RErORT ON rOTATOES OROWN IN 1873 AT cniswicK. 97 
seldom fertile. Tubers medium-sized, half long, a little flattened, 
surface uneven, and rather coarse in appearance ; eyes small, 
scattered ; skin smooth, reddish-purple ; flesh white, firm. A 
very poor cropper, and a generally bad sample. General season. 
103. Compton Surprise (Bliss & Sons). 
Haulm very robust and gross, from 21 to 3 feet in length, ripens 
off early ; stem green, tinged with red ; leaflets very large, 
broad, pale green. Flowers white, sterile. Tubers large, long, 
flattened, coarse in appearance ; eyes numerous, very deep, 
scattered over entire surface ; skin smooth, dark purple ; flesh 
white, firm. A moderate cropper. Mid-season. E-ather coarse. 
104. Scotch Blue. 
Synonym. — Duncan's Seedling. 
Haulm moderately vigorous, about 2 feet in length, ripens 
off early ; stem reddish ; leaflets large, broad, rather pale green. 
Flowers none. Tubers medium-sized, oblong, flattened, frequently 
much elongated and cylindrical, with a smooth, even outline ; 
eyes wide open ; skin smooth, dark violet ; flesh white, firm. 
Very handsome, but a very uncertain cropper. Mid-season. 
105. Summer Hill Seedling (Smith). 
Haulm very strong and robust, from 2\ to 3 feet in length ; 
stem having a reddish tinge ; leaflets large, broad, pale, with a 
tinge of red. Flowers bluish, fertile. Tubers medium size, 
oblong, flattened, of a finely-rounded, even outline ; eyes small, 
full ; skin smooth, dark purple ; flesh white, firm. A very 
handsome Potato, and a fair average cropper. Late. 
106. BlaclJack. 
Synonyms. — Black Bob ; Black Nigger. 
Haulm robust, straggling, and somewhat branching, about Z\ feet 
in length ; stem reddish-purple ; leaflets small, rugose, deep 
green. Flowers blue, seldom fertile. Tubers medium-sized, 
round ; eyes deep ; skin smooth, very dark purple, almost black ; 
flesh dark mottled purple and white. A poor cropping and 
utterly useless late Potato. Fit only to be grown as a curiosity. 
