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Georgia Yam, or Sugar Yam, is almost universally 

 recognized as the standard of excellence. This is a 

 smooth potato with pale yellow skin and flesh, largest 

 in the middle and tapering rather abruptly toward the 

 stem and more gently toward the root. This has a 

 deeply divided leaf, but is not a heavy bearer. 



PumpMn Yam. — This is probably next to the Georgia 

 Yam in popularity. The potatoes are yellow on the out- 

 side and the color of the flesh that of a pumpkin on the 

 inside, hence its name. This is an abundant producer 

 of large, well-shaped roots of superior quality from the 

 standpoint of southern taste. A peculiarity of the 

 variety is the production of some of the largest potatoes 

 in the middle of the rows. It is a good keeper, of superior 

 table quality and, together with the Georgia Yam, excel- 

 lent for evaporating. This is the only variety I have ever 

 known to grow in size after being banked for winter. 



Horton Yam is another popular variety in South 

 Carolina and Georgia. This is a medium productive 

 variety, with color between that of the Georgia Yam 

 and the Pumpkin Yam. The quality approaches more 

 nearly that of the Pumpkin Yam. 



Extra-Early Caroline is an early, productive variety, 

 roundish in form, with fresh yellow color. 



Yellow Nansemond. — A rather small yellow, oblong 

 potato very popular in Virginia, Maryland and New 

 Jersey, not grown much south of Virginia. This is a 

 dry potato, but very sweet. 



Red Nose has proved to be a very heavy yielder and 

 of good quality. It is yellow wHth red tip when first 

 dug, whence the name. 



