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ROYAL nOTlTTCfJLTTJRAL SOCIETY. 
tube white, lower deep maroon crimson passing backwards into 
pcncillings ; very striking. 
Regalia (Downie & Co.). Purple with clear white throat; 
effective. 
Rose Rendatler (E. G. Henderson). Purplish-rose, the face of the 
limb paler, the throat covered by the confluent patches of deep 
sanguineous red ; good. 
Secretaire Cazin (E. G. Henderson). Purple, but with the mark- 
ings and characteristics of Germania. 
Union (E. G. Henderson). Purplish-rose with open white throat 
faintly lined ; fine. 
Victor (Downie & Co.). Rich reddish or pucy purple, rather an 
open throat, which is white pencilled on the lower side ; large 
and firm. 
Zampa (Fraser). Deep crimson both inside and out, the throat 
covered near the mouth with deep sanguineous blotches ; fine. 
XVIII. Report on Potatoes Grown in 1873 at Chiswick. By A. 
F. Baeron, Gardener-in-Chief, and Secretary to the Fruit 
Committee. 
The Fruit and Vegetable Committee having decided upon testing 
the numerous varieties of Potatoes that are in cultivation, and 
ascertaining their various characteristics, I made application 
among the growers, and succeeded in obtaining no less than 
what purported to be 271 distinct varieties. These, with a 
few exceptions, were planted on the 24th of March, and the sets 
used were good medium-sized whole tubers, when these could be 
obtained ; but in some instances they were small, and then the 
produce was much inferior. 
The ground was well dug in the autumn of the previous year, 
but not manured, this having been done for the crop of Peas which 
had just been removed. The tubers were planted in lines 3 
feet apart and 20 inches between each tuber. The plants came 
up regularly, with a strong growth ; and on the 20th of May they 
were attacked by a strong frost, which cut them very much, some 
of them being as much as 6 inches above the ground. They soon, 
however, recovered and grew luxuriantly, being subjected to the 
usual mode of cultivation, by hoeing and earthing up. 
