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Hed Brazil. Vines long to very long, 6 to 20 feet, vigorous, stems medium 
coarse. Roots large, globular, ribbed and irregular, surface smooth. Color 
of skin, light Corinthian red. Color of flesh, massicot yellow. Cortex, 
colonial buff. Peeling quality, good. Color of cooked potato, empire yellow 
to apricot yellow (PI. II, fig. 13). Consistency of freshly dug potatoes, 
firm. Consistency after curing and storage, medium firm. Tendency to 
darken, pronounced. Canning quality, fair to good. 
Hed Jersey. Vines long, medium vigorous, low trailing. Roots medium to 
small, fusiform in shape, regular and smooth. Yields, medium heavy. 
Color of skin, Indian lake. Color of flesh, cream with areas of mustard 
yellow, especially below cortex, and small stains of carrot red. Somewhat 
variable. Peeling quality, fair. Color of cooked potato, apricot yellow to 
empire yellow (PI. II, fig. 14). Consistency of freshly dug potatoes, very 
firm. Consistency after curing and storage, firm. Tendency to darken, 
little. Canning quality, good. 
Southern Queen. Vines large and vigorous, 6 to 12 feet. Roots medium to 
large, fusiform globular, or ovoid in shape, somewhat veined or smooth, 
regular. Yields heavy. Color of skin, cream buff, frequently mottled with 
pale cinnamon pink. Color of flesh, massicot yellow. Peeling quality, fair. 
Color of cooked potato, apricot yellow to empire yellow (PL II, fig. 15). 
Consistency of freshly dug potatoes, firm to medium firm. Consistency after 
curing and storage, soft. Tendency to darken, pronounced. Canning quality, 
fair. 
ZEriumph. Vines coarse and vigorous, short, 2 to 4 feet, bushy. Roots medium 
to large in size, medium to long cylindrical in shape. Yields, heavy. Color 
of skin, chamois. Color of flesh, uniform ivory yellow. Peeling quality, 
good. Color of cooked potato, pinard yellow to buff yellow (PI. Ill, fig. 1). 
Consistency of freshly dug potatoes, firm. Consistency after curing and 
storage, medium firm. Tendency to darken, little. Canning quality, fair 
to good. 
Vineless Pumpkin " Yam." Vines medium in length. 4 to 8 feet. Roots 
medium in size, fusiform to ovoid or cylindrical in shape with few low veins. 
Yields, medium heavy. Color of skin, light ochraceous buff. Also has fine 
netted appearance. Color of flesh, flesh ocher, intermixed with straw 
yellow. Somewhat variable. Peeling quality, good. Color of cooked po- 
tato, orange to cadmium (PI. Ill, fig. 2). Consistency of freshly dug 
potatoes, firm to medium firm. Consistency after curing and storage, very 
soft. Tendency to darken, little. Canning quality, good. 
"Vineless " Yam." Vines fairly vigorous, compact, dense, bushy. Roots me- 
dium in size, fusiform in shape, smooth. Yields light. Color of skin, 
cinnamon buff. Color of flesh, ivory yellow suffused with pale pinkish 
cinnamon. Peeling quality, poor. Color of cooked potato, apricot yellow to 
empire yellow (PI. Ill, fig. 3) . Consistency of freshly dug potatoes, medium 
firm. Consistency after curing and storage, soft. Tendency to darken, 
pronounced. Canning quality, fair. 
White " Yam." Vines medium in length and vigor. Roots medium in size, 
fusiform, regular. Yields, medium heavy. Color of skin, cream buff. Color 
of flesh, massicot yellow. Peeling quality, very poor. Color of cooked 
potato, empire yellow to apricot yellow (PI. Ill, fig. 4). Consistency of 
freshly dug potatoes, firm to medium firm. Consistency after curing and 
storage, very soft. Tendency to darken, pronounced. Canning quality, 
fair. 
