54 ESCULENT ROOTS. 



but, being remarkably hardy, it will succeed well in any of 

 the Middle States, and attain a fair size in the warmer sec- 

 tions of New England. 



Nansemond. Tubers large, yellow, swollen at the mid- 



dle, and tapering to the ends ; flesh yellow, 



MONO. 



dry, unctuous, sweet, and well-flavored. 

 It is early fit for the table ; matures in short seasons ; is 

 very productive ; succeeds well in almost any tillable soil ; 

 and, having been long acclimated, is one of the best sorts 

 for cultivation at the North, very good crops having been 

 obtained in Maine and the Canadas. 



Bed-skinned, Tubers long and slender, the length often 

 r l?ed r . 1Can exceeding twelve inches, and the diameter 

 rarely above two inches ; weight from three 

 to ten ounces ; skin purplish-red, smooth, and shining ; flesh 

 yellow ; very fine-grained, unctuous, sugary, and farinaceous. 

 This variety is early, quite hardy, productive, and excel- 

 lent, but does not keep so well as the yellow or white sorts. 

 It is well adapted for cultivation in the cooler sections of 

 the United States, where, in favorable seasons, the crop has 

 proved as certain, and the yield nearly as abundant, as that 

 of the common Potato. 



Yellow-skin- Tubers from six to ten inches in length ; 

 YELLOW CABO- weight from four to twelve ounces, and up- 

 wards ; skin smooth, yellow ; flesh yellow, 

 fine-grained, unctuous, and remarkably sugary, surpass- 

 ing, in this last respect, nearly all other varieties. 



When grown in the Southern States, it yields well ; per- 

 fectly matures its crop ; and, in color and flavor, the tubers 

 will accord with the description above given. When grown 

 in the Middle States, or in the warmer parts of New Eng- 

 land, it decreases in size ; the tubers become longer and 

 more slender ; the color, externally and internally, becomes 



