. Cole's garden annual. BURPEES EXTRA EARLY POTATO. BURPEES EXTRA EARLY. Thoroughly testedby several thousand growers throughoutAmerica and England, it has proved itselffrom ten days to two weeks earlier than EarlyRose, Beauty of Hebron, Early Puritan, Polaris,etc., while fully one week earlier than the EarlyOhio, and nearly twice as productive. The pota-toes are uniformly of good size, entirely freefrom rough or scabby tubeis, with very fewsmall ones; oblong in shape, very smooth,eyes set well on the surface, skin creamy whiteslightly shaded with pink; the flesh is purewhite, remarkably fine
. Cole's garden annual. BURPEES EXTRA EARLY POTATO. BURPEES EXTRA EARLY. Thoroughly testedby several thousand growers throughoutAmerica and England, it has proved itselffrom ten days to two weeks earlier than EarlyRose, Beauty of Hebron, Early Puritan, Polaris,etc., while fully one week earlier than the EarlyOhio, and nearly twice as productive. The pota-toes are uniformly of good size, entirely freefrom rough or scabby tubeis, with very fewsmall ones; oblong in shape, very smooth,eyes set well on the surface, skin creamy whiteslightly shaded with pink; the flesh is purewhite, remarkably fine grained, and of thevery best table quality. The tubers grow verycompact in the hill, with strong and vigorousfoliage of an intensely dark green; it is a surecropper, immensely productive, and will un-doubtedly become the standard extra early po-tato of the near future. Per lb., 30 cts., 3 lbs., 75cts., pk., 50 cts., bush., $, bbl., $ BROWNELLS WINNER Winner. This^fine new potato hasbeen thoroughly tested, and is found to be adecided acquisition. The introducer says of itas follows: I originated Brownells Winnerin 1885, by hybridizing the White Star with thePeach Blow. I consider it of superior qualityeither baked or boiled; it cooks even, whiteand dry. The vines are strong and healthyand well calculated to resist the potato beetleThe tubers grow large, long, oval, slightly flat-tened, are very smooth and handsome with feweyes, and these nearly even with the surfaceThe tubers grow compact in the hills, with fewsmall ones. The color is a light rose-pink; medium late, and is a great producerI think it is superior in all respects to any va-riptv th^t. T haw evf or ffrwm Per lb., 30 cts., 3 lbs., 75 cts., pk., 50 cts., bush.,$, bbl., $
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