Keywords: The field and garden vegetables of America (Page 33) (6002635390).jpg CHINESE POTATO OR JAPANESE YAM <br> 33 <br> Propagation and Cultivation The <br> Chinese Potato requires a very deep <br> light rather sandy and tolerably rich <br> soil ; and this should be thoroughly <br> stirred to the depth of at least two feet <br> No fresh manure should be used but <br> fine well-decomposed compost applied <br> and deeply as well as very thoroughly <br> incorporated with the soil ; avoiding <br> however if possible its direct contact <br> with the growing roots It is pro- <br> pagated either by small roots ; by the <br> top or neck of the large roots cut off <br> to the length of five or six inches ; or <br> by the small bulbs or tubers which the <br> plants produce in considerable numbers <br> on the stem in the axils of the leaves <br> These should be planted the last of <br> April or as soon as the ground is in <br> good working condition Lay out the <br> land in raised ridges two feet and a <br> half or three feet asunder ; and on the <br> summit set the bulbs or tubers with <br> the point or shoot upwards eight or <br> ten inches apart ; and cover about an <br> inch deep Cultivate in the usual man- <br> ner during the summer; and late in <br> autumn after the tops are dead and <br> just before the closing-up of the ground <br> take up the roots dry them a short <br> time in the sun and store them in the <br> cellar for use The roots are perfectly <br> hardy and will sustain no injury from <br> the coldest winter if left unprotected <br> in the open ground During the se- <br> Chinese Potato or Japanese Ys 29062333 92326 42073 Page 33 Text http //www biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062333 1863 10 5962/bhl title 42073 Burr Fearing Biodiversity Heritage Library The field and garden vegetables of America United States Varieties Vegetable gardening Vegetables Library Congress bhl page 29062333 dc identifier http //biodiversitylibrary org/page/29062333 united states Information field Flickr posted date ISOdate 2011-08-02 CC-BY-2 0 BioDivLibrary https //flickr com/photos/61021753 N02/6002635390 2015-09-10 20 55 27 cc-by-2 0 PD-old-70-1923 The field and garden vegetables of America Photos uploaded from Flickr by FĂŚ using a script |