REPORT ON POTATOS AT CHISWICK, 1903. 



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REPORT ON POTATOS AT CHISWICK, 1903. 



Eighty- seven stocks of new and old varieties of Potatos were sent for 

 trial in the Gardens. The collection (with a few exceptions, sent late) 

 was planted on April 8, in rows three feet apart, and the " sets " eighteen 

 inches apart in the rows, on ground that had been well manured and 

 ridge- trenched the previous autumn. In spite of the wet, cold season, 

 and of the fact that all the plants were frosted in the middle of June, 

 most of them made excellent growth, and produced very good crops. 

 Disease was more prevalent than for many previous seasons. The Fruit 

 and Vegetable Committee met twice to examine the collection, and by 

 reason of their heavy crop, good appearance, and freedom from disease, 

 they ordered the following varieties to be cooked for the purpose of testing 

 their quality, viz. : 



Alpha Duncraig Castle 



Beauty of Bute Gem 



Bountiful Giant Pink Kidney 



Britannia Green's Seedling 



British Queen Harrison's Prelude 



Cole's Favourite Henry Fincham 



Daniels' Distinction Leader 



Daniels' Special Lim Gray 



Dalmeny Beauty Maid of Coil 



Discovery Sunlight 

 Sir John Llewelyn. 



F.C.C. = First-class Certificate. 

 A.M. = Award of Merit. 



1. Abundance (Carew). — Kidney ; white ; russety ; eyes full ; medium 

 size ; good crop, free from disease ; short, sturdy haulm. Late. 



2. Alderman (Sharpe). — Kidney ; white ; russety ; eyes shallow ; 

 medium size ; good crop, slightly diseased ; tall, strong haulm. Early. 



3. Alpha, A.M. July 28, 1903 (Thomas).— Kidney ; white ; eyes full, 

 handsome ; medium size ; heavy crop, free from disease ; short, sturdy 

 haulm. Mid-season. 



4. Alpha (Dobbie).— This is distinct from No. 3, being flat, round, and 

 earlier than No. 3 ; white ; eyes shallow ; russety ; good crop, slightly 

 diseased. Early. 



5. Annie Atkinson (Atkinson).— Flattish oval ; white ; eyes shallow ; 

 medium to large in size ; heavy crop, diseased ; tall, strong haulm. 

 Late. 



6. 7. Beauty of Bute (Hurst, Carew). — Round ; white ; russety ; eyes 

 rather deep ; medium size, handsome ; very heavy crop, free from disease ; 

 tall, strong haulm. Late. 



