. Catalogue of seed potatoes, seed oats, seed corn. Nurseries (Horticulture) Wisconsin Clinton Catalogs; Potatoes Seeds Catalogs; Oats Seeds Catalogs; Corn Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. L. L. OLDS' POTATO CATALOGUE. 11. (From a Photograph.) Signal HIS is our favorite early variety. We recommended it both in '93 and '94 as as the best all-around early potato we had. We were conscientious m doing it. but were surprised, after all, at the great demand for it. It seemed to be just the style of potato that people wanted. We started in, both years, with a large stock, bu
. Catalogue of seed potatoes, seed oats, seed corn. Nurseries (Horticulture) Wisconsin Clinton Catalogs; Potatoes Seeds Catalogs; Oats Seeds Catalogs; Corn Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs. L. L. OLDS' POTATO CATALOGUE. 11. (From a Photograph.) Signal HIS is our favorite early variety. We recommended it both in '93 and '94 as as the best all-around early potato we had. We were conscientious m doing it. but were surprised, after all, at the great demand for it. It seemed to be just the style of potato that people wanted. We started in, both years, with a large stock, but did not have near enough to fill our orders. It will probably be the same way this year. We have to report that it did not do as well with us this last year, although this was on account of the dry weather, the late frost and the bugs. For the benefit of new customers will say: The Signal is a Wisconsin potato, originated by Thomas Crane of Ft. Atkinson, and first sold in 1891. It is regular in shape, smooth in outline, skin a beautiful light flesh color, very bright and clear, giving it a pure delicate look; very early, a wonderfully strong grower and of excellent quality. Its most striking characteristic is its great vitality and vigor of growth. Our field of Signal in 1892 in blossom was a beautiful sight. It was one mass of white. There were no missing hills. Everything grew and grew large and strong, so that the viues covered the ground. Eighteen Bushels From One Peck Planted June 1 6. Lorenzo Osborne of New York: "One peck of Signal cut to one eye, planted the 16th of June, gave the yield of 18 bushels, and they are ; T. (J. Furnas of Indiana, in his price list of fruit plants and seed potatoes, says of Sig- nal : "More productive than any other early variety we have tried, and of fine ; J. B. Powell, Ohio: "I got Howe's Pre- mium and Signal of you last spring, about twelve pounds of each I supposed. 1 did not weigh them. I dug nine
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