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Prolific, but having the leaflets much more crumpled. Berry- 
bearing. Tubers large, long, tapering, and handsome ; eyes a little 
sunken, rather numerous, situate over nearly three-fourths of the 
tuber ; skin pale straw, smooth ; flesh tirm, white. Excellent 
quality. Moderate cropper. Second early. 
20. Baweh MatcMess. 
Synonyms. — Webb's Imperial ; Wormsley. 
Haulm moderately strong, of somewhat spreading growth, 
about 2 feet high ; stem slightly purple at the base ; leaflets of 
medium size, deep green, and much crumpled or rugose. Elowers 
small, dirty white, fertile. Tubers large, long, flattened, of 
regular form ; eyes rather numerous, prominently diff'used over 
three parts of the surface ; skin pale, smooth ; flesh white, firm, 
fine quality. A very handsome Potato ; good cropper. Second 
early. 
21. Excelsior Kidney (Dean). 
A stronger-growing and much improved form of Dawe's Match- 
less, producing a larger and finer sample. Extra fine quality. 
First-class Certificate. 
22. Berkshire Kidney. 
Haulm moderately robust, spreading, about 1^ feet long; 
stem tinged with purple ; leaflets broad, pale green, rugose, with 
rather short petioles. Flowers dirty white, fertile. Tubers 
medium- sized, flat, kidney-shaped ; eyes few, and rather full ; 
skin smooth, pale ; flesh straw-coloured, rather close-grained. 
Light cropper. Second early. 
23. Jaune de Brie. 
Haulm robust, of erect growth, about 2 feet in length ; stem 
pale green; leaflets small, rugose, like the Eegent type, pale 
green. Elowers pale blue, very fertile. Tubers above average 
size, long, cylindrical, tapering ; eyes small, slightly sunken ; skin 
smooth, pale yellow ; flesh pale yellow, firm. Moderate cropper. 
Second early. 
24. Prince of Wales. 
Haulm moderately robust, spreading, and seldom branching, 
