PS Ask Carolyn or Craig about the Shah.
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Sheesh Jennifer, why did you do that?
Craig probably doesn't know this thread has now menioned Shah, and he has enough on his hands with his dad and all, as well as the fact that he hasn't been posting much lately, so I'll say just a few words, and no more.
The variety Shah has long been known to be extinct.
Weaver has a habit of resurrecting stuff from the dead, regardless of the stuff being posted about Shah and a European source.
Viz General Grant and Red Fig as two other examples that come to mind ASAP as regards Lazarus type offererings by WWW with no plausible documentation.
There never was a Mikado White variety.
Most probably what's being passed off as Shah is Potato Leaf White.
The problem is that Craig has the old seed catalog with Shah described and the color is NOT white/ivory, it's about the color of Yellow Brandywine and waxy looking as the catalog says, and the sizes are off as well.
What's common to Underwood Gardens and Amishland with their listings of this variety is that both Mayo and Lisa know Weaver and believe almost anything he tells them.
That's all folks.
