Spring catalogue of seeds, bulbs and plants for 1890 . This is the earliest and finest of all potatoes. It originatedway down in the north-east corner of the state of Maine,where the summer season is so short that corn, and even latepotatoes will not ripen. Planted here the 24th of April, theywere ready for cooking on the 23d of June, just 60 days, abouttwo weeks earlier than any other sort. Unlike any otherpotato it does not have to be ripe to be good for cooking, foras soon as it is large enough, it is fine grained, dry and de-licious. It is a strong grower and seems to be absolutely rotproo
Spring catalogue of seeds, bulbs and plants for 1890 . This is the earliest and finest of all potatoes. It originatedway down in the north-east corner of the state of Maine,where the summer season is so short that corn, and even latepotatoes will not ripen. Planted here the 24th of April, theywere ready for cooking on the 23d of June, just 60 days, abouttwo weeks earlier than any other sort. Unlike any otherpotato it does not have to be ripe to be good for cooking, foras soon as it is large enough, it is fine grained, dry and de-licious. It is a strong grower and seems to be absolutely rotproof. A decayed specimen has never been seen either in thehill or cellar, even when grown on the richest garden soil. Itis wonderfully prolific, the tubers running evenly and of goodmedium size. Its flavor is the very best, fine grained, dry anddelicious, while for beauty it far surpasses all other sorts,having a smooth, delicate skin, and lovely pink eyes, whichtruly indicate the highest quality. Another great point ofsuperiority is its shape, it being
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