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with reddish-brown ; leaves of medium size ; leaflets long, rather broad, 

 smooth, flat ; flowers few, large, pinkish- white ; tubers large, elongated, 

 flattened, irregular ; skin rough, coarsely russeted, uniform dull white in 

 colour ; size uniform ; shape variable ; eyes few, mostly at the apex, small, 

 shallow, compound, light, variable in character ; eyebrows inconspicuous, 

 short ; flesh soft, rather coarse in grain, juicy, dull white. 



29. Beauty of Hebron (Barr), A.M. August 14, 1900.— Early ; plant 

 large, vigorous, compact ; tubers compact in hill ; branches stout, tri- 

 angular, rather light green ; leaves large ; leaflets long, broad, smooth, 

 flat ; flowers few, small, pale ; tubers intermediate, elongated, flattened, 

 irregular ; skin smooth, dull white ; size and shape uniform ; eyes many, 

 scattered, large, shallow, compound, light, uniform ; eyebrows prominent, 

 long, distinct in colour ; flesh firm, rather coarse-grained, juicy, clear 

 white. 



95. Bell's seedlings (Bell). — Crop very poor. 



84. British Champion (G. Carter), A.M. September 29, 1908.— Late ; 

 plant large, vigorous, spreading, erect ; tubers compact in hill ; branches 

 many, stout, triangular, light green slightly tinged with reddish-brown ; 

 leaves large ; leaflets long, broad, smooth, flat ; flowers many, large, rather 

 dark ; tubers fairly large, elongated, flattened, regular ; skin smooth, 

 very finely russeted, dull white ; size and shape uniform ; eyes few, 

 scattered, small, rather deep-sunken, single, light, uniform ; eyebrows 

 inconspicuous ; flesh firm, fine-grained, juicy, dull white. 



32, 51. British Queen (Barr, Sands), A.M. August 15, 1905.— Mid- 

 season ; plant large, vigorous, spreading ; tubers rather scattered ; 

 branches few, stout, triangular, dark green tinged with reddish-brown ; 

 leaves medium to large ; leaflets long, broad, smooth, flat or slightly 

 crumpled ; flowers pale ; tubers small or medium-sized, elongated, 

 flattened, regular ; skin smooth, dull white in colour ; size uniform ; 

 shape variable ; eyes many, mostly at apex, small to fairly large, shallow ; 

 eyebrows prominent ; flesh firm, fine-grained, juicy, dull white. 



52. British Queen No. 2 (Sands). — A form of the preceding. 



34. Cigarette (Barr). A.M. November 21,1905. — Early; plant large, 

 vigorous, spreading, erect ; tubers compact in hill ; branches stout, 

 triangular, light green much tinged with reddish-brown ; leaves of 

 medium size ; leaflets smooth, flat ; flowers few, small, pale ; tubers 

 intermediate in size, kidney, irregular ; skin rough, finely russeted, dull 

 white ; size variable, shape uniform ; eyes few, scattered, small, shallow, 

 compound, light, uniform ; eyebrows inconspicuous, long, distinct in 

 colour ; flesh firm, fine-grained, juicy, clear white. 



96. Cobham Surprise (Wiles). — Late ; plant large, fairly vigorous, 

 very spreading, decumbent ; branches many, slender, triangular, dark 

 green tinged with reddish-brown ; leaves small; leaflets short, narrow, 

 smooth, crumpled ; flowers few, large, pale blue ; tubers small, kidney 

 irregular ; skin rough, finely russeted, dull white ; variable in size and 

 shape ; eyes few, scattered, large, shallow, single, light, uniform ; eye- 

 brows prominent, long ; flesh firm, fine-grained, rather dry, dull white. 



56, 57, 85. The Colleen (Sands, J. Veitch, Williamson). A.M. August 9, 

 1907. — Midseason ; plants large, vigorous, spreading, almost erect ; 

 tubers fairly compact in hill ; branches few, stout, triangular, dark green 



