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about 2 feet in length ; stem tinged with purple ; leaflets large, 
broad, deep shining green, very distinct. Flowers pale blue, 
fertile. Tubers large, kidney shape, somewhat tapering; eyes 
full, at times situate on raised knobs like the Ashleaf ; skin 
smooth, clear ; flesh rather coarse, pale straw. A very handsome 
Potato, but not of good quality ; average cropper. Second early. 
25. King of Flukes. 
Synonyms. — Queen of Flukes ; Birmingham Prize-taker ; Derby- 
shire Prize. 
Haulm, &c., similar to Dawe's Matchless, moderately robust, 
from U to 2 feet in length ; leaflets of medium size, deep green, 
rugose. Flowers pale blue. Berries large. Tubers large, broad, 
flat, of even form ; eyes full ; skin smooth, pale straw ; flesh 
pale straw, hard. Very handsome Potato ; has the habit of grow- 
ing out on the surface of the ground, many of the tubers thus 
becoming green ; moderate cropper. Second early. 
26. Vangua/rd (Bell & Thorpe). 
Haulm rather slender, from H to 2 feet in length ; stem tinged 
with purple ; leaflets deep green, rugose ; similar to Dawe's 
Matchless, but dies off earlier. Tubers medium, short, flat ; eyes 
full, few in number ; skin smooth, pale ; flesh pale, firm. Mode- 
rate cropper. First early. 
27. Beta (Bell & Thorpe). 
Very similar to preceding, but later and inferior. 
28. Sextus (Bell & Thorpe). 
Haulm and foliage somewhat similar to Dawe's Matchless, of 
a neat, sturdy growth. Tubers medium size, short, flat, of regular 
form ; eyes few and small ; skin rough, pale straw-coloured ; flesh 
pale, firm. A handsome Potato of the fluke section. Moderate 
cropper. 
29. Earhinger (Bell & Thorpe). 
Plant of the same character as Sextus. Tubers rather small, 
short, flat, and irregular in form ; eyes small ; skin smooth, pale ; 
flesh pure white, firm. Fluke section. Light cropper. Third 
early. 
