CLIMAX. 



It has a stout, erect stalk, of full medium height, internodes of medium length,, 

 and very large leaves ; the tuber is above medium in size, quite smooth, in form of a 

 short cylinder swelled out at the centre, occasionally slightly flattened, and terminat- 

 ing rather abruptly ; eyes shallow, sharp, sometimes swelled out or projecting, and 

 always strongly denned ; skin medium thickness, considerably netted or russet, 

 tough, white ; flesh entirely white, solid, heavy, brittle, and never hollow, and it boils, 

 through quickly, with no hard core at centre or stem, is mealy, of floury whiteness,. 

 and of superior table quality. 



Early *Prince. 



THE Early 'Prince is a seedling of the Early York, and was propagated in 1864. 

 It has proved to be from a week to ten days earlier than the Early Rose, as far as 

 size and solidity are concerned, and from two to three weeks earlier in quality. 



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