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Mona's Pride. — A variety very closely resembling the Early 

 Marjolin Potato in its habit of growth, but differing entirely from it 

 in the shape of the tuber, which is very short, or even round and 

 flat. It is also somewhat later and somewhat more productive 

 than the Marjolin Potato. 



Our Boys {Kerr), — Tubers yellow, long, kidney-shaped ; eyes 

 few, slightly notched ; flesh pale yellow ; shoot violet. Stems long 

 and strong, slightly copper-coloured ; flowers white, in large 

 clusters. Ripens late. 



Paterson's Victoria. — A half-early variety, very floury, keeping 

 perfectly, disease resisting. Tubers oblong or rounded, flattened ; 

 eyes faintly marked ; skin salmon-yellow ; flesh yellow ; shoot 

 violet. 



Porter's Excelsior. — One of the most perfect Potatoes as 

 regards the shape of the tubers, which are rounded, yet 

 flattened as pebbles are, being nearly twice as broad as they are 

 thick ; skin yellow, smooth ; flesh pale yellow ; shoot pink. Stems 

 trailing on the ground ; leaves not numerous, dark green ; flowers 

 white. This is a half-late variety ; it is not very productive, and its 

 chief merit consists in the handsome appearance of the tubers. 



Professor {Kerr). — Tubers red, elongated, shaped like those 

 of Early Rose ; eyes numerous, notched ; flesh white ; shoot red. 

 Stems strong, coppery, almost erect. Flowers pink, numerous, 

 seeding abundantly. 



Purple Ash-leaved Kidney (Synonyms : Jersey Purple, Black 

 Kidney, Black Prince, Select Blue Ash-leaf, or Paterson's Long 

 Blue). — Tubers long or very long, flattened, more or less kidney- 

 shaped, and very smooth ; skin dark violet colour, even, without 

 wrinkles or hollows around the eyes. Stems rather slender and 



brown ; leaves not numerous and of a 

 dark gray-green colour ; flowers lilac. 

 A rather early kind, tolerably pro- 

 ductive, and of good quality. Many 

 people do not like the dark violet 

 colour of the tubers. 



Reading- Russet. — Productive, 

 ripening mid-season. Tubers slightly 

 elongated, thick, eyes faintly marked ; 

 skin somewhat rough, grayish red ; 

 Reading Russet Potato. Aesh pale yellow ; shoot red. 



Rector of Woodstock. — Tubers 

 very regular in shape, round, but slightly flattened ; skin somewhat 

 wrinkled, grayish white, faintly tinged with yellow ; eyes hardly 

 marked ; flesh white, very floury, and fine flavoured ; shoot 

 violet-coloured. Stems very short ; leaves slight, slender, and 

 few ; flowers violet, rarely produced. This small variety is only 



