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JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Ia.— NEW VARIETIES of POTATOES. 



9 Exhibitors. 

 Mr. R. Clive : — Two Seedlings, unnamed. 

 Mr. R. Dean : — Blue Eyes, Conference, Cornish Standard, 



Fair Devonia, Governor. 

 Mr. J. Hughes : — Duke of Fife, Duchess of Fife, Ruby King. 

 Mr. T. Laxton : — Victorious. 

 Mr. J. Lye : — Victory. 



Mr. R. Maher :— The Amateur, The Cottager, The Gentle- 

 man, The Vegetarian. 



Mr. C. Ross : — Confidence, Probation, Talisman. 



Messrs. Sharpe & Co. : — Frieston Seedling, Poor Man's 

 Friend. 



Mr. Wiles :— Edgcote Early. 



Certificates of Merit awarded to — 



Conference (flat-round, white), from Mr. R. Dean. 

 Cottager, The, from Mr. R. Maher. 



Duchess of Fife (second early white kidney), from Mr. J. 

 Hughes. 



Edgcote Early (white kidney), from Mr. E. S. Wiles. 

 The Gentleman, from Mr. R. Maher. 

 Talisman (red-flaked kidney), from Mr. C. Ross. 

 Victorious (long white kidney), from Mr. T. Laxton. 

 Victory (long white, smooth), from Mr. J. Lye. 



Remarks. 



Potatoes were well represented ; the examples in most of 

 the classes being remarkable for their clearness and evenness of 

 form, evidences of high and careful cultivation. Specially pro- 

 minent throughout most of the collections may be noted the 

 varieties Abundance, Satisfaction, Sutton's Seedling, &c, sent 

 out by Messrs. Sutton. Hughes's Pink Perfection may also be 

 mentioned as exceedingly pretty. The beauty of form now 

 attained amongst Potatoes is very conspicuous, and must be 

 recognised. Potatoes as shown on the Exhibition table are, 

 however, to some extent misleading, appearance being the chief 

 and, of a necessity, almost the only point governing the selection ; 

 the quality of the variety and its cropping properties* not being 

 in evidence, are apt to be overlooked, and judgment formed from 



