. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. 520 POTATO POTATO ate leaflets. The flowers are in clusters and have a five-pointed, wheel-shaped corolla, one to one and a half inches in diameter and varying in color from white to purple. (Fig. 741.) Stamens 5; pistil 1, 2-celled. The fine fibrous roots penetrate the soil to the depth of two to four feet, and frequently ex- tend horizontally two feet distant from the stems. The fruits or seed-balls are globular, three-fourths to one and one-half inches in diameter, and green, yellowish or purple in color. (Pig. 762.) The tuber is an und
. Cyclopedia of farm crops. Farm produce; Agriculture. 520 POTATO POTATO ate leaflets. The flowers are in clusters and have a five-pointed, wheel-shaped corolla, one to one and a half inches in diameter and varying in color from white to purple. (Fig. 741.) Stamens 5; pistil 1, 2-celled. The fine fibrous roots penetrate the soil to the depth of two to four feet, and frequently ex- tend horizontally two feet distant from the stems. The fruits or seed-balls are globular, three-fourths to one and one-half inches in diameter, and green, yellowish or purple in color. (Pig. 762.) The tuber is an underground stem; it bears buds, and, when planted, tends to produce plants similar to its parent; hence tubers are used for perpetuating a variety, and such are generally designated "seed tubers " or " ; Varieties vary considerably in composition ; an average of many analyses is: Water, 75 per cent; protein, per cent; ether , .08 per cent; starch, per cent; fiber, .33 per cent; other non-nitrogenous materials, .77 per cent; ash, 1 per cent; undetermined, .45 per cent; 85 to 95 per cent of the total dry matter is digestible. History. The potato was thought by De Candolle to have been in cultivation in Peru for probably 2,000 years. G. de la Vega found the Peruvians cul- tivating it in 1542. He sent tubers to Europe. Various importations were made by the Spanish, and the potato became known in parts of Europe before it was introduced into Ireland in 1586 by. Fig. 743. Potato, to show manner of growth. Thomas Herriot, who was a member of the expe- dition sent to America by Sir Walter Raleigh. The Virginian colonists probably secured potatoes from the Spanish, and they soon proved a valuable acquisition. It is a common opinion that the aborigines of Virginia cultivated the potato at the time of the. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appe
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