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American Potatoes

Coastal Russet Potatoes

Coastal Russet are oblong potatoes with russetted skin and white flesh. They are marketed as all-purpose potatoes for sale directly to consumers. History Notes Coastal Russet Potatoes were developed by Cornell University and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) at the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in Beltsville, Maryland from a cross between “Russet Burbank”…

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Cortland Potatoes

Cortland were oblong potatoes with white skin. They were marketed as all-purpose for general sale direct to consumers. They are now believed to be extinct. History Notes Cortland Potatoes were developed at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York from crosses between Russet Rural, Katahdin and Menominee potatoes. Released 1947.

Cowhorn Potatoes

Cowhorn Potatoes are fingerling potatoes with dull, medium-dark-purple skin, that is smooth for the most part. They are somewhat curved and pointed at one end, which reminds some people somewhat of cow’s horns. Inside, they have white flesh. These are floury potatoes. Late harvest. Cooking Tips Good for baking. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes…

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Crystal Potatoes

Crystal Potatoes are oval, with white flesh. They are good for processing into potato chips (aka crisps in the UK.) They are not currently (2006) grown commerically. History Notes Crystal Potatoes were developed by Robert H. Johansen at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota, from a cross between Cascade potatoes and a potato…

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Dakchip Potatoes

Dakchip are round, white potatoes, good for processing into potato chips (aka crisps in the UK.) No longer in commercial use. History Notes Dakchip Potatoes were developed by Robert H. Johansen at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota, from a cross between Cascade and Norchip potatoes. Released 1979.

Dakota Pearl Potatoes

Dakota Pearl are round, uniformly-shaped, potatoes with smooth, pale yellow skin and off-white flesh. They are waxy potatoes. They are also marketed as good for commercial processing into potato chips (aka crisps in the UK.) History Notes Dakota Pearl Potatoes were developed by North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota in 1984 from a…

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Dazoc Potatoes

Dazoc Potatoes have dark red skin. They are harvested early in the season. They were developed in the late 1940s / early 1950s. History Notes Dazoc Potatoes were developed jointly by the University of Nebraska and the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Agricultural Experimental Station in Lincoln, Nebraska from a cross between Triumph potatoes…

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Delta Gold Potatoes

Delta Gold Potatoes are round, with white skin and yellow flesh. They were meant for direct sale to consumers as an all-purpose potato. No longer in commercial use. History Notes Delta Gold Potatoes were developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the University of Maine from a cross between Earlaine potatoes and…

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Delus Potatoes

We have no information other than history below. History Notes Delus Potatoes were developed by three potatato breeders (F.J. Stevenson, R.V. Akeley, and E.P. Brasher) working for the the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) at its research station in Beltsville, Maryland and at the Agricicultural Expirimental Station in Newark, New Jersey. The potato was…

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Denali Potatoes

Denali Potatoes are oblong, with tough, buff skin and white flesh. These are floury potatoes with good flavour. The plant gives high yields in a late harvest. They were marketed as being good both for sale direct to consumers, and for processing into potato chips (aka crisps in the UK.) They are no longer in…

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DeSota Potatoes

DeSota are round potatoes with pinkish-red skin. Probably extinct. History Notes DeSota Potatoes were developed in 1944 at Louisiana State University from a cross between Triumph and Katahdin potatoes.

Earlaine Potatoes

Earlaine Potatoes have light buff skin. They are meant for sale direct to consumers. Early harvest. History Notes Earlaine Potatoes were developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from a cross between Irish Cobbler potatoes and a potato referred to as “USDA Seedling 43055.” Released 1937.

Early Gem Potatoes

Early Gem Potatoes is an American cultivar of potatoes, with russetted skin. They may no longer be being grown commercially. Their name refers to them being ready to harvest early. History Notes Early Gem Potatoes were developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Beltsville, Maryland from a cross between Russet Burbank potatoes…

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Eide Russet Potatoes

Eide Russet are oblong potatoes with russetted skin. They were meant for sale directly to consumers, but are no longer in commercial production. History Notes Eide Russet Potatoes were developed by the University of Minnesota in 1989 from a cross between Norgold Russet potatoes and a potato referred to as “WNC325-1.” During development, the potato…

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Elba Potatoes

Elba Potatoes are round, with light buff skin and white flesh. These are waxy potatoes, meant for sale direct to consumers. Late harvest. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Elba Potatoes were developed by Cornell University from a cross between two potatoes referred to as “D29-10” and “NY27.” Referred to as “NY59” during development. Released…

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Empire Potatoes

Empire are large-sized potatoes with smooth skin. The plant delivers high yields. History Notes Empire Potatoes were developed by Cornell University in Ithaca, New York from potatoes referred to as “Rural New Yorker 2” and “Azk 3.” Released 1942.

Erendira Potatoes

Erendira Potatoes are oval, with buff skin, and white flesh with light pink flushes in it. They are popular in Mexico. History Notes Erendira Potatoes were developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) in Beltsville, Maryland from a cross between USDA Acc. 24891 and USDA seedling X527-170 potatoes. Released 1959.

Erie Potatoes

History Notes Erie Potatoes were developed at the Ohio Agricultural Experimental Station from a cross between Earlaine potatoes and a potato referred to as “45146.” During development, the potato was referred to as “USDA Seedling 47101.” Released 1942.

Erik Potatoes

Erik Potatoes are oblong, waxy potatoes with red skin. The plant delivers high yields in an early harvest. Meant for direct sale to consumers. No longer grown commercially. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Erik Potatoes were developed at the University of Minnesota from a cross between two potatoes referred to as “ND4524-7R” and “ND4620-1.”

Erli-Red Potatoes

Erli-Red Potatoes are round, uniformly-shaped potatoes with dark red skin. They are possibly extinct. History Notes Erli-Red Potatoes were developed by a Ben Picha of Grand Forks, North Dakota from a cross between two potatoes referred to as “MN43.23-6” and “N43.17-16.” Released 1960.

Essex Potatoes

History Notes Essex Potatoes were developed at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York from a cross between two potatoes referred to as “NY ABX-6” and “Redd 1152.” Released 1946.

Eva Potatoes

Eva are round to oval potatoes with light, clear skin. They are meant for direct sale to consumers as an all-purpose potato and for processing into potato chips (aka crisps in the UK.) History Notes Eva Potatoes were developed by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Experimental stations in New York and in Pennsylvania….

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Excel Potatoes

Excel Potatoes are oblong with red skin. They are no longer grown and are possibly extinct. They were meant for direct sale to consumers as an all-purpose potato. History Notes Excel Potatoes were developed at the University of Nebraska from a cross between two potatoes referred to as “Nebraska 143.47-16” and “Nebraska 59.41-P1”. Released 1957.

Fillmore Potatoes

Fillmore Potatoes are an all-purpose potato. They were developed at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York from a cross between two potatoes called “Rural New Yorker 2” and “NY Azk-3 Sib of Empire.” Released 1947.

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