RED OR PINK OBLONG OR LONG POTATOES 579 



stalks. Leaves broad and large, dark green, composed of broad, 

 rounded, pointed leaflets. Flowers white, large, in rather numerous 

 and compact clusters ; they usually produce no seed. This is a 



Cardinal Potato. 



productive variety and keeps well. The flesh is more compact 

 than that of the preceding kind, and not so floury. The tubers 

 ripen in September. 



Vitelotte Potato. Tubers almost cylindrical, somewhat thicker 

 towards the top than at the bottom ; eyes numerous, each situated 

 at the bottom of a deep wrinkle ; skin red, rather smooth ; flesh 

 white, sometimes slightly zoned with red, especially at the end 

 farthest from the point of attachment to the underground stem ; 



Pousse-debout Potato (natural size). 



shoot red. Stems erect, very stiff, vigorous, quadrangular and 

 winged, tinged with brown, often branching, seldom more than 

 from 20 in. to 2 ft. high, very thick-set and well furnished with 



