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Section yil.— HOOTS, PlkHTS, Etc. 
THE POTATO. 
High-Class New Varieties op the Potato, 
Whic/t have been awarded First-Class Certificates by the Royal Horticultural Society, and which we ofifer and 
recommend with the zitmost confidence of giving satisfaction. s. d. 
CoY6Ht Garden Perfection, Mr. Shirley Hibberd says of this variety : — “ It is distinct, of remarkably 
fine quality, and the very model of a potato for a gentleman's table." pCr lb. is. , per 7 lbs. 6 o 
McKlnlays Pride, a very handsome early white kidney, of first-rate quality, remarkable for its zzniformity 
of medium sized potatoes, and possessing the rare merit of coming rapidly to maturity, and keeping 
in good condition till the following year s crop is ready. It is particularly free from disease, and an 
abundant cropper per lb. is. 6 d., per 7 lbs. 15 o 
Grampian, this fine new potato is unequalled in beauty and quality. It is very productive, and a 
valuable addition to this important class of vegetables per lb. u. <5^/., per 7 lbs. 9 o 
Porter’s Excelsior, very handsome, of excellent quality, a great cropper and very early, eque^ly valuable 
for garden and field culture arid a first-class exhibition variety per lb. is., per 7 lbs. 6 o 
Schoolmaster, a very high-class rough-skinned round potato, of a very distinct character, and a most 
valuable variety per Ib. 9c/., per 7 lbs. 4 6 
Penn’s a handsome -smooth form of Lapstone, the produce of a graft of the Yorkshire 
Hero and Onwards, the earliest and handsomest of the Lapstone family pcr lb, 9</., per peck 7 6 
Penn’s Hector of Woodstock, tubers fiattish round, and handsome, one of Mr. Ftnn's famous varieties, 
floury, and of excellent flavour per lb. 6<f., per peck 5 o 
Fenn'S Bountiful, true kidney shape, exceedingly handsome, and of a reddish colour, fUrsh yellow, very 
fioztry, and of more than usually fine fiavour, second early per lb. 6 d., per peck 6 o 
Penn’s Early Market, large fiattish round, of superb quality, dwarfhaulm ..per lb. 9^., per peck 7 6 
Alpha, a high-class dwarf early American potato, adapted for garden or frame cultzire, flesh very 
white, dry, and firm, flavour excellezit, a good acquisition per lb. 9<f. , per peck 7 6 
Snowflake, above an average size, half round, very even and regular, skin slightly rough; flesh white 
and fioury, very kan^ome, and an immense cropper, second early per bush. i6i‘., per peck 4 6 
EoHpse Kidney, very handsome, white, fioury, of fine fiavour, and veryprolific .per lb. 9tf., per peck 7 6 
Brownell's Beauty (Vermont Beauty), light red and very large ; flesh'wkite, and of excolhnt quality, a very 
heavy cropper, in the way of Red-skinned Flourball, bu* <ut>erior per bush, i^s., per peck 4 o 
Ruby, a new first early red kidney, very handsome and of exu-'unt quut.rty per lb. eyi., per peck 7 6 
Climax (Bresee),y?«A floury, andof exceedingly fine quality; having been in cultivation now several 
years, its reputation is established as a high-class variety per bush. i2J. (id., per peck 3 6 
Blanchard, as a late potato, in point of quality and productiveness combined with a handsome tuber, this 
new variety can be confidently recommended per lb. (id., per 7 lbs. 3 o 
Round Potatoes. 
The following standard varieties are well known and highly esteemed : — 
Early Giant King*, the earliest round potato, an izntnense cropper, and not liable to disease 
Early Red Emperor, this is a mostdistinct second early variety, a great cropper, andof high class 
quality, very free from disease, and should be universally cultivated for main crop : we have 
this season a fine stock of this very valuable potato per lb. ^d. 
Early Dlmmlsk, large round, nearly smooth, and very handsome; fiesk white, fioury, and of 
superior flavour, a heavy cropper, and uniform in size, the best of early round potatoes for 
exhibition 
Dalmahoy, a very excellent second early Regent 
Paterson’s Victoria, a very heavy cropper, and of excellent quality on light soil 
York Regent, an excellent variety, and more universally cultivated than any other 
Red Regent, an exceedingly heavy cropper, and of fine flavour 
The Queen, a selection from Paterson's Victoria, a first-class variety not liable to. disease 
The Marchioness of Lome, a heavy cropper, a good cooker, and of excellent quality 
Other varieties of round Potatoes can be supplied at the usual prices. 
Kidney Potatoes. 
The following standard varieties are well known and highly esteemed:^ 
Early Ash-leaf, the best for forcing 
„ Alt^n Ash-leaf, the finest of the first early kidney potatoes in the London Market 
„ Myatt's Govent Garden Frolifle Ash-leaf, first-class variety, and very handsome 
,, Gloucestershire Kidney \ First-class Potatoes, but resembling each other so ( 
„ Rivers' Royal Ash. leaf v closely that ithasbeen asserted that the best auiho-< 
„ Veitch'S Improved Ash-leaf j ritics fail to distinguish the one from the other. ( 
Almond’s Yorkshire Hero. Mr. Fenn says of this variety : “ it is the best garden Potato in culti- 
vation, and stands at the top ring of the ladder of the Lapstone section,” and adds, “it assisted 
me to gain an extra prize for tubers at the Royal Horticultural Society’s show at Bury St. 
Edmunds, also to gain a silver Banksian medal, a gold Banksian medal, a special certificate, 
and a first^jlass certificate at South Kensington.’’ To such a character we would’only add 
that it is the longest-keeping Potato known per lb., 6 d. 
Flat King, or Birmingham Prizetaker, second early, a very handsome first-class flat variety 
Webb’s Imperial, or Daw’s Matchless, very handsome, and a great cropper for light soils 
Red Skinned Fluke, an immense cropper, flavour excellent, and fine constitution 
Other varieties of Kidney Potatoes can be supplied at the usual prices. 
per peck per 
of 14 lbs. bush. 
8. d. s. d. 
3 6. ..12 6 
5 0...16 6 
4 6...x6 o 
3 6...X2 o 
3 6... 12 6 
3 O...XO 6 
3 6...12 o 
3 6. ..12 6 
3 6. ..12 6 
4 6.. .16 o 
4 6... 16 o 
4 0...14 o 
4 0...14 o 
4 6. ..16 o 
5 0...17 6 
5 0...18 o 
3 6... 12 6 
4 0...14 o 
3 0...10 6 
pcf peck, per bush. 
Magnum bonum 5 0...16 o 
Early Rose 3 6... 12 6 
Late Rose, very fine 4 0...14 o 
8. d. 
American Potatoes. 
per peck, per bush. per peck, perbnsh. 
Bresee’s Prolific 3 6... 12 6 Red Skinned Flourball 3 o..,io 6 
Hundredfold fluke 3 6... 12 6 Extra Early Vermont 4 0...14 o 
Early Goodrich 3 6. .12 6 Compton s Surprise ...3 6. ..12 6 
s. d. 8. d. 
Trophy per Ib. 3 6 | Shelboume per lb. 3 6 | Triumph per lb. 3 6 
bVe do not anticipate any change of prices in potatoes during the seasozt, but circumstances tnay arise to 
render a revision necessary, and on this account we invite early orders lest there may be a slight advance as the 
time for planting approaches. 
Chinese Yam, or Dioscorea Batatas,, a fine esculent, when boiled or roasted the roots have a pleasant rice- 
like taste ; they should be grown on ridges, and as they are rapid and ornamental climbers they can 
be advantageously used for covering arbours and arches per doz. tubers 4 6 
