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e. Tubers round or fiat round, coloured. 
34, 35. The Lochar. — Plant dull green; haulm 3 ft. 3 in., erect, 
green ; foliage large, flat ; flowers white, many, dropping ; tubers 
flat round or round, of rather squarish build, small to medium, rather 
irregular; skin smooth, with pinkish flush and pink lenticels; eyes 
rather deep, eyebrows variable ; flesh very pale yellow, firm ; close 
and white when cooked. Crop, No. 34, 174 lb. 4 oz. (chats 10 lb.), 
lifted Sept. 17 ; No. 35, 152 lb. 8 oz. (chats 10 lb.), lifted Sept. 21. 
This was the heaviest cropper in the trial, the greater proportion of 
the tubers being on the small side. Raised by Mr. Farish. 
36. Heather Bountiful. — A less vigorous stock, sometimes tinged 
in haulm, but otherwise like ' The Lochar. ' Crop (39 plants) , 
78 lb. 10 oz. Lifted Sept. 20. 
38. Kerr's Pink. — Plant grey-green ; haulm 3 ft. 3 in., erect, 
tinged ; foliage medium, somewhat wrinkled ; flowers white, many, 
dropping ; tubers flat round or round, large ; skin, more or less smooth, 
more or less pink, especially at rose end and round eyes ; eyes deep, 
eyebrows variable ; flesh yellowish, firm ; mealy, creamy white when 
cooked. Crop, 142 lb. 5 oz. Lilted Sept. 26. 
39, 40. Irish Queen. — Plant dull green ; haulm 3 ft. 3 in. to 3 ft. 
6 in., erect or somewhat spreading, slightly tinged ; foliage large, flat ; 
flowers mauve, few, dropping ; tubers round, medium ; skin fairly 
smooth, pink ; eyes fairly deep, eyebrows prominent ; flesh nearly 
white, firm; close and creamy white when cooked. Crop, No. 39, 
98 lb. 2 oz. ; No. 40 (39 plants), 121 lb. 9 oz., scabby. Lifted Sept. 17. 
Introduced by Mr. W. E. Sands. 
41. Shamrock. — Plant dull dark green ; haulm 3 ft., erect, green ; 
foliage rather small, wrinkled ; flowers white with orange anthers, 
many, persistent ; tubers round, large ; skin more or less rough, netted, 
red ; eyes deep, eyebrows not very prominent ; flesh pale yellowish, 
pink just within skin, firm ; white and close when cooked. Crop 
(39 plants), 122 lb. 14 oz. Lifted Sept. 26. Introduced by Mr. W. 
E. Sands. 
