Donaldson, Sault Ste. Marie, Mich., writes: "From one peck of your New Queen potatoes I raised eleven ; Writes Dr. J. K. Shirk, ot" Lanca
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