Archive image from page 77 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables (1952). Descriptive catalog of vegetables descriptivecata1952asso_0 Year: 1952 74 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS. INC. RADISH (continued) Days Long Black Spanish 58 A good winter keeping variety. Root cylindrical, slightly tapered at tip, 7'-10' long, 2'-2£' in diameter; skin black; flesh white, solid and pungent. Philadelphia White Box (White Turnip) . . 28 A medium early, white variety for forcing or outside culture. Root round, slightly top-shaped, U/s' in diameter; flesh white and crisp. Round Black Spanish 56 Root round, 3'-4' in d
Archive image from page 77 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables (1952). Descriptive catalog of vegetables descriptivecata1952asso_0 Year: 1952 74 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS. INC. RADISH (continued) Days Long Black Spanish 58 A good winter keeping variety. Root cylindrical, slightly tapered at tip, 7'-10' long, 2'-2£' in diameter; skin black; flesh white, solid and pungent. Philadelphia White Box (White Turnip) . . 28 A medium early, white variety for forcing or outside culture. Root round, slightly top-shaped, U/s' in diameter; flesh white and crisp. Round Black Spanish 56 Root round, 3'-4' in diameter; skin black; flesh white, crisp, and of strong flavor; keeps well for winter use. Saxa 22 Principally for forcing. Top very small. Root small, spherical, 7/8' in diam- eter, bright scarlet. Southern Market Globe 24 An attractive strain of Early Scarlet Globe, Medium Top. Root globular, deep scarlet. Top slightly shorter than Medium Top. SPARKLER (Early Scarlet Turnip White-tipped) 26 Popular with market gardeners. Root round, smooth, dull scarlet-red, one-third white at bottom. WHITE ICICLE 27 Root 5'-5' long, slender; tapering at the tips, very white; flesh clear white and brittle. The Asgrow strain is of superior quality both in appear- ance and in mildly pungent flavor, with short tops to allow forcing and close growing. White Strasbourg 39 Root about 5' long, \y2' thick at the shoulder, tapering and smooth. Skin and flesh white, crisp and slightly pungent. Viroflay: popular for winter production in the Southwest SALSIFY Tragopogon porrifolius A hardy, slow growing species; requires all season, and is better if frosted. Roots 8'-9' long, l'-iy2' thick, tapering gradually.
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