136 The Sweet Potato 



sent out as a new potato under the. name of Southern 

 Queen. It is now known in many sections by the latter 

 name. It is very early, unusually productive and is 

 considered one of the earliest varieties to keep in storage. 

 It is much improved in eating quality by storage and 

 though not a very choice eating potato in fall and early 

 winter, it becomes very good indeed in late winter and 

 spring. It is of a very light color outside, presenting a 

 grayish-white rather than yellow appearance. The flesh 

 is pale yellow. The vine growth is heavy. The tubers 

 are inclined to become over-large in rich soil, unless 

 early digging is practiced. (Plate IV.) 



Jewel Yam. — This is a yellow potato very like the 

 dry Nansemond but with the sweet soft flesh of the 

 yams. It was formerly grown to a limited extent 

 through the Carolinas. It is a heavy j'ielder with prom- 

 inent veins and is almost identical in appearance and 

 quality with the Yellow Barbadoes. 



Key West Yam. — This is one of the sweet juicy 

 potatoes similar to the Porto Eico. It is a good yielder 

 and sells well on the southwestern markets. It is largely 

 grown in the Manhattan sweet potato section of Kansas 

 and perhaps equally extensively in other parts of the 

 Southwest. It is also well known on the eastern coast. 

 Because of the heavy yield, it is largely used as stock 

 food. " Stems branching and bushy, quite thick ; color 

 below ground pink, above ground deep ruby red; leaf 

 auriculate, sharply pointed, mostly shouldered; mar- 

 gins very finely serrated; dark green upper surface, 

 light green under surface; veins prominent, purplish 

 color ; petioles long, thick, with green purplish tinge." ^ 



1 T. C. Johnson, Va. Truck Exp. Sta., information to author. 



