76 J. STECKLER SEED CO., LTD.. ALMANAC AND 



THE SWEET POTATO. 



Convolvulus Batatas. 



The Sweet Potato is, next to corn, the most important food crop in the South. Good) 

 for man and beast. It is a plant of a warm climate. Much more nutritious than the 

 Irish Potato on account of the great amount of saccharine matter it contains, and no 

 Southern table should be found without it from first day of August till the last day of May. 

 Some plant early in spring the Potato itself in the prepared ridges, and cut the vines 

 from the potato when large enough, and plant them out; others start the potatoes in a bed 

 prepared expressly for that purpose, and slip off the sprouts as they come up and set these 

 out. 



VARIETIES GEMERALIvY CULTIVATED IN THE SOUTH. 



The Spanish Yam. Taking into consideration quality and productiveness, the 

 Yam stands at the head of the list. Frequently when baked the saccharine matter in the 

 shape of candy will be seen hanging to them in strings. Skin and flesh yellow and very 

 sweet. Without doubt the best potato for family use. 



Southern Queen. Very similar to the former but smoother, the tubers have no 

 veins, or very few; it is earlier. 



Shanghai or California Yam. This is the earliest variety we have, frequently, 

 under favorable circumstances, giving good sized tubers two months after planting the 

 vine. Very productive, having given 300 bushels per acre when planted early and on rich 

 land. Is almost the only kind cultivated for the New Orleans market. Skin dull white 

 or yellow, flesh white, dry and mealy, in laTge speciments frequently stringy. 



Vineless or Bush Yam. One of the latest, and as far as known, the only im- 

 provement made in the Sweet Potato family; as good as the old pumpkin or Spanish yam 

 in flavor, but of much superior yielding qualities. The best feature of them is that they 

 do not degenerate or run out, as the general case in the sweet potato family. They can 

 be planted planted early or as late as July and give excellent results. 



Yellow Pumpkin Yam. A slender, long, yellow fleshed potato; the sweetest of 

 the sweet potato family; one of the best bearers. 



PUMPKIN 



Potiron (Fr. ), Kurbiss (Ger ), Calabaza (Sp.) 



Kentucky Field. \ Cash aw Crook Neck, green striped. 



Large Cheese. t Golden Yellow Mammoth. 



Connecticut Field. " Small Sugar. 



" Are generally grown in the field, with the exception of the Cashaw, which is planted, 

 in the garden; but great care must be taken not to plant them close to Squashes or Melons, 

 as they will mix and spoil their quality. Plant in hills from eight to twelve feet apart. 



( Connecticut Field. A large yellow 

 variety, hard shell, excellent for field 

 culture. 



L Small Sugar. Very handsome and 

 olific, of small size, averaging 10 

 inches in diameter. Skin deep orange 

 yellow, fine grained, sweet and excel- 

 lent keeper. Very desirable for table 

 purposes. 



I Kentucky Field. Large, round, 

 f soft shell, salmon color; very produc- 

 tive; best of stock. 



Large Cheese. This is of a bright 

 ofarge, sometimes salmon color, fine- 

 grained and used for table or stock, 

 feeding. 



Cashaw Crook Neck. This is ex- 

 Graen Striped Cashaw Crook Neck. tensively cultivated in the south for 



WHEN YOU BUY FROM US YOU GET THE BEST. 



