d with yellow; flesh sweet, of a
pleasant, nut-like flavor, but less soft or unctuous than that of the
other varieties.

It is hardy, remarkably productive, and, its excellent keeping
properties considered, one of the best sorts for cultivation.

YELLOW-SKINNED.

Yellow Carolina.

Tubers from six to ten inches in length, thickest at the middle, where
they measure from two to three inches in diameter, and pointed at the
extremities; weight varying from four to twelve ounces and upwards; skin
smooth, yellow; flesh yellow, fine-grained, unctuous, and remarkably
sugary,--surpassing, in this last respect, nearly all other varieties.
Not so early as the Red-skinned or the Purple.

When grown in the Southern States, it yields well; perfectly matures its
crop; and, in color and flavor, the tubers will accord with the
description above given. When grown in the Middle States, or in the
warmer parts of New England, it decreases in size; the tubers become
longer and more slender; the color, externally and internally, becomes
much paler, or nearly white; and the flesh, to a great extent, loses
the fine, dry, and sugary qualities which it possesses when grown in
warm climates.

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TUBEROUS-ROOTED CHICKLING VETCH.

Tuberous-rooted Pea. Eatable-rooted Pea. Lathyrus tuberosus.

Perennial; stem about six feet high,--climbing, slender, four-sided,
smooth, and of a clear green color; flowers rather large, in bunches, of
a fine carmine rose-color, and somewhat fragrant; pod smooth; seeds
rather large, oblong, a little angular, of a brown color, spotted with
black; root spreading, furnished with numerous blackish, irregularly
shaped tubers, which are generally from an ounce to three ounces in
weight.

The roots are very farinaceous, and, when cooked, are highly esteemed.
In taste, they somewhat resemble roasted chestnuts. Where the roots are
uninjured by the winter, the plant increases rapidly, and is liable to
become a troublesome inmate of the garden.

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TUBEROUS-ROOTED TROPAEOLUM. _Thomp._

Ysano. Tropaeolum tuberosum.

This is a perennial plant from Peru, and deserves mention as a recently
introduced esculent. It produces an abundance of handsome yellow and red
tubers, about the size of small pears; the taste of which is not,
however, very agreeable. On this account, a particular mode of treatment
has been adopted in Bolivia, where, accord