British Queen (potato)

British Queen
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

  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".