Characteristics — Propagation. 1 8 1 



soil, moist and well-enriched, is best adapted to the 

 plant. A well-grown root, two years from the bulblet, 

 should measure two feet in length. They may be 

 cooked either by steaming or roasting ; and the flesh 

 will be found ver\' white and of most agreeable flavor. 



It would be impossible to find a plant of easier culture, 

 as the roots are perfectly hardy, and can be kept grow- 

 ing year after year in the same location if desired. 

 There is no insect that troubles either the vine or 

 luber, and no vine can exceed it in vigor of growth. 

 They increase naturally from the small tubers, or bulb- 

 lets, which form along the vine just above the leaf 

 joints. These should be gathered in the fall, and pro- 

 tected against freezing during the winter. They may 

 le planted any time during the spring, after danger 

 of severe freezing is past. The flowers have a pecu- 

 liar cinnamon-like fragrance: hence the name '• Cinna- 

 r/.on Vine," under which some dealers have sent it out. 



When grown in the garden, and merely for the tubers, 

 the vines may be allowed to nm on the ground ; but if 

 bulblets are desired, these will be produced in greater 

 abundance when poles or other supports are employed 

 to keep the vines up from the soil. 



