. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. 42 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. CORN, HYBRIDS (continued) . Hdgt Length feet inches Days Pawnee (y) 7Y2 Sy2 88 One of our newer hybrids from the Asgrow Midwest breeding station, developed to produce high yields of good quality even under conditions of heat and drought. Plant tall, vigorous and thrifty, with dark green leaves. Ears long and cylindrical, with 14-16 rows of sweet, tender kernels, narrower and deeper than those of
. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. 42 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. CORN, HYBRIDS (continued) . Hdgt Length feet inches Days Pawnee (y) 7Y2 Sy2 88 One of our newer hybrids from the Asgrow Midwest breeding station, developed to produce high yields of good quality even under conditions of heat and drought. Plant tall, vigorous and thrifty, with dark green leaves. Ears long and cylindrical, with 14-16 rows of sweet, tender kernels, narrower and deeper than those of Golden Cross Bantam. Husks relatively long and tight. PEORIA (No. 66) (w) 9 8% 94 A high quality, late hybrid recently developed at our Midwest breeding station. Plant tall and vigorous, almost suckerless, with ears carried high. Ear long and cylindrical, with 12-16 rows of very white, tender kernels; has consistently shown low ear worm damage. An exceptionally high-yielding hybrid. Sachem (y) 6 7% 82 An exclusive Asgrow hybrid, introduced as an early companion to Golden Cross Bantam. Plant vigorous and very resistant to bac- terial wilt. Ears long, trim and well filled to tips with 10-14 rows of medium-deep, bright orange-yellow kernels. Shoepeg 19 x 9 (w) . . S*/2 7% 96 Exclusively an Asgrow production from our own inbred lines. Particularly suitable as a fine-kerneled corn for canners in Eastern areas. Plant sturdy, with ears 3^-4 ft. from ground. Ears long, cylindrical, well filled at tips. Kernels very fine and deep, tender and of excellent Marcross : one of the best early hybrids. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Associated Seed Growers, Inc; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. New Haven, Conn. : Associated Seed Growers, Inc.
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