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Tetard Marjolin Potato. Tubers large, flattened, oblong or 

 almond-shaped ; skin smooth or faintly wrinkled, of a dark, 

 coppery yellow, assuming a peculiar and easily recognised tint 

 after the tubers have been taken up out of the ground ; flesh 

 yellow, very fine and delicate in flavour ; shoot yellowish white. 

 The tubers are sometimes swollen around the eyes, like those of 

 the last-named variety. Stems erect, quadrangular, slightly winged, 

 very rarely branching, quite green, and from 20 in. to 2j ft. high. 

 Leaves rather curled and wavy, of a green, slightly yellow, colour, 

 and glistening. Flowers white, rather numerous, but hardly ever 

 seeding. A very productive and early variety, and exceptionally 



T6tard Marjolin Potato (natural size). 



good for cooking. If planted in April, new potatoes may be dug 

 in the latter part of July. 



Royal Ash-leaved Kidney Potato (Synonyms : Early Alma 

 Kidney, Carter's Early Racehorse, Harry Kidney, Royal Ash-top, 

 Hyatt's Ash-leaved Kidney, Veitch's Ash-leaved Kidney, or 

 Rivers' Ash-leaved Kidney). Tuber long, very smooth, kidney- 

 shaped, or like a Gherkin, almost resembling the Early Marjolin 

 Potato ; skin yellow ; eyes faintly marked ; flesh yellow ; shoot 

 violet Stems usually drooping, from 20 in. to 2 ft. long, rather 

 slender, quadrangular, deeply tinged with a violet-brown colour, 

 especially near the angles. Leaves dark green ; lower ones broad, 

 almost flat, moderately reticulated ; upper ones much more twisted 

 and puckered, and with the leaflets more pointed. Flowers large, 

 lilac-blue, very seldom blooming. An excellent kind for an early 

 crop, more suitable for the open ground than for growing in frames. 



