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mauve, many, dropping ; tubers medium ; skin rough, netted, buff- 
brown with yellow patches ; eyes mostly superficial ; skin sometimes 
very slightly tinged near eye ; eyebrows prominent ; flesh pale 
lemon, firm; mealy, yellow when cooked. Crop, Stock No. 30, 144 lb. 
12 oz. ; No. 31, 112 lb. 11 oz. (The latter contained some yellowish- 
skinned tubers, the flesh of which was white when cooked.) Lifted 
Sept. 26. Raised by Mr. Brown. 
c. Tubers round or flat round, white or yellowish white. 
13, 14. Favourite. — Plant green ; haulm 3 ft., erect, tinged ; 
foliage large, flattish ; flowers white, many, dropping ; tubers flat 
round, medium ; skin smooth, yellowish white ; eyes superficial, 
eyebrows prominent ; flesh pale yellow, firm ; fairly mealy, creamy 
white when cooked. Crop, Stock No. 13 (39 plants), 124 lb. ; No. 14 
(39 plants), 135 lb. 4 oz. (one rogue in each) ; very scabby. Lifted 
Sept. 10. Introduced by Messrs. Dobbie. 
17. Abundance. — Plant dull green ; haulm 4 ft. to 4 ft. 6 in. 
more or less spreading, stems many, tinged ; foliage large, flattish ; 
flowers white, many, dropping ; tubers round or flat round, medium 
to small, irregular, almost smooth, or slightly rough, yellow-white ; 
eyes superficial, eyebrows inconspicuous; flesh yellowish, firm; 
mealy, creamy white when cooked. Crop (39 plants), 146 lb. 14 oz., 
including 22 lb. chats. Lifted Sept. 10. Introduced by Messrs. 
Sutton. 
19. Culdees Castle. — Very similar to ' Abundance,' but crop 114 lb. 
9 oz. Lifted Sept. 17. 
20. King Albert. — Haulm 3 ft. 6 in. ; tubers flat round, skin of 
tuber slightly roughened or netted; otherwise like 'Abundance.' 
Crop, 147 lb. 6 oz., chats few. Lifted Sept. 17. Introduced by Mr. 
W. E. Sands. 
21. The Provost. — Very similar to 'Abundance,' but crop 92 lb. 
1 oz., rather irregular. Lifted Sept. 17. 
22. The Crofter. — Haulm 3 ft., slightly tinged ; otherwise similar 
to 'Abundance.' Crop, 135 lb. 12 oz., chats 9 lb. Lifted Sept. 10. 
24. Twentieth Century. — Plant rather dark green ; otherwise 
similar to 'Abundance.' Crop, 129 lb. 2 oz., chats few. Lifted 
Sept. 20. 
25. The Admiral. — Haulm 4 ft., erect; flesh rather close when 
cooked ; otherwise very similar to ' Abundance.' Crop, 81 lb. 9 oz. 
Lifted Sept. 10. Raised by Mr. T. Chapman. Introduced by Messrs. 
Dobbie. 
[The foregoing Nos. 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, are difficult to dis- 
tinguish from one another. All, after being stored a few weeks, showed 
traces of pink in the skin or just beneath it, not noticeable at lifting 
time, and all contained some smooth and some rather netted tubers, 
the flesh of the former being rather whiter than that of the latter, 
