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Lady Fife, Lady Francis, and Her Majesty are 

 three very valuable varieties, raised by Mr. Findlay. 

 They are well established, although but recently 

 brought out, and may be regarded as being of excep- 

 tional value. Suitable for the garden or for field 

 culture. 



The Adirondack is one of the most handsome 

 coloured potatoes in cultivation, and is rarely absent 

 .from show collections. 



The Village Blacksmith is essentially a garden 

 variety. It is of choicest quality, but is not suffi- 

 ciently robust for field culture. Its beautifully netted 

 skin gives it an unique appearance. 



Late Varieties. 



LATE KIDNEYS. 



The Magnum Bonum has been regarded as the 

 .typical Late Kidney during the past nearly twenty 

 years, and it now supplies the name for most of the 

 potatoes of the type- sold in the markets. It re- 

 tained its vigour longer than any variety of recent 

 years. Where carefully selected it is still valuable, 

 though from careless selection and want of proper 

 change of soil it has deteriorated in many instances. 

 Its chief fault is that of second growth. Asa disease- 

 resister it has stood out pre-eminently above all other 

 varieties, which have taken a prominent place for a 

 long period, during the past twenty years. Many 

 valuable new varieties have been obtained from cross- 

 ings with it. 



