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leaves. Leaves short, of a slightly gray-green colour ; leaflets oval, 

 rounded, rather pointed, especially those towards the top of the 

 stem, very much reticulated, and often folded in two. Flowers 

 white, very seldom seeding. This variety is not so highly esteemed 



Vitelotte Potato (natural size). 



nowadays as it was formerly ; nevertheless it is of excellent quality, 

 rather productive, and keeps very well. It has the defect of being 

 difficult to peel, and much of the tuber is wasted in that operation. 

 The crop comes in in the course of September. The best variety 

 for salad. 



V. VIOLET-COLOURED VARIETIES 



Violet - coloured Quarantaine Potato. Tubers flattened, 

 smooth, kidney-shaped or almond-shaped, often from 4 to 6 in. 

 long, and 2 in. or more in diameter at the thick end ; skin ex- 



Violet-coloured Quarantaine Potato (natural size). 



ceedingly fine and thin, violet, smooth ; flesh yellow ; shoot violet. 

 Stems rather slender, brown, usually drooping, and seldom ex- 

 ceeding from 2 to 2\ ft. in length. Leaves medium-sized or small, 

 with rounded, gray, very much reticulated leaflets. Flowers white, 



