. Descriptive catalog of vegetables [for canning and freezing]. Canning and preserving; Frozen fruit; Frozen vegetables; Vegetables Preservation; Canning and preserving Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. 42 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. TOMATO (continued) Das PEARSON "C" 85 Developed at the College of Agriculture, California. A variety in the main-crop class, primarily for canning. Vigorous vines with ample foliage to protect the fruits, which are medium large, semi-globe and of good red color
. Descriptive catalog of vegetables [for canning and freezing]. Canning and preserving; Frozen fruit; Frozen vegetables; Vegetables Preservation; Canning and preserving Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. 42 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. TOMATO (continued) Das PEARSON "C" 85 Developed at the College of Agriculture, California. A variety in the main-crop class, primarily for canning. Vigorous vines with ample foliage to protect the fruits, which are medium large, semi-globe and of good red color. Its tough skin is of value to the canner. PRITCHARD 76 Introduced by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture. Vine self-topping, tolerant to Fusarium wilt and nail-head rust. Fruits nearly globular, with thick walls; color light scarlet, not so intense as could be desired. RED JACKET 72 Developed at the New York Experiment Station, Geneva, Vine medium in size, with potato-leaf type of foliage. Fruits large, slightly flattened, well colored. RUTGERS 86 An excellent canning variety of wide adaptation, combining Marglobe's resist- ance to disease and 's habit of ripening from the interior outwards. Vine large with thick stems and vigorous foliage. Fruits globular; bright red, smooth with thick walls and small seed cells. Certified Rutgers, in sealed Asgrow containers, is our strain with State Depart- ment of Agriculture certification of trueness to type and freedom from seed- borne diseases. SAN MARZANO (Improved King Humbert) 80 A small fruited variety used for canning solid pack, paste, and puree. Vine medium, rather open, very prolific. Fruits largely rectangular, 2>y2" long x 1^4", two-celled, borne in clusters, deep red, with little juice and of very mild flavor. The Asgrow strain is notably thick, uniform and Pearson C: A California variety. Foliage removed to show heavy set. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that m
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