Ireland, which was, in many of its mod obvioits 

 charadlerifticks, extremely different from any that 

 was cultivated in this neighbourhood. In particu- 

 lar its colour was remarkable, being a dark dirty 

 purple; its fh ape a round irregular bulb; its ftem 

 tall and upright. This kind of potatoe was planted 

 by itfelf, at as great a diftance as I could place it 

 from any other fort; but all the varieties that were 

 around it were of the white fort, none of any other 

 colour being cultivated in this neighbourhood. 



The feeds of this fort, carefully feparated from 

 all others, were fown by themfelves, and the feed- 

 lings planted out at a convenient diftance from 

 each other, when they had attained a proper fize for 

 being tranfplanted. It was foon, however, obvious, 

 from the appearance of the ftems, that they were 

 not all of one fort ; and on taking them up in au- 

 tumn, I then difcovered that the variety was almoft 

 infinite, and fuch as could not be accounted for on 

 the principles of a mongrel adulteration. The di- 

 verfities refpeded colour, fhape, Sec. a few of which 

 particulars are fpecified below. 



Colour. Dark purple, bright red pink, dark 

 pink, other varieties of red, bright white, dun, 

 yellow, black, dark greenifb, fpotted, and many 

 other varieties. 



Shapi. 



