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Series III. Skin Purple or Blue. 
§ 1. Long or Kidney- Shaped. 
Precoce de Remy (Veitch). 
Haulm straggling, slender, 2 feet 6 inches long ; stem reddish ; 
leaflets small, rugose, deep green. Flowers not opening. Tuber 
small, true kidney-shaped ; form very even ; eyes small, skin dull, 
purplish red ; flesh close, yellow. A poor cropper and very wor th 
less. Second early. 
True Blue (Dean). 
Haulm slender, spreading, 1 8 inches long ; stem reddish ; leaf- 
lets small, rugose, deep green. Flowers white, fertile. Tuber 
long, narrow, kidney-shaped ; form even ; eyes small, level with 
surface ; skin rather rough ; deep purple ; flesh white, firm. 
Handsome. A moderate cropper. Second early. 
Fur pie AshUaf (Farquhar). 
Synonym. — Staffold Hall. (Farquhar). 
Haulm moderately strong, resembling Kentish Ashleaf, spread- 
ing, 18 inches long; stem tinged purple; leaflets small, rugose, 
pale green. Flowers not opening. Tuber above medium-size, 
long, flat ; form very eveu ; kidney-shaped ; eyes very small, full ; 
skin smooth, reddish purple ; flesh pale, with a dark streak 
through, close. A handsome-looking potato and a fair cropper. 
Second-rate quality. Early. 
§ 2 Round. 
Compton Surprise (Bliss & Sons). 
Haulm very robust and gross, 1 8 inches long ; 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. 
Scotch Blue. 
Synonyms. — Duncan's Seedling; Summer Hill Seedling; Bir- 
mingham Blue (Dean). 
Haulm moderately robust, spreading, 18 inches long ; stem red- 
dish ; leaflets broad, green. Flowers not opening. Tuber medium 
