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rather large, little sunken ; flesh yellowish ; when cooked firm, rather waxy, 
creamy ; flavour poor. Crop 96 lb. (Norfolk). Somewhat diseased. 
[No. 30 was sent in as ' Windsor Castle ' (Toogood), but proved to be a mixed 
stock, mainly ' Up-to-Date.'] 
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33. Mein's Early Round (Laing and Mather), C. Sept. 29, 1920. — Plant 
very vigorous, fairly erect, dark green ; haulm 30 inches, medium green, slightly 
tinged brown ; foliage large, rough ; flowers many, dark mauve, tipped white ; 
tubers large, round ; skin medium, light brown ; eyes large, shallow, with a 
pinkish flush ; flesh firm, dull white ; when cooked firm, somewhat mealy, 
white; flavour poor. Crop 1561b. (Scotch). Slightly diseased. Also known as 
' Smailholm Early.' 
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36, Conquest (Findlay). — Described vol. xliii. p. 118. Flowers tinged pale 
lilac when first open. Crop 116 lb. (Scotch). Tubers badly diseased. 
3. Flowers drop in bud. 
7. Warwick Castle (Sutton), A.M. Sept. 29, 1920. — Described vol. xli. 
p- 303. Crop 177 lb. (Scotch). Creamy when cooked, fairly mealy and of fair 
flavour. Little disease. Raised by Rev. A. Paton. Introduced by Messrs. 
Sutton. 
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28. Stirling Castle (Sutton). — Described vol. xli. p. 303. Flesh when 
cooked firm, somewhat mealy, creamy ; flavour fair. Crop 159 lb. Somewhat 
diseased. Raised by Rev. A. Paton ; introduced by sender. 
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29. Berwick Castle (Sutton), H.C. Sept. 29, 1920. — Plant large, dark 
yellowish green ; haulm 18 inches, fairly erect, tinged reddish brown ; foliage 
large, rough, dull ; flowers few, dropping in bud ; tubers large to medium ; 
skin rather rough, yellowish ; eyes medium, shallow ; flesh firm, dull white ; 
when cooked rather waxy, flavour rather soapy. Crop 162 lb. (Scotch). Badly 
diseased. 
(g) Tubers round, coloured. 
I. Flowers white. 
39. Guthrie's 75's (Guthrie). — Plant vigorous, green; haulm 20 inches, 
erect, tinged ; foliage somewhat rough and shining ; flowers creamy ; tubers 
medium, somewhat flattened, fairly regular ; skin rather rough, yellowish ground 
much tinged with pink ; eyes large, shallow ; flesh coarse-grained, pale lemon ; 
when cooked fairly mealy ; flavour fair. Crop 200 lb. (Scotch). Badly attacked 
by disease. Raised by sender. 
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60, 75. Edzell Blue (Veitch, Carter). — Included vol. xlv. p. 367, among 
first early varieties but really a second early. Described vol. xliii. p. 118. Crop 
132 lb., 100 Ib.f (Scotch). Slightly diseased. 
2. Flowers coloured. 
61. EiGHTYFOLD (Findlay). — Included with first earlies, vol. xlv. p. 367, but 
really a second early. Crop 97 lb. (Scotch). Slightly diseased. 
t Received late, planted without sprouting. 
