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75. President (Bettinson). — Midseason ; plant large, vigorous, compact, 

 erect ; tubers fairly compact in hill ; branches few, stout, triangular, rather 

 light green, a little tinged with reddish-brown ; leaves large ; leaflets long 

 rather narrow, smooth, flat ; flowers many, rather dark ; tubers medium- 

 sized, round ; skin rough, coarsely russeted, dull white ; size and shape 

 uniform ; eyes rather few, scattered, small, shallow, single, light, uniform ; 

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



79. Provost, The (Dobbie), A.M. October 15, 1907.— Late ; plant large, 

 vigorous, fairly compact, erect ; tubers compact in hill ; branches many, 

 stout, triangular, fairly dark green, much tinged with reddish-brown, the 

 nodes rather deeper in colour ; leaves large ; leaflets long, rather narrow, 

 slightly crumpled ; flowers many, pale ; tubers rather large, kidney, regular ; 

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

 eyes fairly numerous, scattered, rather large, shallow, mostly single, light, 

 uniform ; eyebrows inconspicuous, rather short ; flesh firm, fine-grained, 

 juicy, dull white. 



7. Recorder (Barr). — Early ; plant fairly large and vigorous, erect ; 

 tubers scattered ; branches few, rather slender, nearly round, slightly 

 winged, rather dark green ; leaves and leaflets medium-sized, smooth, flat ; 

 flowers few, large, pale ; tubers small, elongated ; skin fairly smooth, 

 dull white ; size and shape rather variable ; eyes few, mostly at apex, 

 small, shallow; single, pale, uniform ; eyebrows inconspicuous, short ; flesh 

 firm, fine-grained, juicy, clear white. 



13. Ringleader (Barr), A.M. July 10, 1900.— Early ; plant medium- 

 sized, vigorous, rather spreading ; tubers compact in hill ; branches many, 

 slender, triangular, fairly light green ; leaves medium-sized ; leaflets long, 

 smooth, flat ; flowers few, small, flat, pinkish-white ; tubers medium- 

 sized, elongated ; skin slightly rough, finely russeted, dull white ; size 

 and shape uniform ; eyes few, scattered, small, shallow, compound, light, 

 uniform ; eyebrows very inconspicuous, short ; flesh firm, rather coarse- 

 grained, juicy, dull white. 



61. Rising Sun (Sharpe). — Plant small ; crop very poor. 



83. Rob Roy (Massey). — Late ; plant fairly large, vigorous, spreading, 

 erect ; branches few, stout, triangular, light green slightly tinged with 

 reddish- brown, the nodes more deeply coloured ; leaves large ; leaflets 

 long, rather narrow, rather rough, slightly crumpled ; flowers fairly many, 

 large, pale ; tubers rather small, round, flattened ; skin rough, coarsely 

 russeted, rather dull white ; size and shape uniform ; eyes few, scattered, 

 small, shallow-sunken, compound, light, uniform ; eyebrows incon- 

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



17. Royal Kidney (Sydenham).— Midseason ; plant large, vigorous, 

 spreading, erect; branches many, slender (mostly), triangular, narrowly 

 winged, fairly dark green; leaves rather small; leaflets rather short, 

 smooth, flat ; tubers small, elongated, slightly flattened, regular ; skin fairly 

 smooth, slightly russeted, clear white ; size and shape uniform ; eyes few, 

 scattered, small, deep, single, light, uniform ; eyebrows slightly prominent, 

 short ; flesh firm, coarse-grained, juicy, dull white. 



53. Russet Queen (Sands), A.M. October 23, 1906.— Late ; plant large, 

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

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



