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JOUEXAL OF THE EOYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
REPOKT ON POTATOS AT CHISWICK, 1899. 
Forty-six varieties of Potatos were sent for trial, and twenty-five of 
the older popular varieties were grown for comparison. The ground had 
"been specially prepared for the crop, and in spite of the drought the 
majority of the varieties grew well, and produced good crops. The Fruit 
and Vegetable Committee examined the collection on two occasions, viz. 
July 24 and August 31. The following varieties, by reason of their heavy 
crops and good appearance, were selected for cooking to test their quality, 
A'iz. : — 
Caradoc Seedling. Xorbury Park. 
Devonian. Prolific. 
Early Peter. Queen of July. 
Ellington's Seedling. Ridgewell Invincible. 
Hibberd's Seedling. St. Lawrence. 
Laxton's Xo. 3. The Sirdar. 
F.C.C.=First-class Certificate. 
A.M. = Award of Merit. 
1. Achievement (Briggs). — Pound, variable in shape, white ; eyes 
shallow ; small ; poor crop, slightly diseased ; moderate haulm. Mid- 
season. 
2. Britannia (Dobbie). — Round, white ; eyes shallow ; medium size ; 
heavy crop, free from disease ; moderate haulm. Late. 
3. British Queen (Dobbie). — Round, white ; eyes shallow ; medium 
size ; heavy crop, free from disease, but slightly grown out ; tall strong 
haulm. Late. 
4. Camm's Early (J. Yeitch). — Kidney, white ; eyes full ; large ; light 
crop, slightly diseased ; short haulm. Very early. 
5. Caradoc Seedling, A.M. July 25, 1899 (Caddick).— Round, white ; 
eyes shallow ; medium size ; very heavy crop, free from disease ; tall 
haulm. Late. Excellent quality when cooked. 
6. Challenge, A.M. September 6, 1898 (Sydenham).— See Vol. XXII. 
page 222. 
7. Collier's Glory (Compton). — Round, white ; eyes full ; large ; light 
crop, free from disease ; tall haulm. Late. Tubers of this variety were 
not received for trial until May 24. 
8. Devonian, A.M. September G, 1898 (R. Veitch).— See Vol. XXII. 
page 222. 
9. Early Queen (Dicksons). — Kidney, white ; eyes full ; large ; heavy 
crop, free from disease ; moderate haulm. Very early. 
10. Early Victor (Hurst).— Kidney, white ; eyes full ; very small ; 
light crop, free from disease ; short haulm. Early. 
11. Early Peter, A.M. July 25, 1899 (Bradley).— Flattish kidney, 
white, with russety skin ; eyes full ; medium size ; very heavy crop, free 
from disease ; moderate haulm. Early or mid-season. 
12. Ellington's Seedling, A.M. September 26, 1899 (Ellington).— 
