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lent keeper, and is adapted for both marketing 1 and stock 

 feeding and for home use in the South Atlantic and Gulf 

 Coast States, but it does not mature when grown in the 

 extreme North. 



PUMPKIN YAM. The vines are vigorous, short, some- 

 times of a bunch habit. The potatoes are of short spin- 

 dle shape or quite round, with a dull yellow color on the 

 outside. The flesh is orange or sometimes yellow and 

 marbled with orange; it is moist and has a flavor very 

 similar to that of good squash. This variety yields well 

 and is adapted to home use and to stock feeding through- 

 out the South. 



GEORGIA, OR SPLIT-LEAF, YAM. The vines of this va- 

 riety are slender and long; the potatoes of medium size, 

 spindle shape, yellow; the flesh a light yellow, marbled 

 with salmon. The quality of this variety is excellent and 

 very sweet, but it is a light yielder. It is a splendid sort 

 for home use throughout the South Atlantic and Gulf 

 Coast States. 



RED BERMUDA. The Red Bermuda vines are large and 

 vigorous. The potatoes are usually large and overgrown 

 with heavy ridges and veins. The color of the potatoes 

 is rose red; flesh, creamy; quality fair but not so sweet 

 as Southern Queen. This variety is a heavy cropper 

 and suitable for feeding to stock. It is one of the few 

 so-called yams which thrive in the northern portion of 

 the sweet potato area. 



FLORIDA. The vines of the Florida variety are large 

 and vigorous. The potatoes are rather large, light sal- 

 mon yellow, smooth and regular, of short spindle shape, 

 with light yellow flesh. This variety is not so sweet as 

 the Georgia and is inclined to be dry and mealy. It 

 yields fairly well and is adapted for home use. 



PIERSON. The vines of the Pierson are similar to those 

 of the Red Bermuda variety. The potatoes are light 

 yellow, of short spindle shape, very rough, with cream- 



