REPORT ON POTATOS. 
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glands ; fruit large, round ; skin very white, flushed with red on 
the exposed side; flesh white, parting readily from the stone; 
flavour only second rate. Ripe at the end of August. A pretty 
fruit, but a shy bearer. 
REPORT ON POTATOS AT CHISWICK, 1898. 
Forty-eight varieties of Potatos were sent for trial, and 
seventeen older well-known varieties were also grown for com¬ 
parison. The ground had been specially prepared for the crop 
by the addition of leaf mould and old potting soil, the result 
being that the growth was excellent, the crops heavy in most 
instances, and, with a very few exceptions, no disease. The 
collection was examined by the Fruit and Vegetable Committee 
on two occasions, viz. July 22 and August 30. The following 
varieties, by reason of their heavy crops and good appearance, 
were selected for cooking to test their quality, viz.— 
A 1. 
Challenge. 
Devonian. 
Fishtoft Seedling. 
Ideal. 
Ivo. 
Leader. 
McKinley. 
Miss Ellen Terry. 
New Main Crop. 
Palmyra. 
Queen. 
Sir Walter Raleigh. 
The Major. 
F.C.C.=First Class Certificate. 
A.M.=Award of Merit. ] 
1. A 1 (Sutton).—Medium size, round, eyes shallow, white. 
Moderate crop, free from disease ; short haulm. Early. 
2. Bailey’s White Russet (Richards).—Large, round, eyes 
shallow, white, russety. A great crop, free from disease ; tall 
strong haulm. Late. A variety under the name of White 
Russett (Harris) received an A.M. September 20, 1892. 
3. Bloomer (Collins).—Medium size, kidney, eyes full, pale 
purple. Light crop, free from disease ; short haulm. Early. 
4. Candidum (Storrie).—Large, kidney, eyes shallow, white. 
Heavy crop, free from disease ; moderate haulm. Midseason. 
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