. Descriptive catalog of vegetables for quick 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. BREEDERS AND GROWERS OF VEGETABLE SEEDS 21 SPINACH This necessary vegetable has been frozen more in the West than in the East, but in both sections satisfactory results have been achieved, particularly with the thick leaved sorts though all varieties may be successfully packed if care is taken in processing to
. Descriptive catalog of vegetables for quick 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. BREEDERS AND GROWERS OF VEGETABLE SEEDS 21 SPINACH This necessary vegetable has been frozen more in the West than in the East, but in both sections satisfactory results have been achieved, particularly with the thick leaved sorts though all varieties may be successfully packed if care is taken in processing to avoid loss of firm texture. The days given are for comparison; they vary depending on time of sowing, etc. Culture: For best results, spinach requires a large amount of humus in the soil. Sowings can be made in March and April for early summer harvest and in August and September for fall crop. Plant seed in rows 16 to 24 inches apart. 15 to 20 pounds of seed will sow an acre. Days from sow- ing to cutting BLIGHT RESISTANT SAVOY (VIRGINIA SAVOY) 39 A Savoy-leaved sort, bred at the Virginia Experiment Station for mosaic resistance. Upstanding", vigorous plants; seeding rather early; highly desirable for planting in infested soil. Leaves somewhat smoother than other strains of Savoy. BLOOMSDALE SAVOY, LONG STANDING 42 Only a few days later than the regular Bloomsdale Savoy, it holds twelve to fourteen days longer before throwing seed stalks. Plant is very uniform and sturdy, with very attractive, highly crumpled and blistered dark green leaves. GIANT NOBEL or GIANT THICK LEAVED 45 A recent European introduction of high merit. Plant large, vigorous, and spreading; slow to form seed stalks, and an extremely heavy yielder. Leaves very large, thick, smooth, pointed with rounded tip; deep green, tender. The best of the Thick Leaved sorts. KING OF DENMARK 46 An exceptionally long standing sort. The large, spreading plants earn- broad, rounded, very dark green leaves, which are some
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