British Queen (potato)
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Species | Solanum tuberosum |
Cultivar | 'British Queen' |
Origin | Scotland, 1894 |
British Queen is a variety of potato that was bred by Archibald Finlay.
A type of potato with a great flavour and a floury flesh.[1][2] Findlay wrote that it "is one of the finest white kidney-shaped mid-season potatoes."[3]
References
- ↑ IrishSeedSaversAssociation
- ↑ "Potato Varieties of Historical Interest in Ireland" (PDF). Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
- ↑ Findlay, Archibald. "The Potato: It's History and Culture".
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