. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. 20 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, Asgrow Crosby's Perfected Asgrow Ohio Wonder Egyptian Detroit Canner Canner BEET Beta vulgaris In the production of leading varieties of beet we have bred pedigreed strains for the critical market garden, shipping and canning trade. Earliness, evenness of maturity, depth of color and small tap roots are features of these stocks grown from mother beets selected with discriminating care. The numbe
. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. 20 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, Asgrow Crosby's Perfected Asgrow Ohio Wonder Egyptian Detroit Canner Canner BEET Beta vulgaris In the production of leading varieties of beet we have bred pedigreed strains for the critical market garden, shipping and canning trade. Earliness, evenness of maturity, depth of color and small tap roots are features of these stocks grown from mother beets selected with discriminating care. The number of days shows the time required under average conditions in the North from seed to the development of roots about 13^" in diameter. Oays ASGROW CANNER 65 All-America Silver Medal 1936. Top strong and erect, medium tall, about 14", green. Root smooth, globe-shaped; dark maroon-red. Flesh lively deep ox-blood red; exceptionally vivid and attractive when cut; richly colored juice. ASGROW WONDER 57 All-America Gold Medal 1934. A pedigreed stock, the result of many years of breeding; unsurpassed in earliness, uniformity, and in depth of interior color. Top erect, green, uniform in size and color, bunching attractively for market. Root round when young, flattened globe later, deep red, smooth, with small tap root. Flesh deep dark red, tender, and of excellent quality. CROSBY'S EGYPTIAN, IMPROVED 60 A standard early variety popular with market gardeners. Top large and tall. Root thick flat to turnip shape, with slender tap root. Flesh purplish red. The Asgrow strain has comparatively indistinct lighter 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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