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July 7, 1851
Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
What is this article about?
A letter to I. Young reports a new Peruvian sweet potato variety: large, productive on sandy soil, keeps until May, easy to grow, with snow-white, mealy flesh tasting like fine honey. Experiments in Louisville confirm its commercial value.
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A New Variety of the Sweet Potato.
The following interesting account of a new variety of the sweet potato is copied from a letter addressed to I. Young, esq., of the vicinity of Louisville, by a gentleman residing in the southern part of the State of Alabama.
Several gentlemen in the neighborhood of Louisville have made experiments with the red yam, which prove very conclusively that any variety keeping through the winter will give this crop considerable importance as an article of commerce.
"We have lately received a most valuable addition to our varieties of the sweet potato, supposed from Peru. It is altogether different and equally superior to any variety of this root hitherto known. It is productive, and attains a prodigious size, even upon the poorest sandy land, and the roots remain without change from the time of taking them out of the ground until the following May. The plant is singularly easy of cultivation, growing equally well from the slip or vine, the top or vine of the full grown plant being remarkably small; the inside is as white as snow. It is dry and mealy, and the saccharine principle contained resembles in delicacy of flavor fine virgin honey."
The following interesting account of a new variety of the sweet potato is copied from a letter addressed to I. Young, esq., of the vicinity of Louisville, by a gentleman residing in the southern part of the State of Alabama.
Several gentlemen in the neighborhood of Louisville have made experiments with the red yam, which prove very conclusively that any variety keeping through the winter will give this crop considerable importance as an article of commerce.
"We have lately received a most valuable addition to our varieties of the sweet potato, supposed from Peru. It is altogether different and equally superior to any variety of this root hitherto known. It is productive, and attains a prodigious size, even upon the poorest sandy land, and the roots remain without change from the time of taking them out of the ground until the following May. The plant is singularly easy of cultivation, growing equally well from the slip or vine, the top or vine of the full grown plant being remarkably small; the inside is as white as snow. It is dry and mealy, and the saccharine principle contained resembles in delicacy of flavor fine virgin honey."
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
What themes does it cover?
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Sweet Potato
New Variety
Peru
Agriculture
Yam
Louisville
Alabama
What entities or persons were involved?
I. Young
Gentleman Residing In The Southern Part Of The State Of Alabama
Where did it happen?
Vicinity Of Louisville, Southern Part Of The State Of Alabama
Story Details
Key Persons
I. Young
Gentleman Residing In The Southern Part Of The State Of Alabama
Location
Vicinity Of Louisville, Southern Part Of The State Of Alabama
Story Details
A letter describes a new variety of sweet potato supposed from Peru, superior in size, productivity on poor land, keeping quality through winter, ease of cultivation, white interior, dry and mealy texture, and honey-like flavor.