Archive image from page 65 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables (1947). Descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1947asso Year: 1947 62 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. Imperial No. 847: A widely adapted shipping variety Lfdya Imperial No. 152, 83 Resistant to brown blight, well adapted for late summer planting in the Western States, and dependable in heading. Heads medium large, solid, attractive; long, well folded leaves. Imperial No. 456 (Cornell 339), 80 Developed by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture and Cornell Experiment Station as a variety suitable for those in New Yor
Archive image from page 65 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables (1947). Descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1947asso Year: 1947 62 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. Imperial No. 847: A widely adapted shipping variety Lfdya Imperial No. 152, 83 Resistant to brown blight, well adapted for late summer planting in the Western States, and dependable in heading. Heads medium large, solid, attractive; long, well folded leaves. Imperial No. 456 (Cornell 339), 80 Developed by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture and Cornell Experiment Station as a variety suitable for those in New York State who wish to grow head lettuce in July and August. Heads somewhat ribby and smaller than Great Lakes. IMPERIAL No. 615, 86 Bred from Imperial No. 152 but somewhat later; resistant to brown blight. Planted for fall, winter and spring harvest in California and Arizona. Heads medium dark green, very large, solid and firm. IMPERIAL No. 847, 84 Originally developed as a brown-blight-resistant variety for summer plant- ing in California, now a very important variety. Heads are medium large, hard, fine and well covered by the inner leaves. Stands up well in summer weather, resisting tipburn. Imperial D, 83 Resistant to brown blight and partially resistant to mildew. Suffers from tipburn, but good for fall planting in the warmer areas. Heads dark green, large, firm, somewhat coarse, of good quality. Resists frost damage better than most other New York types. May King, 63 For earliest outside planting and for greenhouse forcing. Leaves yellowish green; tinged with brown at edges when grown in the open. Heads small, compact, with golden yellow interior, and buttery flavor. Scorches rather easily. Mignonette, 67 Small and compact. Leaves much crumpled, frilled, medium brown with a bronze tinge. Heads round, hard, with well blanched, white heart; of excellent quality for the home garden. NEW YORK (WONDERFUL, LOS ANGELES), 80 The pioneer of long distance shipp
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