SWEET POTATO. 93 



Tubers red, or purplish-red, of medium size ; Kentucky 

 flesh yellow, dry, sweet, and of good quality. A Murray. 



,. , , . , , RED NANSEMOICD. 



very prolific, hardy variety ; recommended as 

 the best red Sweet Potato for Northern culture. 



Tubers from six to ten inches in length ; Large "White. 



PATATE-BLANCHB 



thickest at the middle, where they measure from <>* THE FKKNCH. 

 two to nearly three inches in diameter ; weight from six 

 ounces to a pound and upwards ; skin dusky white ; flesh 

 nearly white, but with a shade of yellow. Not so fine- 

 grained or so sweet as the Yellow or Purple, but quite fari- 

 naceous and well flavored. 



It requires a long season in order to its full development ; 

 but, being remarkably hardy, it will succeed well in any of 

 the Middle States, and attain a fair size in the warmer sec- 

 tions of New England. 



A variety said to have originated in Nanse- Nansemond. 



, YELLOW NANSB- 



mond county, Va. ; whence the name, lubers MOND. 

 large, yellow, swollen at the middle, and tapering to the ends ; 

 flesh yellow, dry, unctuous, sweet, and well flavored. 



It is early fit for the table ; matures in short seasons ; is 

 very productive ; succeeds well in almost any tillable soil ; 

 and, having been long acclimated, is one of the best sorts for 

 cultivation at the North, very good crops having been 

 obtained in Maine and the Canadas. 



Tubers swollen at the middle, and tapering in Purple-skin- 



T ned. 



each direction to a point, measuring, when NEW-OKLEANS 



PURPLE. PATATB- 



well grown, from seven to nine inches in length, VIOLETTE - *'** 

 and from two to three inches in diameter ; skin smooth, red- 

 dish-purple ; flesh fine-grained, sugary, and of excellent qual- 

 ity. The plants attain a remarkable length, and the tubers 

 are rarely united about the neck as in most other varieties. 



