132 The Sweet Potato 



Red Brazil. — " Steins single, thin, light pink below 

 surface of ground, deep ruby red above surface. 

 Leaves long and sharply pointed; margins finely ser- 

 rated; leaves are light green to purplish above and 

 grayish green on under surface; veins are prominent, 

 purplish in color; petioles thin, medium length, with 

 purplish color." ^ 



Eed Caeolizsta. — The variety is nothing more than 

 the Red Jersey sold under a name indicating its place 

 of production. 



Eed Jersey oe Red Nansemond. — This variety 

 was a bud sport from the Yellow Nansemond. The 

 vines are identical in appearance and the taste of the 

 flesh is quite similar. This variety is popular on 

 markets which show preference for. a red-skinned 

 potato. It is a heavy yielder and finds more sales 

 on home markets than in shipping. (See Plate IV.) 



Red Nose. — Among the offsprings of the old 

 original I^ansemond, or Jersey Sweet, is the Red Nose. 

 This is a yellow-fleshed yellow-skinned sort with brown- 

 ish-red blotches around the neck. 



Shanghai. — The vine growth is very luxuriant, 

 the stems growing large and vigorously. The roots 

 resemble those of the Nigger Killer in shape, grow- 

 ing very long and cylindrical, but in color they are 

 almost white. The meat is yellowish-white but turns 

 a rich creamy yellow on cooking. It looks better than 

 it tastes, as the flavor is rather poor and it is somewhat 

 dry and mealy. It is a good yielder and is used to 

 a limited extent in the Gulf coastal regions of Alabama, 

 Mississippi, Georgia and Florida for stock-food. 



1 T: C. Johnson, Va. Truck Exp. Sta. 



