I was browsing Amazon, as you do, when I spotted a book on the humble spud for 1p. It seemed rude not to take advantage of that so I bought it. I turned out to be an ex Neath Port Talbot Library book.
Unfortunately the first five pages covering the potato’s history were missing, so I can’t enlighten you on their development. You would be interested in the wonderful and expressive names of some varieties - which I have used in the list below, with some following the convention of naming them after the breeder; hence Mr Bresee, Lord Rosebery and Sharpe’s Express among others.
As usual, one name is missing from the puzzle. Email your answer to hollyvillas@hotmail.co.uk. First correct answer gets a pint or a G&T at the Good Intent.
A M B O H T U S Z H C D G B F J Y X I H
K M Q C E V Z S E O C I W N Q T E N Z M
N I S Z G L K E A Y I G P A D P T C M F
O B M A F Y E R P S O G Q V Q E H T Y X
B H J A Y G U P W L L C H A R L O T T E
Q O V B X K Q X D B H I E N H E L D Y N
B Q Y P Q I O E D O E L A R P U M B N O
P U X V Q U N S M G P T C I S Y G B I Y
N I M R R W K E Z P I S V W F A Y N O S
X X B L O Y G P A O B I L E M J P Z F K
G O U N Y U P R N T U R S I T G S J A W
W T D V A X I A E E E H N Q M L Y V P U
H E J R L F L H F T J C J U D M T Q X M
R H D V K K F S F T A Y U K O N G O L D
B Q K N I P S R R E K D J L B W M S X V
F S I D D E X Q U I S A O M N R K B W U
M P N W N M V A R L B L J T K U Q A Y H
T E D Z E L L B L U E S T L P J D B F E
Y N S H Y A A F E J T N I B I U W O Y F
E D Z U D Z K B D F N N P H U W I O O C
AILSA
AMINCA
BINTJE
CHARLOTTE
DUNLUCE
EDZELL BLUE
EXQUISA
FAMBO
GOLDEN WONDER
HOMEGUARD
INTERNATIONAL KIDNEY
JULIETTE
KERRS PINK
LADY CHRISTL
MAXINE
NAVAN
OSPREY
PINK FIR APPLE
QUIXOTE
ROYALKIDNEY
SHARPES EXPRESS
UP TO DATE
WILJA
YETHOLM GYPSY
YUKON GOLD
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