RED OR PINK OBLONG OR LONG POTATOES 579 



stalks. Leaves broad and large, dark green, composed of broad, 

 rounded, pointed leaflets. Flowers white, large, in rather numerous 

 and compact clusters ; they usually produce no seed. This is a 



Cardinal Potato. 



productive variety and keeps well. The flesh is more compact 

 than that of the preceding kind, and not so floury. The tubers 

 ripen in September. 



Vitelotte Potato. — Tubers almost cylindrical, somewhat thicker 

 1 towards the top than at the bottom ; eyes numerous, each situated 

 at the bottom of a deep wrinkle ; skin red, rather smooth ; flesh 

 1 white, sometimes slightly zoned with red, especially at the end 

 ' farthest from the point of attachment to the underground stem ; 



Pousse-debout Potato (natural size). 



shoot red. Stems erect, very stiff, vigorous, quadrangular and 

 winged, tinged with brown, often branching, seldom more than 

 from 20 in. to 2 ft. high, very thick-set and well furnished with 



