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g. Gladiator (Sutton). — Plant grey-green ; haulm 18 to 24 inches erect : 

 much tinged purple ; foliage large, rough ; tubers large, uniform, long kidney ; 

 skin light brown, smooth ; eyes fairly large, shallow ; eyebrows conspicuous ; 

 flesh white, firm. Crop (Scotland), 76 lb. Raised by Mr. R. W. Pinney. Intro- 

 duced by Messrs. Sutton. 



3. Flowers dark mauve. 



4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 106. May Queen (Dawkins, McAlister, Sutton, R. Veitch, Webb, 

 Barr). — Plant greasy medium green ; haulm 24 in. erect, slightly tinged purple ; 

 foliage large, smooth, dull, flat ; flowers dark mauve with white striped centre ; 

 tubers long kidney, large to medium ; skin light brown, more or less rough ; 

 eyes shallow ; eyebrows conspicuous ; flesh firm, light lemon ; firm, waxy, 

 white when cooked. Crop No. 4 (Surrey), 35 lb.; No. 5 (Dumfries), 92 lb.; 

 No. 6 (Lincolnshire), 73 lb. ; No. 7 (Scotland), 71 lb. ; No. 8 (Kinver Hill), 

 49 lb. ; No. 106 (Scotland), 59 lb. Introduced by Messrs. Sutton. 



[No. 32 sent as ' Old Ashleaf ' was a weak stock of ' May Queen.' Crop 

 (Cheshire), 22 lb.] 



27. Myatt's Improved Ashleaf (McAlister). — Plant yellowish- green ; haulm 

 24 inches, slightly tinged purple ; foliage large, leaflets broad, smooth, dull ; 

 tubers medium, long kidney ; skin light brown, more or less rough ; eyes small, 

 shallow ; eyebrows fairly conspicuous ; flesh firm, light yellow. Crop 81 lb. 

 (Dumfries) . 



29. Myatt's Prolific Ashleaf (Webb). — Characters as in No. 27. Crop 

 (Fifeshire), 43 lb. from 17 plants. Stock mixed. 



[N.B. — This form is quite distinct from the old ' Myatt's Ashleaf,' and might 

 well be called the ' Broad-leaved Ashleaf.'] 



64. Guthrie, No. 28 (Guthrie). — Plant somewhat yellowish-green ; haulm 

 18 inches, more or less decumbent ; foliage medium, rough, dull ; flowers white- 

 tipped ; tubers of medium size, long kidney ; skin light yellowish-brown, rough 

 and russeted ; eyes large, shallow ; eyebrows conspicuous ; flesh firm, light 

 yellow. Crop (Fifeshire), 51 lb. Raised by Messrs. Guthrie ; not yet on market. 



4. Flowers drop in bud. 



54- 55> 56, 57, 58, 59, 107, 116. Sharpe's Express (Webb, Dickson & 

 Robinson, Dobbie, Mauger, Simpson, R. Veitch, Barr, Cross). — H.C. September 

 5, 1919. Plant mid-green ; haulm 24 inches ; tinged purple ; foliage large, 

 smooth, flat, shining ; flowers coloured ; tubers large to medium, long kidney, 

 flattened ; skin rather rough, finely russeted, light brown ; eyes shallow ; 

 eyebrows conspicuous ; flesh firm, pale lemon ; firm, mealy and white when 

 cooked ; flavour good. Crop No. 51 (Worcestershire), 62 lb. ; No. 55 (Scotland), 

 73 lb. ; No. 56 (Edinburgh), 79 lb. ; No. 57 (Guernsey), 30 lb. ; No. 58 (Scotland), 

 66 lb. ; No. 59 (Dumfries), 70 lb. ; No. 107 (Scotland), 75 lb. ; No. 116 (Wisbech), 

 71 lb. 



65. Maghull Kidney (Clucas) proved to be identical with ' Sharpe's Express.' 

 Crop (Lancashire).. 64 lb. 



60. Antrobus, No. 27 (Miln). — Characters as ' Sharpe's Express.' Raised by 

 Mr. T. E. Miln between ' Express ' and ' Excelsior.' Crop (Forfar), 59 lb. 



66. Seedling (Phillipson). — Characters as ' Sharpe's Express.' Raised by 

 Mr. Phillipson. Crop (Birmingham), 31 lb. 



31. New Ashleaf Kidney (Scarlett). — Characters as ' Sharpe's Express,' 

 but plants yellowish-green. Not quite true. Crop (Musselburgh), 29 lb. 

 Raised by Mr. Mollison, introduced by Mr. Scarlett. 



88. Alnwick Castle (Sutton). — Plant grey- green ; haulm 24 inches, scarcely 

 tinged ; foliage large, rough, dull ; tubers large ; long kidney ; skin smooth, 

 light yellow ; eyes shallow ; eyebrows conspicuous ; flesh firm, white to pale 

 lemon, firm, waxy, white to pale yellow when cooked ; flavour fair. Crop 

 (Scotland), 89 lb. Raised by Rev. A. Paton. Introduced by Messrs. Sutton. 



115. Dargill Early (Cross). — Plant dark green ; haulm 18 to 24 inches, 

 tinged purple ; leaves fairly large, smooth, shining, somewhat crumpled ; tubers 

 of medium size, long ; skin smooth, light yellow ; eyes many, of medium size, 

 shallow ; eyebrows conspicuous ; flesh firm, light yellow ; firm, waxy, white 

 when cooked. Crop (Scotland), 58 lb. 



