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SWEET POTATO CCLTrRE. 



and much longer tlian that of the Xanscmond ; is of a 

 very hglit color, and is said to be unrivalled as to keeping 

 qualities. The vine is a vigorous grower, and the leaves 

 are larger and darker colored than those of the Nanse- 

 mond. Wherever it has been tried, a high estimate has 

 been placed upon its productiveness and good quality." 

 The leaves are not only larger, but they differ in shape 

 from those of the more common varieties. The engraving. 



Fig. 1. 



Fig. 2. 



figure 1, gives a leaf of the Xanscmond, and figure 2 one 

 of the Southern Queen, both reduced in the same pro- 

 portion. 



The Naxsemond. —Next to the "Ilanover," or 

 *' Nansemond Improved," this^otato is in highest repute 

 in Northern markets, where it is called the Yellow Nan- 

 semond. It takes its name from the south-eastern 

 county of Virginia, whore it is said to have originated. 

 Tliis, and other kinds, when propagated at the North, 

 axe less sweet and less highly flavored than those pro- 

 duced in a warmer climate. The New Jersey and Dela- 

 ware Sweet Potatoes, which are marketed in New Eng- 

 land, though palatable and largely consumed, and bring 



