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British Queen potato

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British Queen
SpeciesSolanum tuberosum
Cultivar'British Queen'
OriginScotland, 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

  1. ^ IrishSeedSaversAssociation
  2. ^ "Potato Varieties of Historical Interest in Ireland" (PDF). Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food. Retrieved 14 January 2011.
  3. ^ Findlay, Archibald. "The Potato: It's History and Culture".