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purple stain at the base of the blade and the summit of the petiole ; petiole 

 smooth or nearly so, green except at the upper end ; roots light yellow in 

 color with lighter yellow veins, fairly smooth and regular, long fusiform in 

 shape, medium in size ; season medium to late ; flesh light yellow. When baked, 

 sweet, moist, and soft in texture. 



GENERAL GRANT VINELESS. (FLORIDA GROUP.) 



Vines medium to large and vigorous, medium in length, 4 to 10 feet ; stems 

 green, slightly hairy (especially at the nodes) ; leaves entire or slightly toothed, 

 hairy above, slightly hairy beneath (especially on the veins), green in color, 

 a deep-purple stain at tbe juncture of the blade and the petiole ; petiole green 

 except at the upper end, nearly smooth ; roots light salmon, smooth and regular, 

 short fusiform to long fusiform in shape, medium in size, season medium to 

 early ; flesh grayish yellow when baked ; sweet, dry, and somewhat mealy ; 

 fairly firm in texture. 



NANCY HALL. (FLORIDA GROUP.) 



Vines medium in length, 4 to 8 feet ; stems somewhat hairy, green ; leaves 

 toothed or entire with 4 to 10 low marginal teeth, hairy on the upper surface 

 and slightly hairy or smooth beneath, green except for a reddish purple stain at 

 the juncture of the blade and the petiole, the latter slightly hairy, green except 

 at the upper end; roots yellow, tinged more or less with salmon, veined, or 

 smooth and regular, fusiform in shape, medium to large in size ; season early : 

 flesh dark yellow, tinged with salmon. When baked, very sweet, moist and soft 

 in texture; good quality. (PI. VI, figs. 1 and 2.) 



WHITE "YAM." (SOUTHERN QUEEN GROUP.) 



Vines vigorous in growth, long, 5 to 12 feet ; stems dull purple, slightly hairy ; 

 leaves shouldered or entire, hairy on the veins above, but otherwise smooth, 

 green ; petiole nearly smooth, greenish purple ; roots yellowish white, with many 

 low veins, otherwise smooth and regular, fusiform or oblong in shape, medium 

 to very large in size, season medium ; flesh light yellow. When baked, sweet, 

 quite dry, and mealy ; texture fairly firm. 



SOUTHERN QUEEN. (SOUTHERN QUEEN GROUP.) 



Vines large and vigorous, long, 6 to 12 feet ; stems dull purple, slightly hairy 

 (especially at the nodes and on new growth) ; leaves shouldered or entire, 

 slightly hairy above, green ; petiole nearly smooth, greenish purple. Roots 

 white or light yellow, sometimes very slightly tinged with pink, smooth and 

 regular, few or no veins, fusiform, globular or ovoid in shape, medium to large; 

 season medium ; flesh light yellow. When baked, sweet, moist, and soft in tex- 

 ture. (PI. VI, figs. 3 and 4.) 



Ballinger's Pride is a strain of Southern Queen, with roots smaller, longer, 

 fusiform in shape, very smooth. 



Catawba White and Catawba Yellow are the same as Southern Queen, but the 

 roots smaller, longer, smooth, and attractive in size and shape. 



PUMPKIN "YAM." (PUMPKIN GROUP.) 



Vines moderately large growing, long, 6 to 12 feet ; stems green, hairy : 

 leaves low, shouldered, hairy only on the upper surface, green ; petioles green, 

 hairy ; roots yellow, tinged with salmon, mostly irregular with pi'ominent light- 



