ITS 
DESCRIPTIVE LIST OF POTATOES. 
TOR EARLY OUT-DOOR CROPS. 
In addition to the above, Fox's Seedling, 
Fox's Kidney, and the Ladies' Fingers. 
FOR MAIN AUTUMN CROPS. 
In addition to any of the above, the Early 
Manly, Early Shaw, the American Native, 
Taylor's Fortyfold, and the Sheep's Tail 
Kidney. 
FOR LATE CROPS AND LONG KEEPING. 
The White Bread-fruit, the Devonshire 
Apple, the Black American Pink-Eye, the 
Perthshire Red, the Red-nosed Kidney, the 
Irish Cup, and the Regent. 
The Mangold Wurtzel and Prince de 
Rohan Potatoes produce immense crops of 
very large tubers, of very indifferent flavour, 
but, on account of their great yield, they are 
very fit for cattle crops, but are much too 
coarse for the table. 
Potatoes appear to prefer a sandy loamy 
soil, not retentive of moisture, yet not drying 
up too suddenly. On many very stiff lands 
they also do well, but free open soils are de- 
cidedly to be preferred. On this account, very 
light lands are best adapted for the early vari- 
eties, which complete their growth before the 
season becomes too dry. For stiff soils, the 
following are recommended with confidence: — 
The Bread-fruit, the Regent, the American 
Native, and the Irish Cup. But excellent 
reasons exist for varying the sorts from one 
description of soil to another. A selection 
fit for growing where a good succession and 
variety of produce is wanted in general crop- 
ping, is the following : — The Early Manly, 
Fox's Seedling, Taylor's Fortyfold, the Lea- 
thercoat, the Red-nosed Kidney, the Irish Cup, 
and Bread-fruit. 
The following Potatoes, which are but little 
known in this country, (and are perhaps more 
curious than useful.) have been grown in the 
garden of the Horticultural Society, and are 
thus described in their Transactions. 
Golden Potato of Peru. — The tubers are 
small, irregularly shaped, but approaching to 
globular; their skin is pale yellow, and nearly 
smooth ; the flesh is a rich yellow, much deeper 
than in any other old known sort. "When cut 
through in the raw state, it appears of very 
close firm texture. When dressed, the Golden 
Potatoes are waxy, and of a peculiarly pleasant 
flavour. It is a late kind, and an indifferent 
bearer when grown in a strong soil, but tole- 
rably productive in a lighter. Though very 
good, this anxiously expected root has not 
turned out of such extraordinary excellence for 
the table as was anticipated, nor answered the 
expectations which the extravagant accounts 
of travellers in South America had induced us 
to form of it. 
Pled Golden Potato. — The tubers are 
irregularly rounded, with large eyes ; the skin 
is pale yellow, striped with pale purple bands 
of various breadths. The flesh, both raw and 
when boiled, is exactly similar to that of the 
Golden Potato. 
Asparagus Potato. — This Potato, whether 
it be dressed plain or with sauces, is in much 
estimation where it is known ; its size prevents 
its being cultivated where productive crops are 
wanted ; but its excellence for the table will 
always insure its growth in a garden where a 
variety of good esculents is required to be 
produced. The tubers are oblong, slender, 
varying in size, often from seven to eight 
inches long ; skin of a light brownish white, 
inclining to pale red, smooth, with numerous 
distinct eyes. Flesh very pale, firm, and waxy, 
of superior flavour. It is a good bearer, but 
late in ripening ; the eyes are also late in 
shooting, so that the stems are tardy in appear- 
ing above ground. 
Mouse Potato. — Is of dwarf growth. The 
stems are dull purple, naked, with close joints ; 
the petioles are short ; the leaflets of a light 
green, ovate, small, and slightly undulated at 
the base, not numerous ; the pinnules are few, 
and in general flat. The blossoms are few ; 
the flowers pale lilac. The tubers are very 
small, oblong, slightly curved, and generally 
pointed at one end ; their skin is smooth, with 
a few small eyes. Its flesh is very pale, almost 
white whilst raw ; when dressed it is waxy and 
very good. A most abundant bearer, but late. 
From one of its names, it is probable it is of 
Scotch origin. In Germany it is said to be 
much cultivated by the curious. Its dimi- 
nutive size will prevent its being grown, 
except as a matter of luxury. For all the 
purposes in cookery, in which small Potatoes 
are required, it will prove very acceptable, 
and perhaps be considered even a greater de- 
licacy than the Aspai'agus Potato. 
Pine Apple, or Cone Potato. — This sin- 
gular root has received the above names from 
its peculiar formation. Below each eye is a 
projection, and as these are numerous and re- 
gularly disposed, it has some resemblance in 
shape to a Pine Apple, or more perhaps to 
the cone of a Stone Pine, after the scales have 
expanded by heat. It is not uncommon in 
curious collections, having been received from 
various persons since the year 1821. The 
tubers are oblong, middle-sized, generally 
pointed at one end, and with an irregular 
surface ; the skin is smooth, yellow, with 
numerous eyes deeply sunk. In some of the 
roots the angles or protuberances are flat- 
tened, they have then a greater resemblance 
to a Pine Apple. The flesh when raw is of a 
pale yellow ; when dressed, of good flavour and 
waxy. It is a moderate bearer, but very late. 
