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SWEET POTATO CULTURE. 



and much longer than that of the Nansemond ; is of a 

 very light color, and is said to be unrivalled as to keeping 

 qualities. The vine is a vigorous grower, and the leaves 

 are larger and darker colored than those of the Nanse- 

 mond. Wherever it has been tried, a high estimate has 

 been placed upon its productiveness and good quality. " 

 The leaves are not only larger, but they differ in shape 

 from those of the more common varieties. The engraving, 



Fig. 1. 



Fig. 2. 



figure 1, gives a leaf of the ISTansemond, and figure 2 one 

 of the Southern Queen, both reduced in the same pro- 

 portion. 



The Nastsemohd. — Next to the " Hanover," or 

 " Nansemond Improved," this potato is in highest repute 

 in Northern markets, where it is called the Yellow Nan- 

 semond. It takes its name from the south-eastern 

 county of Virginia, where it is said to have originated. 

 This, and other kinds, when propagated at the North, 

 are less sweet and less highly flavored than those pro- 

 duced in a warmer climate. The New Jersey and Dela- 

 ware Sweet Potatoes, which are marketed in New Eng- 

 land, though palatable and largely consumed, and bring 



