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Fig. 141— Vineless S^veet Potato. 



The sugar po- 

 tatoes are gene- 

 rally poor yield- 

 ers, b u t a r e 

 excellent table 

 varieties. T h e 

 Tennessee y a m 

 is a productive 

 variety, with a 

 sweet, rich, deli- 

 cate flavor. It is 

 next in quality 

 to the Georgia 

 yam, but is more 

 productive. It is 

 a late potato. 



In the above 

 list the early po- 

 tatoes are Yel- 

 low yam, Vine- 

 less and Jersey. 

 The others are 

 late varieties. 



Culture. 

 Sweet pota- 

 toes like a rich, 

 sandy loam, per- 

 f e c 1 1 y friable, 

 a n d, as indi- 

 cated by analy- 

 sis, abounding 

 in potash. The 

 soil should be 

 well enriched. A 

 dressing of 



