THE tSVYEET POTATO. 87 



Caroline Lee. Louisiana. 



Formula : 



A2 B2 CI Dl El-2 r2 G4 Hl-2 II Jl K2 3. 



Stems longer than lour feet, rarely more than ^ inch thick, light 

 green. 



Hair almost all over young leaves, all over tip and along the 

 veins in old ones. 



Type leaf Fig. 36. 



Slightly shouldered leaves occur occasionally, even among the later 

 leaves. 



Early General Grant. Various States of the Union. 



Formula : 



A5 B2 CI D4 E2 Fl Gl H2 11-2 J2 K2. 



Stems long, i% inch thick, purple. Star clear, veins strongly 

 marked purple below. 



Hair scant along the veins. 

 Type leaf Fig. 75. 



Fire Brass. Jamaica. 



Formula: 



A4 B C Dl E F2 G4 HI 13 J3 K3. 



Stems light green to brownish, but without purple. 

 Hair all over leaf. 



Florida. Various States of the Union. 



Formula : 



A4 B2 C2 D2 E2 Fl Gl HI 12 J K. 



Stems about 1 foot long. Plant very bushy. Stems ^g to % 

 inch thick, green, with purple spots around the axils of the leaves. 



Star very large. Vein strikingly marked purple below. Leaves 

 very much sunk in the center, deeply saucer-shaped. 



Type leaf Fig. 59. 



