124 The Sweet Potato 



roots come to maturity. The potatoes are fair in size, 

 being short, smooth and spindle-shaped. The flesh is 

 dark yellow to salmon in color, very soft, sweet and 

 juicy when baked. The Dooley is not an early maturer, 

 (See Plate IV.) 



Delaware. — This is one of the dry mealy types or- 

 iginating from the original Nansemond, or Jersey 

 Sweet, of Maryland and Virginia. 



FuLLEETOsr Yellow Yam. — The potatoes are very 

 long in proportion to their diameter. They are borne 

 in clusters and are very prolific. The skin is light 

 yellow; the flesh white spotted with yellow, and sweet 

 and sugary in nature. 



Floeida Yam. — In a series of variety tests conducted 

 by C. E. Brehm, of the Tennessee Station, the Florida 

 yam grown under identical conditions with a number of 

 other kinds, was only equalled in yield by the Nancy 

 Hall. Brehm says : " Although seedmen differentiate 

 between the varieties Florida yam and Nancy Hall, I 

 am confident that there is no difference. The only 

 difference that I can see is that when shipments are 

 made North they call sweet potatoes of this variety 

 Nancy Hall and when shipped South they call them 

 Florida yams. From the standpoint of appearance 

 and yield they are identical." 



General Grant. — This variety has been noticed to 

 produce very few small potatoes. The roots are either 

 of good size or they are strings. The large potatoes are 

 smooth and well-shaped. The strings are worthless. 

 The skin is very light yellow and the flesh pure white. 

 The vine growth is prolific but the yield of potatoes is 

 small. 



Gold Skin. — This variety belongs to the Nansemond 



