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21. Contello's Prize (Cooper-Taber). — Size small to medium ; flat 

 round ; heavy ; outer skin deep-straw colour ; next skin pale yellow. 

 Crop fair, but uneven. 



22. Covent Garden Silver-skinned Pickler (Barr). — Size small, but 

 if the crop is thinned the bulbs are of average size ; flat round ; colour 

 china white. Crop thin. 



23. 24, 25, 26. Cranston's Excelsior, A.M. October 8, 1907 (Barr, 

 Carter, Nutting, J. Veitch). — Size large ; cocoanut-shaped ; very even in 

 type ; heavy ; outer skin pale yellow, next skin greenish-yellow. Crop 

 very heavy, and even in size. 



27. Crimson Globe (Barr).— The Committee decided this was the same 

 as Southport Red Globe, which received a F.C.C. in 1888. — Size medium 

 to large ; globular ; heavy ; skin dull crimson. Crop heavy, and even in 

 size. 



28. Early Golden Gem (Barr). — A failure. 



29. Early Wonder (Hurst). — Size small and irregular in shape ; 

 solid ; outer skin dark-straw colour, next skin yellowish-green. Crop 

 plentiful. 



30. 31. Exhibition (Sutton, Nutting). — Size large ; flat round ; outer 

 skin pale straw colour, next skin yellowish-green. Crop very heavy, solid, 

 and even in size. 



32. Express (Toogood). — A failure. 



33. Golden Ball (Nutting). — Size small to medium ; globular or 

 cocoanut-shaped ; heavy ; outer skin pale-straw colour, inner skin pale 

 yellow. Crop fair. 



34. Improved Reading (Sutton). — Size medium to large ; very solid 

 flat round ; skin pale-straw colour outside, and the next skin greenish- 

 yellow. Crop very good. 



35. Improved Queen (Sutton). — A failure. 



36 & 36a. James Keeping (Sutton, J. Veitch). — Size moderate ; 

 cocoanut-shaped ; solid ; outer skin a reddish-brown, next skin white. 

 Fair crop. 



37. Long Keeper (Carter). — Size uneven ; cocoanut-shaped ; solid ; 

 outer skin a brown-straw colour, next skin a greenish-yellow. Crop good, 



38. Long Keeper (Daniel). — A paler coloured form of No. 36. 



39. Losely Gem (Staward).— A failure. 



40,41. Magnum Bonum (Sutton, Barr). — Size large; deep round, 

 very solid ; outer skin brown-straw colour, next skin green. Heavy crop 

 of fine bulbs. 



42. Maincrop (J. Veitch). — Size rather large ; shape flat round, very 

 even, and solid ; outer skin dark- straw colour, next skin pale yellow. 

 Very heavy crop of fine bulbs. 



43, 44. Nuneham Park, A.M. September 6, 1898 (Barr, Carter).— Size 

 large ; shape flat round, even, solid ; outer skin brownish- straw colour, 

 next skin green. Very heavy crop. 



45. Perfection (Sutton). — Size large; cocoanut-shaped, solid; outer 

 skin yellow, next skin greenish-white. Good crop. 



46. Pearl Pickler (Carter). — Size small ; flat round ; colour china 

 white ; moderately firm. A useful pickling variety if the plants are not 

 thinned in the rows. 



