REPORT ON POTATOS. 



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glands ; fruit large, round ; skin very white, flushed with red on 

 the exposed side; flesh white, parting readily from the stone; 

 flavour only second rate. Ripe at the end of August. A pretty 

 fruit, but a shy bearer. 



REPORT ON POTATOS AT CHISWICK, 1898. 



Forty-eight varieties of Potatos were sent for trial, and 

 seventeen older well-known varieties were also grown for com- 

 parison. The ground had been specially prepared for the crop 

 by the addition of leaf mould and old potting soil, the result 

 being that the growth was excellent, the crops heavy in most 

 instances, and, with a very few exceptions, no disease. The 

 collection was examined by the Fruit and Vegetable Committee 

 on two occasions, viz. July 22 and August 30. The following 

 varieties, by reason of their heavy crops and good appearance, 

 were selected for cooking to test their quality, viz. — 



A 1. McKinley. 



Challenge. Miss Ellen Terry. 



Devonian. New Main Crop. 



Fishtoft Seedling. Palmyra. 



Ideal. Queen. 



Ivo. Sir Walter Raleigh. 



Leader. The Major. 



F.C.C.=First Class Certificate. 

 A.M. = Award of Merit. 



1. A 1 (Sutton). — Medium size, round, eyes shallow, white. 

 Moderate crop, free from disease ; short haulm. Early. 



2. Bailey's White Russet (Richards). — Large, round, eyes 

 shallow, white, russety. A great crop, free from disease ; tall 

 strong haulm. Late. A variety under the name of White 

 Russett (Harris) received an A.M. September 20, 1892. 



3. Bloomer (Collins). — Medium size, kidney, eyes full, pale 

 purple. Light crop, free from disease ; short haulm. Early. 



4. Candidum (Storrie). — Large, kidney, eyes shallow, white. 

 Heavy crop, free from disease ; moderate haulm. Midseason. 



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