rained or so sweet as the
Yellow or Purple, but quite farinaceous and well flavored.

It requires a long season in order to its full development; but, being
remarkably hardy, it will succeed well in any of the Middle States, and
attain a fair size in the warmer sections of New England.

NANSEMOND.

Yellow Nansemond.

A variety said to have originated in Nansemond County, Va.; whence the
name. Tubers large, yellow, swollen at the middle, and tapering to the
ends; flesh yellow, dry, unctuous, sweet, and well flavored.

It is early fit for the table; matures in short seasons; is very
productive; succeeds well in almost any tillable soil; and, having been
long acclimated, is one of the best sorts for cultivation at the
North,--very good crops having been obtained in Maine and the Canadas.

PURPLE-SKINNED.

New-Orleans Purple. Patate violette. _Vil._

Tubers swollen at the middle, and tapering in each direction to a
point,--measuring, when well grown, from seven to nine inches in length,
and from two to three inches in diameter; skin smooth, reddish-purple;
flesh fine-grained, sugary, and of excellent quality. The plants attain
a remarkable length, and the tubers are rarely united about the neck as
in most other varieties.

The Purple-skinned is early and productive, but keeps badly. It would
probably succeed much better in cool climates than either the White or
the Yellow. It is much grown in the vicinity of Paris.

RED-SKINNED, OR AMERICAN RED.

Tubers fusiform, long, and comparatively slender,--the length often
exceeding twelve inches, and the diameter rarely above two inches;
weight from three to ten ounces; skin purplish-red, smooth and shining;
flesh yellow, very fine-grained, unctuous, sugary, and farinaceous;
plant long and slender.

This variety is early, quite hardy, very productive, and excellent, but
does not keep so well as the yellow or white sorts. It is well adapted
for cultivation in the cooler sections of the United States; where, in
favorable seasons, the crop has proved as certain, and the yield nearly
as abundant, as that of the common potato.

ROSE-COLORED. _Vil._

Tubers somewhat ovoid, or egg-shaped, often grooved, or furrowed, and of
extraordinary size. Well-grown specimens will measure eight or nine
inches in length, and four inches or more in diameter; frequently
weighing two and a half, and sometimes greatly exceeding three pounds.
Skin rose-colored, shaded or variegate