Blanca Potatoes are oval and have smooth, light-coloured skin. They are good for potato chips. History Notes Blanca Potatoes were developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) at its Agricultural Experimental Station in Fort Collins, Colorado from a cross between two USDA seedlings referred to as “x627-164” and “B929-32.” Released 1961. Language Notes…
American Potatoes
Boone Potatoes
Boone Potatoes are a variety of floury potato that was developed in the 1950s. They are harvested late in the season. Cooking Tips Good for baking. Storage Hints Boone Potatoes store well. History Notes Boone Potatoes were developed jointly by North Carolina State College in Raleigh, North Carolina and by the United States Department of…
Bounty Potatoes
Bounty Potatoes have red skin. The plant is very productive. History Notes Bounty Potatoes were developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) at its Agricultural Experimental Station in Lincoln, Nebraska, from a cross between two potatoes referred to as “North Dakota-136” and “Nebraska 217.43-1.” Released 1960.
Burbank Potatoes
Burbank Potatoes are long potatoes, with smooth white skin. Marketed as all-purpose potatoes, they are the parent of Russet Burbank potatoes. History Notes Burbank Potatoes were developed by Luther Burbank between 1872 and 1875 in Massachusetts, from a cross between Early Rose potatoes and another unknown parent. Though potato plants flower, we rarely think of…
Butte Potatoes
Butte Potatoes are long potatoes with smooth tan-coloured skin with some russeting, and white flesh. These are floury potatoes with good flavour. They are aimed at direct to consumer sales, though they are also good for French Fries (aka chips in the UK.) Late harvest. Nutrition Butte Potatoes have higher protein than many other potatoes….
Calgold Potatoes
Calgold Potatoes are meant for direct to consumer sales. The skin has some russetting on it. No longer in commercial use. History Notes Calgold Potatoes were developed jointly by the University of California and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from a cross between Butte potatoes and a potato referred to as “A6680-5”. During…
CalRed Potatoes
CalRed are small, round to oval potatoes with red skin and off-white flesh. The plant delivers high yields. Waxy potatoes. Aimed at direct to consumer sales. History Notes CalRed Potatoes were developed jointly by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the University of Idaho from a cross between Bison and Sangre potatoes in…
Calrose Potatoes
Calrose Potatoes are long with tan coloured skin and white flesh. They are no longer in commercial use. They were meant for sale directly to consumers. History Notes Calrose Potatoes were developed by a C.F. Clark of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from a cross between Ackersegen and Katahdin potatoes. Released 1946.
CalWhite Potatoes
CalWhite are large, oblong potatoes with smooth buff-coloured skin with some netting, and white flesh, These are floury potatoes, meant for processing into French Fries (aka chips in the UK), and for home consumer use for baking. Nutrition Good vitamin C content. History Notes CalWhite Potatoes were developed at the University of Idaho in Aberdeen,…
Canoga Potatoes
Canoga Potatoes are round, with tan-coloured skin and white flesh. They are waxy potatoes. History Notes Canoga Potatoes were developed at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, from a cross Albion and Katahdin potatoes. Released 1951.
Canus Potatoes
Canus are oblong potatoes, somewhat flattened with smooth white skin, and white flesh. History Notes Canus Potatoes were developed jointly by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Agriculture Canada in Lacombe, Alberta, from two potatoes referred to as “Greeley seedling 9-11” and “USDA seedling 24642.” Released 1949.
Cascade Potatoes
Cascade are oblong, floury potatoes. The plant delivers high yields. Good for sales direct to consumers, and commercial processing into French Fries (aka chips in the UK.) History Notes Cascade Potatoes were developed at Washington State University from a cross between potatoes referred to as “”B3820-14 and “PI 214372.” Released 1969.
Castile Potatoes
Castile Potatoes are oblong with buff skin. They are meant for sale direct to consumers. These are floury potatoes. Late harvest. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Castile Potatoes were developed by Cornell University and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from a cross between Peconic potatoes and a potato referred to as “F107-30.”
Centennial Russet Potatoes
Centennial Russet Potatoes are oblong, with heavy russetting on dark skin. They have white flesh. They are meant for direct to consumer sales. Early harvest. History Notes Centennial Russet Potatoes were developed by Colorado State University in the San Luis Valley of Colorado in association with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from a…
Century Russet Potatoes
Century Russet are oblong potatoes with russetted tan-coloured skin, and white flesh. These are somewhat waxy potatoes. Meant for consumer table use. Not good for commercial use in making potato chips (aka crisps in the UK) or French Fries (aka chips in the UK.) Late harvest. History Notes Century Russet Potatoes were developed by a…
Chenango Potatoes
Chenango Potatoes have smooth skin. The plant delivers an early harvest. History Notes Chenango Potatoes were known as early as 1830 in Maine: EXPERIMENTS IN PLANTING POTATOES: Mr Fessenden — The following experiment with regard to the expediency of planting potatoes, cut or whole, were made by B. Nason, of Augusta, Maine, a very intelligent,…
Cherokee Potatoes
Cherokee are round, somewhat flattened potatoes with somewhat flaky, yellow skin and white flesh. They are marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. History Notes Cherokee Potatoes were developed in 1941 by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Maine from a cross between potatoes referred to as “USDA X96-56” and “USDA X528-170.”…
Cherry Red Potatoes
Cherry Red are oval, small to medium-sized potatoes with smooth, bright red skin, and white flesh. They are marketed as an all-purpose potato for the consumer market. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Cherry Red Potatoes were developed in 1999 by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) at its Agricultural Experimental Stations in Colorado,…
Chieftain Potatoes
Chieftain are slightly oval, large-sized potatoes with smooth, bright red skin and waxy, white flesh with good flavour. The potatoes are uniformly sized. Good for potato salad. History Notes Chieftain Potatoes were developed in 1957 by an A.E. Kehr at Iowa State University from a cross between potatoes referred to as “La 1354” and “Ia…
Chipbelle Potatoes
Chipbelle Potatoes are round with white skin. The potato was marketed as good for processing into potato chips (aka crisps in the UK.) It is no longer grown commercially. History Notes Chipbelle Potatoes were developed jointly by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), the University of Florida and Michigan State University from a cross…
Chipeta Potatoes
Chipeta Potatoes are round with white skin. They are marketed as good for processing into potato chips (aka crisps in the UK.) Late harvest. History Notes Chipeta Potatoes were developed jointly by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Colorado State University and the University of Idaho in the San Luis Valley of Colorado from…
Chippewa Potatoes
Chippewa are large-sized potatoes with buff skin and white flesh.They are marketed both for direct to consumer sales, and for processing into potato chips (aka crisps in the UK.) History Notes Chippewa Potatoes were developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from a cross between potatoes referred to as “USDA 40568 ” and…
Chisago Potatoes
Chisago Potatoes are round with white skin. Early harvest. History Notes Chisago Potatoes were developed at the Minnesota Agricultural Experimental station in Saint Paul, Minnesota from a cross between Irish Cobbler and Russet Burbank potatoes. Released 1949.
Coastal Chip Potatoes
Coastal Chip are oval potatoes with white skin. Good for potato chips (aka crisps in the UK.) History Notes Coastal Chip Potatoes were developed jointly by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Rutgers University and Cornell University from a cross between Wauseon and Lenape potatoes. Released 1990.