378 JOUKNAL OF THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
EEPORT ON LATE POTATOS AT CHISWICK, 1900. 
FoETY-NiNE varieties of late Potatos were sent for trial, and seventeen 
of the older and well-proved varieties were grown side by side for com- 
parison. The whole collection was planted on May 11, in rows three 
feet apart, and fifteen inches apart in the rows, on ground that had been 
ridge-trenched the previous autumn. The majority of the varieties grew 
well and produced good crops. The Fruit and Vegetable Committee ex- 
amined the collection on four occasions, and they decided that the value 
of the trial would be greatly enhanced if the best varieties were kept until 
December 11, and cooked then, after having been lifted and stored about 
two months, which was done. The Committee further decided that all 
varieties sent without name, under numbers only, should be ignored. The 
following varieties, by reason of their heavy crops and good appearance, 
were selected for cooking to test their quality, viz. : — 
Baden -Powell Kate Henderson 
Beehive Kerr's A 
Centenary Kerr's B 
Collier's Glory Kruger's Master 
Duchess of Buccleuch Superb 
Duchess of York Supreme 
Dumfries Model Tommy Atkins. 
Gem Twentieth Century 
General Roberts 
F.C.C. = First-class Certificate. 
A.M. = Award of Merit. 
1. Baden- Powell, A.M. September 11, 1900 (Caddick),— Roundish ; 
pale pink, somewhat like Beauty of Hebron, but distinct in the haulm ; 
eyes shallow; heavy crop, free from disease; haulm short. Mid-season 
or late. 
2. Beehive (Kerr). — Round ; white ; eyes shallow ; large ; heavy crop, 
free from disease ; haulm tall and robust. 
3. Centenary, A.M. September 11, 1900 (Sutton). — Round; white; 
eyes full; large; good crop, slightly diseased; haulm tall and robust. 
4. Charles Fidler (Fidler). — Round ; white ; eyes shallow ; large ; 
heavy crop, free from disease ; haulm tall and robust. 
5. Collier's Glory, A.M. August 16, 1900 (Compton). — Round ; white ; 
eyes full ; large ; very heavy crop, free from disease ; tall haulm. Mid- 
season. 
6. Cramond Blossom (Mather). —Round ; white; eyes shallow ; uneven 
in size and form ; light crop, slightly diseased ; haulm tall and robust. 
7. Distinction (Brown). — Kidney; white; eyes shallow ; large; light 
crop, slightly diseased ; haulm very tall. 
8. Duchess of Buccleuch (Kerr). — Round; white; eyes full; medium 
size ; very heavy crop, slightly diseased ; haulm very tall and strong. 
