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rather close, yellow when cooked. Crop, 92 lb. 10 oz. ; slightly scabbed. 
Lifted Aug. 7. Introduced by Messrs. Sutton. 
16. Entente Cordiale. — Plant greyish green ; haulm 18 in. to 21 in., 
sub-erect, tinged ; foliage narrow, pointed ; flowers white, many, drop- 
ping ; tubers flat round, medium to large, rather irregular, smooth or 
slightly russeted, yellowish white ; eyes rather deep, eyebrows 
prominent ; flesh yellowish, firm ; fairly mealy, yellow when cooked. 
Crop, 153 lb. 15 oz. Lifted August 7. Introduced by Mr. Findiay. 
q. Tubers round, coloured. 
3. Edzell Blue. — Plant grey-green ; haulm 3 ft. 6 in., erect, 
dark ; foliage medium to large, smooth ; flowers white, many, per- 
sistent ; tubers medium to large, usually rough, red-purple ; eyes 
deep, large, eyebrows prominent ; flesh white, sometimes tinged 
purple just beneath skin, firm ; fairly mealy, white when cooked. 
Crop, 153 lb. 4 oz. ; very little scab. Lifted August 13. 
II. — Second Early Varieties. 
a. Tubers kidney, white. 
5. King George. — Plant dull yellow-green ; haulm 2 ft. 6 in., 
sub-erect, more or less tinged ; foliage large, flat, dull ; flowers white, 
many, persistent ; tubers flat kidney, medium, rather irregular, brown- 
* ish yellow, netted ; eyes and eyebrows medium ; flesh white, firm ; 
fairly mealy, whitish when cooked. Crop, 158 lb. 1 oz. ; very little 
scab. Lifted Aug. 20. Introduced by Mr. Butler. 
b. Tubers round, white. 
4. Conquest. — Plant dark shining green ; haulm 18 in. to 24 in., 
spreading, tinged ; foliage large, flat, glossy ; flowers white, many, 
dropping ; tubers mostly round, medium ; skin usually rough, yellowish 
white ; eyes deep at apex, eyebrows rather conspicuous ; flesh pale 
yellow, firm ; mealy, creamy yellow when cooked. Crop, 125 lb. 
13 oz. ; scabby. Lifted Aug. 7. Introduced by Mr. Findiay. 
6, 7, 8. Great Scot. — Plant dark green ; haulm 2 ft. 6 in., erect, 
tinged ; foliage medium, flat, more or less glossy ; flowers white, 
many, dropping ; tubers round, medium, regular ; skin rough, 
yellowish white ; eyes medium to deep, eyebrows inconspicuous ; 
flesh pale yellow, firm ; mealy, creamy yellow when cooked. Stock 
No. 6 was partly attacked by ' black-leg,' crop in lb. 8 oz. ; No. 7, 
145 lb. ; No. 8 (38 plants), 127 lb. 13 oz., somewhat scabby. Lifted 
Sept. 11. Raised by Mr. A. W. McAlister. 
9. Sir Douglas Haig. — Indistinguishable from ' Great Scot.' 
Crop, 156 lb. 15 oz. Lifted Sept. 11. Introduced by Mr. Sands. 
10. Southampton Wonder. — Indistinguishable from * Great Scot.' 
Crop, 141 lb. 2 oz. Lifted Sept. n. Introduced by Messrs. Toogood. 
