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Early Puritan. — Tubers yellow, smooth ; eyes numerous, broad, 

 not much sunk but well marked ; flesh white ; shoot white. 

 Leaves light green, rather small, slightly spoon-shaped. 



Fenn's Early Market. — Tubers round, small, or medium-sized 

 rather flattened ; skin yellow, smooth ; eyes not much sunk ; shoot 

 pink ; flesh nearly white. Stems of very scanty growth, weak, and 

 pliant ; leaves pale green ; flowers white, not numerous. This 

 excellent small variety is one of the earliest of all the Round 

 Yellow Potatoes, and is remarkable for the small size of its 

 stems. 



The Garton. — Tubers yellow, round, smooth ; eyes very few ; 

 shoot and flesh white. Very like the Van der Veer Potato. 



Gem {Kerr). — Tubers yellow, round ; eyes few, lightly notched ; 

 flesh white ; shoot violet-coloured. 



General Roberts {Kerr). — Tubers yellow, long, flattened ; eyes 

 few, not notched ; flesh white ; shoot copper-pink. A late variety, 

 vigorous. Stem copper-coloured, erect ; flowers reddish lilac, 

 numerous, in large erect clusters. 



Giant Reading. — Tubers large, oblong or kidney-shaped, 

 yellow, smooth ; flesh white ; shoot pink. Stems numerous, 

 vigorous, short, spreading, slightly angular ; leaves abundant, 

 long, with short petioles ; leaflets medium-sized, oval or oblong, very 

 hairy, often folded ; flowers falling off. This variety bears some 

 resemblance to the Magnum Bonum, but is more productive. It is 

 not liable to disease, and keeps well. 



Golden Eagle and Radstock Beauty. — It is very difficult to 

 distinguish these two varieties from each other, and they are 

 probably identical. The tubers are yellow, variegated with red, 

 round, and slightly flattened in one part ; skin very smooth and 

 having a very pretty and very peculiar appearance ; shoot red. 

 Stems of moderate height ; leaves dark green ; flowers red. 

 Tubers rather late to ripen and moderately productive. 



Grampian. — This variety very much resembles the Early 

 Emperor Potato, described above, but has somewhat darker and 

 more numerous leaves and redder flowers. The tubers do not 

 exhibit any well-marked difference. The Grampian Potato is 

 distinguished by the remarkably regular and symmetrical shape of 

 the tubers, which are spherical or flattened, but always rounded in 

 outline. They are almost entirely devoid of eyes and are of a fine 

 red colour ; they are also hardy and rather productive, ripen half- 

 late, and keep very well. 



Harbinger {Sutton). — Small, round, distinct tuber ; shoot red. 

 Leaves resembling those of Sharpe's Victor Potato, or even larger. 



International Kidney. — A half-late variety, tuber almond- 

 shape, smooth, well shaped and often very large, almost white ; 

 flesh very pale yellow ; shoot violet. 



