AMERICAN VARIETIES OF SWEET POTATOES. 13 



length, green with tinge of purple at upper end on new growth, smooth ; roots 

 long, cylindrical, yellow to russet yellow, smooth ; flesh light yellow, but grayish 

 white when baked; dry and mealy, decided caramel flavor, but not sweet; only 

 fair in quality. 



GROS GRANDIA. (BUNCH SECTION, BELMONT GROUP.) 



Vines short to vineless, 1^ to 3 feet ; stems very coarse, green, nodes very 

 close, smooth except for a few hairs on the newer growth ; leaves deeply 5 to 7 

 lobed or parted, upper surface nearly smooth or slightly hairy, lower surface 

 smooth ; petioles smooth or with a few scattered hairs on the new growth, 

 green ; roots long, cylindrical, veins slightly raised, numerous but fine, rose to 

 purplish red in color ; flesh white. When baked, moist and poor in quality. 



BUNCH CANDY "YAM." (BUNCH SECTION, BELMONT GROUP.) 



Vines very short and bushy, 1 to 3| feet, but medium to vigorous in growth ; 

 stems green, nearly smooth, internodes very short, crowding the leaves closely 

 together ; leaves 5 to 7 parted, lobes somewhat broader than those of the Bel- 

 mont variety, hairy above and smooth beneath, light green ; petioles nearly 

 smooth, green ; roots light yellow, tinged with salmon, slightly russeted, light- 

 yellow veins, small and regular, long spindle or fusiform in shape, small to me- 

 dium; in size ; season late ; flesh light yellow. When baked, sweet and moist ; 

 soft in texture. 



PIERSON. (YELLOW SPANISH SECTION, SPANISH GROUP.) 



Vines large and vigorous, long creeping, 6 to 15 feet; stems purple in color, 

 hairy ; leaves shouldered, hairy only on the veins above, green with a deep- 

 purple stain at the juncture of the blade and the petiole, the latter nearly 

 smooth, green except at the upper end ; roots light yellow, strongly ribbed and 

 veined, very rough, fusiform and ovoid in shape, medium to very large ; season 

 early ; flesh cream color, but dull yellow when baked ; only slightly sweet, moist 

 to quite dry and mealy ; texture firm. 



YELLOW STRASBURG. (YELLOW SPANISH SECTION, SPANISH GROUP.) 



Vines large and vigorous, long creeping, 6 to 15 feet ; stems purple in color, 

 nearly smooth ; leaves shouldered, slightly hairy above, especially on new 

 growth, green except for a deep-purple stain at the juncture of the blade and 

 the petiole, the latter otherwise green or purple (both colors may appear on the 

 same vine), nearly smooth, roots light yellow, fairly smooth and regular or 

 quite irregular, ovoid or globular in shape, medium to large, season early ; flesh 

 dull yellow when baked, sweet, moist, and quite soft in texture. 



YELLOW SPANISH. (YELLOW SPANISH SECTION, SPANISH GROUP.) 



Vines moderately large in growth, long creeping, 6 to 12 feet ; stems dark 

 purple in color, somewhat hairy; leaves deeply shouldered, smooth or with 

 scattered hairs on the midrib and margin of the leaf, dark green, with 

 purple veins, petiole nearly smooth, purple; roots dull russet yellow, often 

 constricted and crooked, fairly smooth, with no veins, long fusiform to long 

 cylindrical, medium in size, season late ; flesh grayish white ; when baked, 

 fairly sweet, moist, and soft in texture. 



