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variable ; eyes many, scattered, large, deep-sunken, single, rather dark- 

 coloured, uniform ; eyebrows prominent, long, distinct in colour ; flesh 

 firm, coarse-grained, juicy, dull white. 



94. Emperor (Bell).— Late ; plant large, vigorous, fairly compact, erect ; 

 branches few, stout, triangular, dark green much tinged with reddish- 

 brown ; leaves large ; leaflets long, rather narrow, rough, crumpled ; 

 flowers many ; tubers medium-sized, round, flattened ; skin rough, 

 coarsely russeted, dark purple ; size and shape fairly uniform ; eyes few, 

 mostly at apex, rather small and deep-sunken, single, dark, uniform ; 

 eyebrows inconspicuous, short; flesh firm, coarse-grained, juicy, dull 

 white. 



(>. Epicure (Barr), A.M. August 15, 1905.— Early ; plant large, 

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

 triangular, rather dark green tinged with reddish-brown ; leaves medium- 

 sized ; leaflets medium-sized, fairly smooth, flat ; flowers few, small, pale ; 

 tubers small, slightly elongated, flattened ; skin smooth, dull white, a 

 little and variably tinged with pink ; size and shape variable ; eyes 

 large, deep-sunken, single, light, variable in character ; eyebrows prominent, 

 short, indistinct in colour, flesh white. 



68. Ever Green (O'Brien). — Late ; plant large, vigorous, very spread- 

 ing, decumbent ; tubers compact in hill ; branches many, fairly stout, tri- 

 angular, dark green tinged with reddish-brown ; leaves rather small ; leaflets 

 medium-sized, smooth, slightly crumpled ; flowers small, many, pale ; 

 tubers small, round, flattened, fairly regular ; skin smooth, dull white or 

 light red ; size and shape variable ; eyes many, scattered, rather large, 

 shallow-sunken, single, light, uniform ; eyebrows inconspicuous, short ; 

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



66. Factor, The (Sydenham), F.C.C. April 25, 1905.— Late ; plant 

 large, vigorous, speading, erect ; tubers rather scattered in hill ; branches 

 few, stout, triangular, rather light green, a little tinged with reddish- 

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

 medium-sized, rather dark ; tubers medium-sized, elongated ; skin fairly 

 smooth, finely russeted, dull white ; size uniform, shape fairly uniform ; 

 eyes few, scattered, small, shallow-sunken, mostly single, light, uniform ; 

 eyebrows inconspicuous, rather long ; flesh firm, fine-grained, juicy, dull 

 white. 



65. Gardener, The ( Yule), A.M. October 24, 1905. — Late ; plant very 

 large, vigorous, fairly compact, erect ; branches many, stout, triangular, 

 rather dark. green a little tinged with reddish-brown ; leaves rather large ; 

 leaflets long, broad, smooth, very slightly crumpled ; flowers many, medium- 

 uzed, rather dark ; tubers large, elongated, flattened, regular ; skin rough, 

 coarsely russeted, dull white ; size and shape fairly uniform ; eyes 

 fi <catt< red, mall, shallow, compound, light, uniform ; eyebrows incon- 

 spicuous, short ; flesh firm, fine-grained, juicy, dull white. 



85. General French (Barr), A.M. October 1, 1901.— Late; plant large, 

 very vigorous, spreading, erect ; tubers fairly compact in hill ; branches 

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

 Icavi large; leaflets long, broad, fairly smooth, rather crumpled ; flowers 

 many, rather small, dark ; tubers large, elongated, flattened, regular; skin 

 rough, finely russeted, uniform dull white ; size and shape fairly uniform ; 



