The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-03-11

iety has almost superseded those
well known varieties, the Early
Rose and Early Ohio, and is not as
subject to disease. Gardeners find
that this variety excells all others
for early marketing.
Rural Blush.-This potato which
was sent out by the Rural New
Yorker" two years ago has been
cultivated in this County by W. w.
Wells and proved a success, and L
have no doubt will become popular
in this vicinity as an intermediate
variety. The tubers are of medium
size and singularly uniform-never
growing very large, and yielding
very few small ones. The vines
bear small leaves, and the stems are
notable for their branching habit
and slenderness. The potato is of
the very finest quality. The skin is
white except at the seed end, where
it assumes a rosy color from which
the name of Blush was suggested to
the originator. The "Rural' has
disseminated the Beauty of Heb
ron" for early, the "White ELEPHANT
for late, and the "Blush" for an an
ternaediate to complete the set. This
will, we believe, be found to possess
distinct qualities that will, in some
respects, render it more valuable
than either Of its associates.
Early Telephone Potato. This
new potato sent out by US last year,
has fully sustained the recommends
ton we gave it. 1t is remarkably
fine in appearance, and Of superb
quality; in fact, in table qualities it
is almost unequaled. Below is the
description from Barpee's Farm
Annual for 1888: "Last year Mr..
E. S. Brownell, the originator, sent
us sample box for table test OF
several new potatoes. One, the
Early Telephone, proved of supurb
quality; never have we had on our
table a potato its superior, if in
deed It's equal. In appearance it is
a most handsome and attractive var
iety; shape oval to OblOng, some
flattened; color white, shading to
russell; flesh perfectly white; remark
ably fne-grained, fiowery, and of
most excellent flavor, either baked
or boiled. 1t ripens very early and
is most excellent keeper, hence
will prove valuable for early or late
planting. 1t is of a very vigorous
growth and immensely productive.
We know that all who try this fine
new potato will thank us for recon-
mending it. 1t was awarded the
first premium at the Dickinson Co.
Fair in the fall of 1884.
White Star.-A cross of Excel
sior and White Peachblow. 1t was
awarded the first premium at the
Dickinson County Fair in 1888.
The following is what the Plant
Seed Company say of it in their
seed catalogue of 1885: This val
liable variety is proving to be all
that we claimed for it, that is, the
best sort for general crop. The
vine is strong, semi-erect, branching,
a single stem being produced from
each eye. The foliage is very abun-
dant and vigorous, the leaves med
ium sized, smooth, dark green. The
tubers are produced abundantly, in a
compact cluster, are large, oblong,
of a uniform size and very hand
some. The skin is white, covered
with a minute russell netting. The
flesh is white; of the finest quality
either baked or boiled. The White
Star is suited to all soils, and is fast
becoming a standard sort in nearly
every part of the country.
Burbank's Seedling.-It will take
an expert to distinguish the differ
enoe between this variety and the
"White Star" 1t is awhile skinned
variety, Seeding of the Early Rose,
of fine form and good proportion; it
has few eyes, which are but little
below the service. Either boiled or
baked it is dry and fiowery, while
the flesh is Of fine grain and excell-
ent flavor. 1t produces no hollow
tubers, is remarkably hardy, and pro-
duces a large crop of handsome
tubers, nearly all of which are mar
ketable. This variety has proved q
success in this vicinity, and one of
the best for market, always bring
ing the highest price.
Mammoth Pearl.-ThiS variety
has proved great favorlto and a
grand success in Dickinson county
the two past seasons. 1t is described
by the originator as follows: "This
new and wonderful potato was orig
mated in Ohio, and selected from
over 1000 seedlings. Sure to pro-
duce crop in spite of the bugs.
Of good table qualities, handsome
in appearance, free from rot, and
never hollow; skin white and flesh
whitest of any variety. For the
table it cooks like a ball of -four,
eyes few and even with the serface;
in shape oblong to round. 1t ripens
in August and very productive,
yielding double any ordinary var
iety."
Early 0hio.-This variety ripens
a week or ten days earlier than the
Early Rose, while the yield is
third rrrao%or H. L.