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The Illustrated Guide for Amateur Gardeners. 
SECOND EARLY VARIETIES. 
DANIELS’ DUCHESS OF NORFOLK. 
OANItLS' DUCHESS OF NORFOLK. Reduced from a Photograph. 
DANIELS’ DUCHESS OF NORFOLK. This grand Potato introduced by ui in 1905, has fully sustained 
the high opinion we then had of it, having again proved Itself a heavy cropper and a good disease resister. It is a 
second early, growing about two feet high, the foliage being quite distinct. The tubers, whioh are pebble shaped or round, with 
shallow eyes, are of good rise, producing a nice even crop of marketable Potatoes with a mi nimum of small. The skin is slightly 
rougn or netted, the flesh white, and of first-class table quality. Per 14 lb. 3s. ; 66 lb. 10s. 8d. ; cwt. 18s. 
DANIELS’ PRINCE EDWARD. This grand new Potato is a seedling from our celebrated Duke of York, 
crossed with The Factor. It is a second early of enormous productiveness, having produced 32 times its own weight. It shows 
the character of both its parents, and is a nice upright grower (about 2 feet in height) with strong leathery dark green foliage 
and white flowers. The Rubers, which are kidney-shaped, with clear white skin and flesh, are of the finest table quality. 
Per 71b. Is. 9d. : 141b. 3s. ; 561b. 10s. 6d. 
D&N1KLS EARLY QUEEN. A grand early variety of extra fine quality and enormous productiveness. It is kidney-shaped, somewhat 
°hion g ; the eyes few and almost even with the surface. The flesh is white and mealy when cooked per cwt. 15s. 
BEAUTY OF HEBRON. A well-known excellent variety, of good table quality . . . . . . . . „ 16s. 
MARLY ROSE, a we ll known variety. Fine for early use on light soils .. ... .. .. .. 15s. 
EARLY W HITE HEBRON. A well known variety of fino cooking quality . . . . . . . . . . 16s. 
RUSSET QUEEN. One of the best second early varieties of recent introduction, and i 9 the result of a cross between Reading 
Russet and British Queen. It is a strong vigorous grower of hardy constitution. The tubers, which somewhat resemble the 
British Queen in shape, are white fleshed and of beautiful table quality 
BRITISH QUEEN. A second early variety of great merit. The skin and flesh are white, and of extra fine table quality ; this, combined 
j _ productiveness, and good keeping qualities, make it a most desirable variety for all purposes .. per cwt. 16s. 
KING EDWARD VII. A very fine Main Crop variety ; the haulm grows to the height of two feet and is fairly robust, producing a large 
crop of handsome tubers. I ho skin is white, with a blotch of pink about the eyes, which gives it a very pleasing appearance. It 
is a good cooker and free from disease; for exhibition it is first class .. .. .. .. .. per cwt. 14s. 
MAIRSLAND QUEEN. A second early white round of very hardy constitution, the haulm being of medium height and very robust. 
The tubers are almost round m shape, with fleet eyes, skin and flesh white, the latter being beautifully white and floury when 
cooked, and of first-class flavour. It is a heavy and sure cropper . . . . . . . . p 0r cw t. 15s. 
SNOWDROP. Tubers well formed, eyes shallow, skin clear, and flesh beautifully white and mealy when cooked; an abundant cropper, 
and very distinct. First Class Certificate, R. II. S. .. .. .. .. ## ## per cwt. 16s. 
WINDSOR CASTLE. An excellent second early variety. Tubers oblong or pebble-shaped, skin white, very heavy cropper: flesh firm, 
white, and of splendid quality First Class Certificate, R.H.S. .. .. .. .. .. per cwt. 15s. 
per 14 lb. 
d. 
3 0 
2 6 
2 G 
2 G 
2 G 
per M lb. 
«. d. 
8 6 
8 6 
8 6 
8 6 
10 6 
8 6 
8 6 
8 G 
8 6 
8 6 
••The Seeds you eupplied me with turned out excellent. The Duchess o! 
Norfolk Po ato was greatly admired.”— Mr. 0. THDMAS, Llanwit, Major. 
"I consider your D rchess of No-folk a era ml Potato, giving a good crop of 
largo tubers excellent for culinary purposes." — Mr. G. RYE, Canterbury. 
