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52 to 69), and in this lot none of the tubers had sprouted when 

 received. The remaining tubers (Table I. c, Nos. 70 to 78) were 

 enclosed in a separate parcel by the sender for investigation because 

 they were so exceedingly soft and flabby. 



Table I. — Showing Variability in the Tuber of the Potato ' President 

 after Selection as suitable for " Seed." 



Tuber 

 number 



Weight 

 in 



grammes 



Number of 



eyes 



Eyes 

 shallow 

 or deep 



1 



Grouping 

 of sprouts 



Sprouts 

 injured 

 or not 



Number 

 of sprouts 

 removed 



Situation 

 of sprout 

 left 



Skin 

 smooth 

 or rough 



Skin 

 injured 

 or not 



Texture 

 of the 

 tuber 









(a) Tubers sprouted when received. 









j 



C T 

 5 A 



R 

 0 



t m 1 s 



t si ... 





O 



1 * 



m 





f 





53 



A 



t m 1 m 



t gr 1 si 





2 



t 



r 



1 



T 





j 



a n 



4y 



/ 



t m 1 m 



... 1 si 



+ 



O 



1 



m 







4 



j° 



n 



I 



t m 1 m 



... lsi 



— 



I 



1 







f 



c 



J 



40 





t m 1 m 



... lsi 



— 



1 O 



1 



j- 



r 



f 



5 



44 



7 



t m 1 m 



... lsi 



— 



1 ° 



1 



sm 





f 



7 



72 



7 



t m 1 m 



... 1 si 



— 



I 



1 



r 







0 



03 



7 



t m 1 m 



t si 1 si 



— 



I 



t 



m 





f 

 1 



9 



45 



c 



0 



t s Is 



lsi ... 



- 



O 



t 



sm 





f 



1 0 



02 



7 



t m 1 m 



tsi ... 





O 



t 



r 



1 



T 



f 

 1 



11 



°5 



7 



... 1 s 



tgr ... 





2 



t 



m 





m 



1 2 



5° 



A 



t d 1 m 



t si ... 



— 



O 



t 



r 





m 



*3 



5 5 



7 



t m 1 m 



t gr 1 si 



— 



2 



t 



m 



1 



T 



m 



T A 



74 



8 



t d I m 



tgr ... 



+ 



I 



t 



m 



_|_ 



f 



x 5 



52 



7 



t m 1 m 



t si ... 



— 



O 



t 



sm 



1 

 1 



f 



T A 

 IO 



Ar» 



0 

 0 



t m 1 m 



tsi ... 



— 



O 



t 



r 



1 



r 



m 



t n 



55 



n 



t s Is 



tgr 1 si 



— 



2 



t 



sm 





f 



tR 



J.O 



43 



A 



t m lm 



tsi ... 



— 



O 



t 



sm 





f 



19 



70 



7 



t m lm 



t si 1 si 



— 



I 



t 



r 



1 



so 



d\J 



75 



9 



t m 1 m 



t si 1 si 



+ 



3 



t 



sm 



1 



T 



1 



2 1 



85 



7 



t d 1 m 



t si 1 si 



+ 



1 



t 



sm 



1 



+ 



1 



22 



55 



A 

 O 



t m 1 m 



tsi ... 





0 



t 



sm 



1 



T 



f 



2 3 



Ar 

 05 



7 



t m 1 m 



t gr 1 si 



+ 



3 



t 



m 



1 



T 



m 



24 



56 



7 



t s Is 



... 1 si 





1 



1 



m 





m 



25 



7 1 



O 



... 1 s 



... lsi 



+ 



4 



1 



sm 



1 



m 



OR 



CXi 



76 



O 



tm lm 



tgr ... 



— 



1 



t 



m 





m 



27 



61 



7 



t m 1 m 



— 



0 



t 



r 





m 



9« 



40 



40 



A 



t m 1 m 









0 



t 



r 







29 



Ac 



°5 



5 



t m 1 m 









1 



1 







m 



3° 



A-? 



7 



tin lm 







0 



t 



m 



4_ 

 1 



f 



31 



46 



7 



tm lm 







1 



1 



m 





f 



11 

 o z 



/I T 



4 1 



6 



t m 1 m 







0 



1 



m 





m 



33 



50 



6 



t m 1 m 







0 



1 



m 





m 



34 



53 



2 



... 1 m 







1 



1 



sm 





f 



35 



72 



8 



t m 1 m 







1 



t 



r 





m 



36 



62 



5 



... 1 s 







0 



1 



r 



+ 



m 



37 



38 



3 



... 1 m 







0 



1 



r 



+ 



so 



38 



75 



7 



t m 1 m 







1 



1 



r 





so 



39 



60 



7 



t m 1 m 







0 



t 



m 





f 



40 



58 



6 



t s lm 







0 



t 



r 



+ 



m 



41 



66 



7 



t m lm 







0 



1 



r 





m 



42 



58 



7 



t m 1 m 











m 



+ 



f 



43 



46 



6 



t m 1 m 











r 





m 



44 



82 



7 



t m 1 s 











m 





m 



45 



63 



8 



t m 1 s 











r 



+ 



so 



46 



66 



8 



t s Is 











r 





f 



47 



54 



6 



t m 1 s 











r 





m 



48 



47 



7 



t m 1 m 











I 



+ 



so 



49 



42 



7 



tm lm 













+ 



m 



50 



70 



7 



t s Is 











m 





m 



51 



59 



7 



t m 1 m 







... 





r 





so 



