IV. CLASSIFICATION. 



A. POPULAE VaEIETIES. 



It is very commonly stated tliat in the North the 

 dry, mealy varieties are alone marketable, while in 

 the South the wet, sugary varieties are preferred. 

 In looking over the reports of our experiment sta- 

 tions and other publications the writer finds that 

 the following varieties are favorites of one section 

 or another: 



According to Fitz (Sweet Potato Culture) the 

 "Hanover" or "Nansemond Improved" is popular 

 in the region around Richmond, the "Spanish" for 

 home use on the eastern shore of Maryland and Vir- 

 ginia, "Southern Queen" around Baltimore early in 

 fall and late in winter, the "Nansemond" in Vir- 

 ginia, New Jersey and Delaware, and the ""V^^ite 

 Yam" and "Yellow Spanish" in the South for home 

 consumption. "Yellow" and "Eed Nansemond," 

 also "Earlv Jersev," are all old and standard sorts. 

 (By way of explanation it may be well to repeat that 

 the name "Yam" is applied to some varieties of 

 sweet potatoes.) 



Mr. Starnes (Bailey's Enc. Ilort.) states that the 

 Northern markets prefer a dry, mealy potato repre- 

 sented by the "Jersey" or "Nansemond" strain; 

 the Southern market a rich, sugary potato, like the 

 "Georgia" or "Yellow Yam," which is generally 

 considered to be the standard of excellence. For 

 Northern shipment the "Jersey Sweet" is prefer- 

 able; for local sale the "Orleans Eed" (Nigger 



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