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with distinct light zones and very little core ; root quite buried ; plant 

 very small, many leaved, with weak spreading growth ; leaves small, 

 narrow, smooth, plain surfaced, green much tinged with purple. 



47. Black-leaved, Dell's selected (Nutting). — Root small, long conical ; 

 skin smooth, a little russeted at the top ; flesh dark with distinct light 

 zones and very little core ; 5 per cent, of the root above the soil ; plant 

 small, few leaved, with weak spreading growth ; leaves small, short, 

 smooth, crumpled, dark purple. 



50. Black Queen (Reine des Noires) (Vilmorin). — Root large, long 

 turnip-shaped ; skin smooth, a little russeted at the top ; flesh dark, with 

 distinct light zones and very little core ; 5 per cent, of the root above the 

 soil ; plant large, few leaved, with vigorous upright growth ; leaves large, 

 long, broad, smooth, crumpled, dark. 



22, Blood Red, Barr's fine selected (Barr). — Root large, long conical ; 

 skin smooth, a little russeted at the top ; flesh dark, with distinct light 

 zones and not much core ; 5 per cent, of the root above the soil ; plant 

 large, many leaved, with vigorous upright growth ; leaves long, broad, 

 smooth, plain surfaced, dark purple. 



9. Blood Red, Carter's large (Carter). — Root large, long conical ; skin, 

 smooth, a little russeted ; flesh dark, with distinct light zones and very 

 little core ; 20 per cent, of the root above the soil ; plant large, many 

 leaved, with vigorous upright growth ; leaves large, long, broad, smooth, 

 plain surfaced, dark. 



55. Blood Red, long smooth (Rouge grosse or Rouge longue) (Vilmorin). 

 Root small, long conical ; skin smooth, a little russeted at the top ; flesh 

 dark, with distinct light zones ; 5 per cent, of the root above the soil ; 

 plant large, many leaved, with vigorous upright growth ; leaves long, 

 broad, smooth, plain surfaced, dark green tinged with purple. 



37. Blood Red, Sutton's (Sutton). — Root small, long conical ; skin 

 smooth, a little russeted at the top ; flesh dark, wdth distinct light zones 

 and medium-sized core ; plant small, many leaved, with vigorous spreading 

 growth ; leaves long, broad, smooth, plain sufaced, dark green tinged 

 w r ith purple. 



Cattell's. See Dwarf Purple-top, Cattell's. 



14. Cheltenham green-leaved (Sydenham). See Cheltenham Green- 

 top. 



I, 14, 27. Cheltenham Green-top (Carter, Sydenham, J. Veitch). A.M. 

 September 17, 1896. — Root large, long conical ; skin smooth, a little 

 russeted at the top ; flesh dark, with distinct light zones and very little 

 core ; 20 per cent, of the root above the soil ; plant large, many leaved, 

 with vigorous spreading growth ; leaves small, short, smooth, plain 

 surfaced, dark green a little tinged with purple. 



17. Cheltenham Green-top, Barr's selection (Barr). — Points of 

 difference from the type : root small ; flesh dark, slightly zoned, with 

 not much core ; plant small ; leaves many ; 10 per cent, of root above 

 the soil. 



II. Cheltenham Green-top, Sharpe's selected (Chas. Sharpe). — Points 

 of difference from the type : root fairly large ; 5 per cent, of root above 

 the soil ; leaves many, large, long, broad, rather rough surfaced, green 

 very lightly tinged with purple. 



