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30. Lapstone. 
Synonyms. — Haigh's Seedling; Cobbler's Lapstone; Almond's 
Yorkshire Hero ; Pebble White ; Headley's Nonpareil ; Hunting- 
don Kidney ; Yorkshire Hero ; Perfection ; llixton Pippin ; 
Ashtop Fluke. 
Haulm of moderately robust growth, from U to 2 feet in length ; 
stem pale green, sometimes tinged with purple; leaflets large, 
broad, very pale green, of a very distinct character. Flowers 
white, produced in great abundance, but very rarely succeeded by 
berries. Tubers of medium siz(^, of rather irregular form, some 
being kidney-shaped, others broad, flat, and some cylindrical and 
rounded; eyes small, full, and few; skin smooth, pale straw-coloured, 
generally having a tinge of purple at the crown, which is a cha- 
racteristic feature ; flesh pale straw, firm. Very apt to super- 
tuberate in some soils and seasons, and to continue to grow 
late instead of ripening off ; a great cropper ; of most excellent 
quality. Eather subject to disease. The varieties of this Potato 
are very numerous, but have no permanent distinctive characters. 
Second early ; fit for use from October until May. 
31. Fluhe. 
Haulm of robust growth, from U to 2 feet long ; stem of a 
dark purplish colour ; leaflets rather small, rugose, deep green. 
Flowers small, crumpled, white, fertile. Tubers large, gene- 
rally broad, flat, of somewhat irregular form ; eyes full ; skin 
slightly rough, of a dark straw colour; flesh pure white, firm. 
A heavy cropper in some soils ; excellent quality. Late. 
32. Model (Bell & Thorpe). 
Haulm and foliage very similar to Fluke; leaflets a little 
pointed. Grows very late. Flowers white. Tubers short, broad, 
flat, with a blunt end ; skin smooth, pale straw-coloured ; flesh white, 
rather close. A very handsome Potato ; heavy cropper. Late. 
33. Amazon (Bell & Thorpe). 
Haulm and foliage of the Berkshire Kidney character, but of 
somewhat stronger and later growth ; height l\ feet. Flowers 
white. Tubers medium size, short, broad, flat, rather irregular ; 
eyes few, a little sunken ; skin smooth, pale ; flesh pale straw, 
firm. Moderate cropper. Late. 
