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rough skin, and handsome ; heavy crop, free from disease ; tall 

 haulm. Late. 



53. Supreme, x x November 5, 1897 (Sutton). — Kidney, 

 white, eyes full ; heavy crop, free from disease ; moderate haulm. 

 Midseason. 



54. Sir Lancelot (Fletcher). — Round, red, large, eyes shallow, 

 rough skin ; heavy crop, free from disease ; moderate haulm. 

 Late. 



55. Sutton's Al (Sutton). — Roundish oval, pale yellow, 

 eyes shallow ; very heavy crop, free from disease ; moderate 

 haulm. Early. 



56. Syon Maincrop (Wythes). — Roundish oval, white, large, 

 rough skin, eyes shallow ; very heavy crop, free from disease ; 

 tall haulm. Late. 



57. The Topman (Sim). — Kidney, white, eyes full, rough 

 skin ; heavy crop, much diseased ; short haulm. Early. 



58. The Topper (Gilbert). — Roundish oval, white, eyes full ; 

 good crop, free from disease ; tall haulm. Late. 



59. Triumph, F.C.C. September 12, 1893 (Sutton).— Round 

 to oval, white, eyes full ; very heavy crop, free from disease ; 

 tall haulm. Late. 



60. Waite's Seedling No. 1 (Waite). — Round, white, eyes 

 full, rough skin ; heavy crop, free from disease ; moderate haulm. 

 Late. 



61. White Beauty of Hebron (Sutton). — Similar to Beauty 

 of Hebron, except in colour, and a heavier cropper at Chiswick. 



62. Windsor Castle, F.C.C. September 12, 1893 (Sutton).— 

 Roundish oval, white, eyes shallow, rough skin, handsome ; 

 very heavy crop ; moderate haulm. Late. 



68. Wythes' Seedling Kidney (Wythes)— White, eyes full; 

 large ; moderate crop, free from disease ; rather short haulm. 

 Midseason. 



Experiments were made with sixteen varieties to test (1) the 

 difference between earthing and non-earthing ; (2) the rubbing 

 away of all sprouts, and the careful preserving of all sprouts, 

 Thus (1) one row was earthed up, one row non-earthed up ; 

 (2) one row of the seed tubers was planted with the sprouts 

 intact, and one row with all the sprouts rubbed off — the same 

 variety being of course employed in each case. In the whole of 

 the sixteen varieties so tested, there was absolutely no difference 



