28 bulleti:n^ 1041, v. s. department of agkicultuee 



Red Brazil. Vines long to very long, 6 to 20 feet, vigorous, stems medium 

 coarse. Roots large, globular, ribbed and irregular, surface smooth. Color 

 of skin, light Corinthian red. Color of flesh, massicot yellow. Cortex, 

 colonial bufC. Peeling quality, good. Color of cooked potato, empire yellow 

 to apricot yellow (PI. II, fig. 13). Consistency of freshly dug potatoes, 

 firm. Consistency after curing and storage, medium firm. Tendency to 

 darken, pronounced. Canning quality, fair to good. 



Red Jersey. Vines long, medium vigorous, low trailing. Roots medium to 

 small, fusiform in shape, regular and smooth. Yields, medium heavy. 

 Color of skin. Indian lake. Color of fiesh, cream with areas of mustard 

 yellow, especially below cortex, and small stains of carrot red. Somewhat 

 variable. Peeling quality, fair. Color of cooked potato, apricot yellow to 

 empire yellow (PI. II, fig. 14). Consistency of freshly dug potatoes, very 

 firm. Consistency after curing and storage, firm. Tendency to darken, 

 little. Canning quality, good. 



Southern Queen. Vines large and vigorous, 6 to 12 feet. Roots medium to 

 large, fusiform globular, or ovoid in shape, somewhat veined or smooth, 

 regular. Yields heavy. Color of skin, cream buff, frequently mottled with 

 pale cinnamon pink. Color of flesh, massicot yellow. Peeling quality, fair. 

 Color of cooked potato, apricot yellow to empire yellow (PL II, fig. 15). 

 Consistency of freshly dug potatoes, firm to medium firm. Consistency after 

 curing and storage, soft. Tendency to darken, pronounced. Canning quality, 

 fair. 



Triumph. Vines coarse and vigorous, short, 2 to 4 feet, bushy. Roots medium 

 to large in size, medium to long cylindrical in shape. Yields heavy. Color 

 of skin, chamois. Color of flesh, uniform ivory yellow. Peeling quality, 

 good. Color of cooked potato, pinard yellow to buff yellow (PI. Ill, fig. ]). 

 Consistency of freshly dug potatoes, firm. Consistency after curing and 

 storage, medium firm. Tendency to darken, little. Canning quality, fair 

 to gpod. 



Vineless Pumpkin " Yam." Vines medium in length. 4 to 8 feet. Roots 

 medium in size, fusiform to ovoid or cylindrical in shape with few low veins. 

 Yields, medium heavy. Color of skin, light ochraceous buff. Also has fine 

 netted appearance. Color of flesh, flesh ocher, intermixed with straw 

 yellow. Somewhat variable. Peeling quality, good. Color of cooked po- 

 tato, orange to cadmium (PI. Ill, fig. 2). Consistency of freshly dug 

 potatoes, firm to medium firm. Consistency after curing and storage, very 

 soft. Tendency to darken, little. Canning quality, good. 



Vineless " Yam." Vines fairly vigorous, compact, dense, bushy. Roots me- 

 dium in size, fusiform in shape, smooth. Yields light. Color of skin, 

 cinnamon buff. Color of flesh, ivory yellow suffused with pale pinkish 

 cinnamon. Peeling quality, poor. Color of cooked potato, apricot yellow to 

 empire yellow (PI. Ill, fig. 3). Consistency of freshly dug potatoes, medium 

 firm. Consistency after curing and storage, soft. Tendency to darken, 

 pronounced. Canning quality, fair. 



White " Yam." Vines medium in length and vigor. Roots medium in size, 

 fusiform, regular. Yields, medium heavy. Color of skin, cream buff. Color 

 of flesh, massicot yellow. Peeling quality, very poor. Color of cooked 

 potato, empire yellow to apricot yellow (PI. Ill, fig. 4). Consistency of 

 freshly dug potatoes, firm to medium firm. Consistency after curing and 

 storage, very soft. Tendency to darken, pronounced. Canning quality, 

 fair. 



