14 BULLETIN 1021, U. S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



TRIUMPH. (YELLOW SPANISH SECTION, SPANISH GROUP.) 



Vines coarse and vigorous, short, 2 to 4 feet, bushy ; leaves shouldered, large 

 and thick, hairy on veins of upper surface, smooth beneath ; petioles green, with 

 purple stain at the base of the leaf blade and extending up the veins on the 

 under surface of the leaf; roots medium to long cylindrical in shape, light 

 yellow to russet yellow in color ; flesh light yellow, but creamy yellow when 

 baked, medium moist to dry, fairly sweet, and firm in texture. (PI. V, fig. 2.) 



RED BERMUDA. (BERMUDA SECTION, SPANISH GROUP.) 



Vines large and vigorous, long creeping, 6 to 12 feet ; stems purple in color, 

 hairy ; leaves shouldered, slightly hairy above, green except for a deep-purple 

 stain at the base of the blade and the summit of the petiole, the latter green 

 or purple, nearly smooth ; roots deep rose or reddish purple, irregular, strongly 

 ribbed, short fusiform, globular, or ovoid in shape, medium to large, season 

 medium ; flesh light yellow, but dull yellow when baked ; only slightly sweet, 

 dry, and somewhat mealy ; firm in texture. 



RED BRAZIL. (BERMUDA SECTION, SPANISH GROUP.) 



Vines long to very long, 6 to 20 feet, vigorous ; stems medium coarse, purple 

 in color, hairy, especially at the nodes on new growth ; leaves shouldered to 

 entire, slightly hairy on the upper surface, smooth beneath, deep-purple stain 

 at the base of the blade ; petioles green or purplish green, color running up 

 along the veins on the under side of the leaf, deep purple at summit, slightly 

 hairy at base ; roots globular,- irregular, surface rose in color ; flesh dark 

 yellow, but dark golden yellow when baked ; sweet, fairly mealy, good quality ; 

 season medium to late. 



PORTO RICO. (BERMUDA SECTION, SPANISH GROUP.) 



Vines medium to long, 5 to 10 feet ; stems coarse, internodes short, reddish 

 purple in color, hairy (especially at the nodes and on young growth) ; leaves 

 shouldered, large in size, green except for a purple stain at the base of the 

 blade and on the veins, slightly hairy on 'the upper surface, smooth below ; 

 petioles medium long, 5 to 8 inches, reddish purple in color, deeper at the base 

 of the leaf blade, color extends to the veins on the lower side of the leaf and 

 also deeper at the base of the petiole ; roots light rose to rose in color, fusiform 

 to globular and irregular in shape, smooth ; flesh orange yellow to salmon, but 

 dark yellow when baked ; moist, very sweet, good quality. 



This is one of the most popular varieties in the South, especially where it is 

 well known. (PI. V, figs. 3 and 4.) 



KEY WEST "YAM." (BERMUDA SECTION, SPANISH GROUP.) 



Vines medium to long, 4 to 10 feet ; stems coarse, hairy, dark purple in color, 

 internodes short ; leaves deeply shouldered, upper surface nearly smooth, lower 

 surface smooth ; petioles long, stiff, and erect, smooth except on new growth, 

 which is slightly hairy, purple to pink in color, with heavy purple splash at the 

 base of the leaf blade; roots medium to long, cylindrical, light rose in color; 

 flesh cream to yellow, but dark yellow when baked ; fine texture, medium moist, 

 quality good. 



CREOLA. (BERMUDA SECTION, SPANISH GROUP.) 



Vines long to very long, 8 to 20 feet, vigorous ; stems medium to large in size, 

 pink to purple in color, hairy (especially at the nodes) ; leaves deeply shouldered 

 to nearly lobed, green in color, with purple tinge; petioles light, red to purple 



