C2 ESCULENT ROOTS. 



consequence of its great liability to disease, its cultivation 

 is now nearly abandoned. 



Old Kidney. Tubers kidney-shaped, white ; flesh yellow, 

 rather waxy, and of indifferent flavor. 



It is neither productive, nor of much value in other re- 

 pects, and is now little cultivated. 



Peach-Blow. Tubers similar in form to the Davis Seedling, 

 but rather more smooth and regular ; color red, the eyes not 

 deeply sunk ; flesh yellow when cooked, dry and mealy, but 

 only of medium quality, on account of its comparatively 

 strong flavor. 



It is hardy and quite productive ; keeps well ; and is ex- 

 tensively cultivated for market in the northern parts of New 

 England and the State of New York, as well as in the Can- 

 adas. It is common to the markets of most of the large 

 seaport cities ; and, during the winter and spring, is shipped 

 in large quantities to the interior and more southern sections 

 of the United States. 



The Davis Seedling which is quite as productive, and 

 much superior in quality for table use might be profitably 

 grown as a substitute. 



Pink-Eyed. Tubers nearly round ; eyes rather large and 

 deep ; color mostly white, with spots and splashes of pink, 

 particularly about the eyes ; flesh yellow. 



The Pink-eyed is an old but inferior variety, hardly supe- 

 rior in quality to the Vermont White. Though quite pro- 

 ductive, it is generally esteemed unworthy of cultivation. 



Poggy, or A dark-colored variety, extensively cultivated 



COW-HORN. in the British Provinces, particularly in Nova 



Scotia ; and, during the autumn, imported in considerable 



