AMERICAN VARIETIES OF SWEET POTATOES. 



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The Big-Stem Jersey section contains the following varieties : 



(1) Big-Stem Jersey, sometimes called Florida and Improved Big Stem. 



(2) Philipili. 



The Yellow Jersey section has vines that are very small and slender to mod- 

 erately large in growth, long, 6 to 12 feet ; stems slender, often fasciated. Roots 

 russet, yellow, smooth and regular, or with low veins, fusiform or globular in 

 shape, small to medium in size, season medium ; flesh light yellow to salmon. 

 When baked, usually very dry and mealy and miite firm in texture. 

 The Yellow Jersey section contains the following varieties : 



(1) Yellow Jersey. (Other names given to this variety or selections of it 

 are the following : Early Bloomer Nansemond, Big Leaf, Early Caro- 

 lina, Early Yellow Jersey, Kelly's, McCoy's Sweets, Red Nose, Nanse- 

 mond, Yellow Nansemond, Up River, Cedarville. ) 

 Gold Skin. 



(2) 



LIST OF VARIETIES INCLUDED IN THE KEY. 



Belmont ,_. 



Big-Stem Jersey 



Bunch Candy " yam "__. 



Creola 



Dahomey 



Dooley 



Eclipse Sugar " yam "_ 



Florida 



General Grant Vineless 



Gold Skin 



Gros Grandia 



Japan Brown 



Key West " yam " 



Koali 



Minnet " yam " 



Nancy Hall 



Norton 



Old-Time " yam " 



rhilipili 



Pierson 



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Porto Rico 



Pumpkin " yam " 



Purple "yam " or Nigger Choker. 



Red Bermuda 



Red Brazil 



Red Jersey 



Red Spanish 



Shanghai 



Southern Queen 



Ticotea 



Triumph 



Vineland Bush 



Vineless Pumpkin " yam " 



White Gilke L 



White Sealy 



White "yam" 



Yellow Jersey 



Yellow Spanish 



Yellow Strasburg 



Yellow " yam " 



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DESCRIPTIONS OF VARIETIES. 



TICOTEA. (TICOTEA GROUP.) 



Vines large and vigorous, long creeping, 6 to 12 feet ; stems green or with 

 a slight tinge of purple at the nodes, nearly smooth ; leaves 5 to 7 parted, 

 hairy only along the veins on the upper surface, green except for a deep- 

 purple stain at the blade and the summit of the petiole, the latter otherwise 

 green and hairy ; roots white, smooth, and regular, usually very long and 

 cylindrical in shape, medium to large in size, season very late; flesh white, 

 but dull grayish white when baked, only slightly sweet, quite dry and mealy ; 

 firm in texture. 



This is not an important variety. 



KOALI. (TICOTEA GROUP.) 



Vines short and stocky ; stems green or with a purple tinge at the nodes, 

 smooth or only slightly hairy at the nodes, coarse ; leaves deeply 5 to 7 lobed ; 

 deep-purple stain at the base of the leaf blade, this purple coloring extending 



