| 单词 |
Pentland |
| 释义 |
Pentland|ˈpɛntlənd|
The name of the Pentland Hills, in Midlothian, Scotland, used attrib. in Pentland Crown, Dell, etc., to designate varieties of potato developed at the Scottish Plant Breeding Station, which is located there.
1959Rep. Scottish Plant Breeding Station 11 (heading) Potatoes.—The Registration Trials conducted by the Department of Agriculture for Scotland in 1958 contained thirteen of the Station's seedlings... One..was registered as a new variety suitable for commercial cultivation. It has been named Pentland Crown. 1961Ibid. 16 As a result of its performance in the Merit Trials conducted by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland the [potato] Seedling 2319(a)3 has received ‘Commendation’. It has been named ‘Pentland Dell’, a name that will be registered in compliance with the provisions of the International Code of Nomenclature. Ibid. 18 A red variant has been selected from the cultivar ‘Pentland Beauty’ and as a preliminary to giving it the name ‘Red Pentland Beauty’ this variant has been entered for the Wart Immunity and Identity Tests. 1962Ibid. 17 An early maturing [potato] seedling, Reference No. 2299 (10), has successfully completed the Merit Trials conducted by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries for Scotland and..has been named ‘Pentland Envoy’ a name that will be registered by the National Registration Authority. 1969Dict. Gardening (R. Hort. Soc.) Suppl. 150/1 Pentland Beauty. Oval with pale lemon flesh. Ibid. 150/2 Pentland Crown. White oval shape. White flesh. Pentland Dell. Shapely white kidney—shows considerable resistance to Blight. 1971Arable Farmer Feb. 3/1 Our variety was Pentland Crown planted in 30{pp} rows. 1973Times 16 Oct. 6/6 Britain's plant breeders..are striving to keep their brand names in Europe. To our grain growers Maris means another winner from the Plant Breeding Institute at Cambridge, Pentland a good Scottish potato, and Malling an outstanding new fruit. 1976Cumberland News 3 Dec. 34/4 (Advt.), Pentland Crown seed potatoes for sale, once grown from Scotch seed, blight free, excellent quality. |
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