. Best's potato book. Potatoes. 36 THE EAl^LY PRIXCE. THE EARLY \ww\ w If we were personally interested in the sale of this potato, we should very much dislike to have the public form an opinion of it, based upon the merits of the above engraving, for no one would sus- pect that it was ever intended to represent a potato, unless they were so informed. This variety was originated liy a practical nurseryman of Geneva, (whose name, we think, is Robert Simpson,) and first offered for sale by E. W. Harrington & Co., of the same place. Like all of the new seedlings recently introduced,
. Best's potato book. Potatoes. 36 THE EAl^LY PRIXCE. THE EARLY \ww\ w If we were personally interested in the sale of this potato, we should very much dislike to have the public form an opinion of it, based upon the merits of the above engraving, for no one would sus- pect that it was ever intended to represent a potato, unless they were so informed. This variety was originated liy a practical nurseryman of Geneva, (whose name, we think, is Robert Simpson,) and first offered for sale by E. W. Harrington & Co., of the same place. Like all of the new seedlings recently introduced, it is claimed to be ^^earlier and better than the ^Uarly Eose,^" hut the public must take these opinions for what they are worth, and prove by actual experiment, which is really the most worthy. The " Earl}^ Prince" has not yet been sufficiently tested, to enable one to form an opinion as to its value for general cultivation, and we would advise our readers to give it a fair Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Best, George, W. [from old catalog]; Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887. [from old catalog]. Utica, N. Y. , G. W. Best
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