133 The Sweet Potato 



hoped the reader will remember that only time and 

 study can bring about a standardized varietal character- 

 ization with any plant so subject to change by climate, 

 mutation and selection as is the sweet potato. 



Anguilla. — This variety seems to have almost dis- 

 appeared from the market. It was formerly well 

 known on the eastern coast where it grew to great size. 

 In this respect it was similar to the Peabody, but dif- 

 fered in its white skin and white flesh. This variety is 

 characterized by the immense size the potatoes attain, 

 the heavy crop and the poor quality as judged by the 

 general southern taste. It is rapidly going out of culti- 

 vation except as hog-feed. 



Aekausas Beauty. — This is a long tapering potato, 

 very smooth and yellowish in color. The roots, which 

 are very uniform in size, are borne in clusters. The 

 skin is pronounced yellow, while the flesh is light yel- 

 , low and very delicate looking. The vine growth is good 

 but it is a poor yielder. 



Big Stem Jersey. — This potato is distinguished by 

 being the most widely cultivated of all varieties for the 

 northern markets. Growers on the eastern shore have 

 long grown this and its near relative, the Little Stem 

 Jersey. The Virginia Truck Experiment Station at 

 ^Norfolk has given the following official description of 

 the variety: "Vines long, heavy, leaves large; 

 potatoes long, spindle shaped, irregular, often veiny, 

 many very large. Skin bright yellow, flesh creamy to 

 pinkish. Table quality fair, dry. A fairly heavy 

 yielder, especially for early crop. Not adapted to ham- 

 per pack. There are . pink-fleshed strains especially 

 good for canning, since the flesh of the potato is of a 

 very attractive color for this purpose. The table qual- 



