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THE VEGETABLE GARDEN 



branching. Leaves rather distant from one another, large, composed 

 of oval, stalked, large, flat leaflets, and of other leaflets which are 

 small, sessile, and round. Flowers numerous, large, bluish lilac, in 

 stout clusters, and produced in succession for a long time. This 

 variety is very productive and floury, and keeps well. It does not 

 ripen until September. 



Scotch Champion Potato. — Tubers very numerous, rounded, 

 sometimes flattened ; skin pale yellow, as is also the flesh ; eyes 

 deeply sunk, but not very numerous ; shoot violet-coloured. 



Jeance Potato, 



Diameter seldom exceeding from 23- in. to 2| in. The tubers are 

 often longer than broad. Stems very vigorous growing, very erect, 

 3 ft. or more high, quadrangular, winged, dotted with blackish 

 brown, and slender. Leaves numerous, growing almost erect, 

 of medium size, and having the veins spotted with violet colour ; 

 leaflets elongated, very long pointed, very much reticulated, and 

 covered with small stiff hairs. Flowers deep violet, with white 

 points, in rather numerous clusters, and produced in succession for 

 a long time. Seed very rarely formed. This is an -exceedingly 

 vigorous-growing and productive variety. Some years ago a great 



