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99. Red-shinned Flour-hall. 
Synonyms. — Improved Red-skinned Flour-ball ; Barkshire's Red- 
skinned Flour-ball ; Red Peach-blossom ; Boston Red ; American 
Red ; Kentish Red. 
Haulm strong and robust, frequently much branched, from 3 to 
3i feet in length ; stem pale, with a reddish tinge ; leaflets 
medium-sized, flat, pointed, rugose, pale green. Flowers shaded 
lilac or lavender, produced in great abundance ; very seldom 
fertile. Tubers very large, round, but frequently a little 
flattened, and often of very coarse and irregular form, one stool 
producing handsome, well-formed tubers, whilst another pro- 
duces them of all shapes and sizes ; eyes mostly situate at the 
crown, which is a little sunken, and it is also a little hollowed 
at the stalk ; skin rough, of a light red colour, but on many 
of the malformed tubers quite smooth, and of a deep red ; 
flesh white, and, for a large Potato, of excellent quality. It is a 
large and heavy cropper. General season. 
100. White Peach-Uossom. 
Haulm of strong and compact growth, much branched, about 
3 feet in length ; stem green ; leaflets broad, pointed, smooth, 
green. Flowers rosy-purple, fertile. Tubers very large, round, 
coarse in appearance ; eyes few, but deep, of a bright rose 
colour ; skin rough, of a pale pink colour ; flesh white, firm. 
A very heavy-cropping, but coarse, late Potato. 
Series III. Skin Purple ob Blue. 
101. Pater son^ s Blue* 
Synonym. — Morayshire Blue. 
Haulm robust, of compact, rather erect growth, about 3 feet in 
length ; stem reddish ; leaflets small, rugose, deep green. Flowers 
purplish- white, occasionally fertile. Tubers large, round, flat- 
tened, frequently elongated, rather coarse in appearance ; eyes 
deep, scattered ; skin smooth, reddish-purple ; flesh white, very 
firm. Moderate cropper. Late. 
102. Purple Regent. 
Plant habit of true Regent, but having a reddish stem, and the 
leaflets of a somewhat deeper green. Flowers purplish- white. 
