. Barnard's seeds, bulbs, shrubs 1919. Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs. 30 The W. W. Barnard Co., 231-235 W. Madison St., Chicago POTATOES—Continued GREEN MOUNTAIN Green Mountain is fast becoming- the most pop- ular variety in the potato counties of the North. It is somewhat earlier than Rural New Yorker and does especially well on sandy soils. In some sec- tions they even call Green Mountain an early variety. We would call it about m3dium in season. Is a strong, vigorous grower with an abundance of bush
. Barnard's seeds, bulbs, shrubs 1919. Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs. 30 The W. W. Barnard Co., 231-235 W. Madison St., Chicago POTATOES—Continued GREEN MOUNTAIN Green Mountain is fast becoming- the most pop- ular variety in the potato counties of the North. It is somewhat earlier than Rural New Yorker and does especially well on sandy soils. In some sec- tions they even call Green Mountain an early variety. We would call it about m3dium in season. Is a strong, vigorous grower with an abundance of bushy vines with light green leaves and pure white blos- soms. The tubers are slightly oblong and broad, with a thick netted skin, cream color rather than white. The color and the thick netting indicate fine cooking1 qualities. Green Mountain is hard to beat for an eating potato, as it cooks up dry and mealy and has a peculiarly fine flavor. As a yielder Green Mountain is near the top and on lights soils and sandy soils is usually ahead of Rurals in yield. Pk., 75c; bu., $ RURAL NEW YORKER No. 2 Rural New Yorker is the most popular main crop variety in cultivation today. The Rural type does the best, as a rule, on clay soils, and black soils. It is easily grown, a good keeper and always yields well, while its desirable shape, pure white skin and shallow eyes make it a good seller. Pk., 60c; DU., $ CARMAN No. 3 A. Grand Main Crop Potato One of the greatest yielders ever introduced. It may fairly be claimed that it does not yield many small tubers. It bears its tubers very close to the plant, a single turn of the fork turning out every potato. It is of the largest size and of the shapeliest form. It is a perfect keeper, that is, it will not sprout up to planting time, unless kept in a warm place. Both skin and flesh are of extreme white- ness. Eyes few and shallow. Late in ripening. The introducer says our claims for "Carman N. 3" are: It is the handsomest large p
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