. Delano Bros.' seed catalogue of everything for the farm and vegetable garden for 1894. Nurseries (Horticulture) Nebraska Fairbury Catalogs; Vegetables Nebraska Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. or expressâ f Continued. je Early Rose in color be- jre ripe, but turning to a reamy white, with a imooth Velvety feeling to â £he hanf]. Size large, with /very fey/ small ones in the |averag(( season. The skin (is thin and tough, resistino- scab a/nd worms ranch bet- ter tha'ân other early ^ arie- ties, a/nd ripening the whole crop |at once, makes it one of th/e finest market garden potatoes. T
. Delano Bros.' seed catalogue of everything for the farm and vegetable garden for 1894. Nurseries (Horticulture) Nebraska Fairbury Catalogs; Vegetables Nebraska Catalogs; Plants, Ornamental Catalogs. or expressâ f Continued. je Early Rose in color be- jre ripe, but turning to a reamy white, with a imooth Velvety feeling to â £he hanf]. Size large, with /very fey/ small ones in the |averag(( season. The skin (is thin and tough, resistino- scab a/nd worms ranch bet- ter tha'ân other early ^ arie- ties, a/nd ripening the whole crop |at once, makes it one of th/e finest market garden potatoes. The habit of groi|rth is very robust, with comrpact. bushy top, dark greien leaves, and is a vig- orq,us grower. The tuljers gi|ow very compactly in the lii|d, and quite near the sur- face. It yields immense c^rops, and during the hot a',nd di-y seasons just passed did well where other varieties ? entirely failed. j; Table qualities: Cooks quickly, is dry and mealy, //'breaks open as white as a snow ball (either young or old), ' and is of a rich delicate ilavor. By mailâlb., 40c; 3 lbs., $1. By freight pk., 75c; bu., $ SWEKT POTATOES. We handle choice Muscatine stock'of Sweet Potatoes. Early GoldenâExtra early, good yielder. Pk., 50c. Ked BermudaâEarly variety; heavy yielder; ligh! red color; in some sections called IRed Yaiii.' Pk., 50c. Southern QueenâEarly; an improvement on the White Bahama or Yam; large size. Pk., oOc. Yellow NansemondâStandard variety for main crop; Good keeper, and of fine flavor. Pk., "oOc. Yellow JerseyâSimilar to the preceding, only short- er and thicker in size. Pk., 50c. New BronzeâSkin bronze color; inside creamy white and cooks very sweet, rich and deli- cious. It is the best 'keeper known among sweet potatoes. It has been left in the ground until the tops of the potatoes near tlie surface were fro- zen and then they kept all winter. They are in excellent con- dition in the spring when other varieties are unfit for use and hav
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