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rounded entire leaf, its venation, the colour of the petioles, etc. 
The variety selected for any partieular locality would depen 
sually those with white potatoes, as '' Gentleman's Table, 
‘White Sealy,” '' Brazilian," ‘‘ Sou thern Queen,’’ etc., are 
the best for table use; heavy croppers, as ‘ Southern Queen,” 
“ Red Bermuda,” etc., for stock es and for the extraction 
of xe 
serrat “‘Jim Gage" is a tae all-round variety 
mit cultivated by the peasants; it gives a yield of over 
11,000 lb. per acre (Rep. Bot. St. Montserrat, 1909-10, p. 12), 
and is a strong grower with yellowish-white potatoes. Other 
varieties commonly cultivated in the island are ‘‘ ex ard 18" 
(red potato), yield over 7000 lb. per acre; ** Geranium " (red 
potato), yield over 8000 lb.; ^ Jackass "' (y omis: potato), 
yield over v i lb.; “‘ Bett Weeks ’’ (dark-red potato), yield 
over 10, , and *' Blue mer (white potato), yield over 
1000 Ib. per acre (l.c: 1910-11, p. 10). 
= Algeria the varieties ‘ ‘ Reine du Sud” and '' Dorée des 
ores ’’ are considered the best varieties to grow for export, and 
i: ‘Dlanché de Malte," giving a large crop of inferior T is 
recommended for Sinn icis ep. ie o. 5256, 1914, E HD. 
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extensively grown for: mar Ves urposes, ados Sra and for 
ome use in the South Atlantic and Gulf Coast States; '' Black 
pure or igger Choker” (potato dark purple outside, 
white flesh) though of poor quality a grown mostly for 
ie feeding. ther varieties grown are '' Stem Jersey,' 
potatoes ye ellow, a good commercial variety ; lion J eed i“ 
potatoes yellow, adapted for ho se ; ed Jersey," potatoe 
red, suitable for home use; ‘‘ Pumpkin Yam, potatoes dull 
yellow, suitable for home use and stock feeding ; E er- 
oes rose red, for stock feeding; ‘‘ Florida,” potatoes 
F salmon vel adapted for home use, on,” 
(Beattie, U.S. Dept . Agric. Farmers’ Bull. No. 324, 1908, 
pp. 35-37) and see ub others mentioned under yield. 
Ref.—'' Ipomoea Batatas,” in Dict. Econ. Prod. India, Watt, 
iv. 1890, pp. 478-482. Sweet Potatoes, Starnes, Georgia Exp. 
St. Bull. No. 25, 1894. “ The Sweet Potato as a Starch Pro- 
ducer," Shiver, South Catolina, Exp. St. Clemson Agric. Coll. 
Bull. No. 28, 1897, pp. 1-15. — Sweet Potatoes: gr re and 
ui Duggar, US. Dept. Agric. Farmers' Bull. 26, 1897, 
*Ipomoea — : us Les Cultures ‘Colouialee: 
PL Alimentaires Jumelle, pp. T (J. B. Ballière et Fils, 
1901). — Sweet P Noah, U.S. Dept. Agric. 
Pine Bull. No. 129, 19 . 1-40. Sweet Potatoes from 
