VEGETABLES SWEET POTATO TOMATO. 213 



In this latitude, the Sweet Potato should never be 

 planted much earlier than the first of June ; it is very 

 susceptible of being chilled, and the weather is rarely set- 

 tled and warm enough to be safe here before June. Pre- 

 pare the hills as for Tomatoes, 4 feet apart, planting three 

 plants in each, or if in rows or ridges, 4 feet apart, and 1 

 foot between the plants; in either case requiring from 

 8,000 to 10,000 plants per acre. 



The following are the sorts mostly grown. 



\anscmoad. This is the earliest sort ; tubers large, 

 from 3 to 4 inches in diameter at the thickest part, taper- 

 ing to each end, and from 5 to 8 inches long ; flesh dry 

 sweet and well flavored. 



Red Skinned, This variety is claimed to be hardier 

 than the preceding, but it is doubtful if this is the case. 

 It is a long, slender variety, mostly grown in private gar- 

 dens, and is believed to be of a richer flavor than the yel- 

 low or white sorts. 



Yellow Skinned, This sort is mainly cultivated in the 

 Southern States, where it attains nearly the weight of the 

 Nansemond ; it requires a longer season than that variety, 

 and is not so suitable for the North. It is of excellent 

 flavor, and more free from stringiness than any other sort. 



10JS.A. r Q.(Lycopersicum esculentum.) 



This vegetable is one of the most important of all gar- 

 den products ; hundreds of acres are now planted with it 

 in the vicinity of all large cities, and the facility with 



