rable
intermediate variety for the garden or for field culture. Introduced.

EARLY MANLY.

Plant medium or small, rarely blossoming, and decaying early in the
season; tubers of medium size, white, roundish; flesh yellowish-white,
dry, mealy, and mild flavored. It yields well, and is a good variety for
early garden culture. Introduced.

FLOUR-BALL.

Plant reclining, of rather slender habit, rarely blossoming; tubers of
medium size, white, round, the skin quite rough or netted; flesh white,
dry, farinaceous, and mild flavored. It yields abundantly, and is a good
sort for the garden; but would prove less profitable for growing for the
market than many other varieties of larger size.

FLUKE KIDNEY. _Cot. Gard._

Plant vigorous, with luxuriant, deep-green foliage; continuing its
growth till late in the season, or until destroyed by frost. The tuber
is remarkable for its singular shape, of a flattened oval, frequently
measuring eight or nine inches in length by nearly three inches in
width. The peel is thin, and remarkably free from eyes; the surface,
very smooth and even; the flesh is very dry, mealy, and farinaceous,
exceedingly well flavored, and, in general excellence, surpassed by few,
if any, of the late varieties. It is also healthy, hardy, and very
productive; but is much better towards spring than when used soon after
being harvested.

The variety originated near Manchester, Eng., about the year 1844; and
appears to be a cross or hybrid between the Lapstone Kidney and
Pink-eye.

In this country, the variety has never reached the degree of excellence
it appears to have attained in England. With us the yield has been
small, and it has suffered greatly from disease. The flesh is also
yellow when cooked, and quite strong flavored. Not recommended for
cultivation.

FORTY-FOLD.

An English variety. Plant healthy, ripening about the middle of
September, rarely producing seed or blossoms; tubers white, of medium
size, round; skin rough or netted; flesh white, comparatively dry, and
well flavored. It yields abundantly; is a good kind for forcing; and,
though the plants remain green until frost, the tubers attain a
suitable size for use quite early in the season. An English sort, known
as Taylor's Forty-fold, is quite distinct; the tubers being oval, much
flattened, and of a reddish color.

GARNET CHILI.

Stem not long or tall, rather erect, sturdy, and branching; flowers
abundant, pale purplish-whi