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CULINARY OK KITCHEN GARDEN. 



such as are described as unhealthy, or of second- 

 ary merit : — 



" Earliest garden sorts adapted for forcing, on 

 account of their dwarf habit of growth. — Early 

 frame, common. — Stem slightly reclined ; about 

 1 \ feet high ; tuber medium-sized, and round ; 

 colour whitish and roughish ; mealy, good fla- 

 vour, and healthy. 



" Fox's early delight. — Stem growing upright ; 

 about 1| feet high ; tuber slightly hollow at the 

 end, of a ro\indish shape ; colour whitish, and 

 slightly rough-netted like ; mealy, superior fla- 

 vour, and healthy. 



" Fox's early globe. — Stem slender and reclin- 

 ing ; about 1 foot high ; tuber round, and few- 

 eyed ; colour whitish, slightly rough, and netted- 

 like ; mealy, good flavour, and healthy. 



" Fox's John Bull, or early kidney. — Stem slen- 

 der and reclining; about 1\ feet high; tuber 

 long, nearly uniform thickness ; colour whitish, 

 and smooth; pretty mealy, good flavour, and 

 healthy. 



" London dwarf kidney. — Stem slender and 

 reclining ; about 1 foot high ; tuber flat, thickest 

 near the point; eyes prominent; colour whitish, 

 and smooth; waxy at small end; indifferent fla- 

 vour, and healthy. 



"Williamson's favourite. — Stem slender and 

 reclining ; about 1^ feet high ; tuber slightly 

 elongated; colour whitish, and smooth; mealy, 

 good flavour, and healthy. 



" Earliest garden potatoes ,not so well adapted for 

 forcing as the preceding, on account of their taller 

 habit of growth. — Ash-leaved early. — Stem up- 

 right and loose; about 1| feet high; tuber 

 roundish; colour whitish, and roughish; me- 

 dium flavour, but healthy. 



" Chapman 's early kidney. — Medium between 

 the ash-leaved and July kidney; resembles the 

 latter in form. 



" Early seedling. — Stem slender and strag- 

 gling; about 2 feet high; tuber round, few-eyed; 

 colour whitish, and smooth ; mealy, superior fla- 

 vour, and very healthy. 



" Bopetoun early. — Stem strong and upright ; 

 about 2 feet high ; tuber large, round, with few 

 eyes ; colour dull white, rough, and netted-like ; 

 mealy, good flavour, and very healthy. Per- 

 haps the most superior variety in the class to 

 which it belongs. 



" Invermay early. — Stem spreading; about If 

 feet high; tuber round; colour very white, and 

 smooth ; mealy, good flavoured, and very 

 healthy. 



"Kay's early American. — Stem slender and 

 spreading ; about 1\ feet high ; tuber slightly 

 oblong and flattish; colour light red, and 

 roughish; mealy, medium flavour, and very 

 healthy. 



" London particular. — Stem rather upright 

 and compact; about 2 feet high; tuber round, or 

 slightly elongated; colour whitish, and roughish; 

 medium, good flavour, and very healthy. 



" Main's particoloured seedling. — Resembles 

 the ash-leaved kidney in form, but rather 

 larger, and the round end of a deep purple 

 colour. Raised in 1850. 



" Musgrove's snow white. — Stem rather upright 

 and compact, about 2 feet high ; tuber round, 



hollow at the point ; colour remarkably white, 

 rough, and netted ; medium, good flavour, and 

 very healthy. 



" Second early garden potatoes. — Caraccas. — 

 A late, prolific, and healthy growing sort; of 

 superior quality; roundish, slightly flattened 

 shape; reddish colour, and rather under the 

 medium size. It was found wild in Caraccas. 

 This variety is also known by the names of the 

 American and the Prince-regent potato. 



" Dwarf American early. — Stem pretty up- 

 right, about 1 foot high; tuber slightly flattened; 

 colour white, and rough ; mealy, good flavour, 

 and pretty healthy. 



"Early Wellington. — Stem slender and spread- 

 ing, about 1$ feet high; tuber round; colour 

 yellowish white, and very rough; mealy, good 

 flavour, and very healthy. 



" Gold-finder. — A very tall, luxuriant-growing, 

 and productive variety, with white, slightly ob- 

 long, and somewhat flattened tubers; reputed 

 as being of superior quality, and yielding a good 

 crop, even on inferior soils, and with little ma- 

 nure. 



" Lawhead early red. — Stem slender and 

 spreading, about 2 feet high; tuber very round; 

 colour dark red, and roughish; mealy, good fla- 

 vour, and healthy. 



" Lawhead early white. — Stem rather slender 

 and spreading, about 1§ feet high; tuber rather 

 large; colour whitish, very rough, and netted; 

 mealy, good flavour, and pretty healthy. 



" Laicson's conqueror. — Very similar to Peffer- 

 mill prolific, but tubers generally of a larger size. 



"Matchless kidney. — Stem upright and com- 

 pact, about \\ feet high; tuber oblong; eyes few 

 and prominent ; colour white, and smooth ; 

 mealy, superior flavour, and medium healthy. 



" New early Windsor seedling. — Stem rather 

 slender and spreading, about \\ feet high; tuber 

 round; colour white, and smoothish; mealy, good 

 flavour, and very healthy; of excellent quality, 

 being dry, mealy, and of an agreeable flavour, 

 and very prolific. 



"Painted lady, early. — Stem upright and com- 

 pact, about 14 feet high ; tuber irregularly 

 round; colour white and reddish; rather waxy, 

 flavour medium, and healthy. 



" Peffermill prolific. — Medium - sized ; skin 

 roughish; eyes deep; roundish shape, inclining 

 to a flattened oblong; colour buffish white. 



" Prince of Wales' early.— Stem strong and 

 upright, about 2 feet high ; tuber large, slightly 

 oblong, and flat; colour white, and smooth; 

 rather mealy, good flavour, and very healthy. 



"Prince Regent. — The commonest white po- 

 tato in the Scotch market; similar as to quality, 

 but rounder in shape than the Peffermill prolific. 



"Boss's pigma kidney. — Stem spreading, about 

 1 foot high ; tuber small, long, crooked, and few- 

 eyed; colour whitish, and roughish; mealy, su- 

 perior flavour, and medium healthy. 



" Bough Bobs. — The potato to which this name 

 has been applied is a healthy-growing and pro- 

 lific second early, roundish shaped, slightly flat- 

 tened, and reddish coloured; rough-skinned tu- 

 bers; and is much esteemed in the lower part of 

 Argyllshire and neighbouring districts, for the 

 purpose of succeeding the earlier white sorts. 



