Archive image from page 27 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables (1947). Descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1947asso Year: 1947 24 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. Asgrow Canner: Of rich color and high quality for general use 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 u
Archive image from page 27 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables (1947). Descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1947asso Year: 1947 24 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. Asgrow Canner: Of rich color and high quality for general use 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 134' in diameter. Days ASGROW CANNER 65 All-America Salver Medal 1936. Though bred primarily for home and com- mercial canning, this excellent variety is now also widely used as a table beet because of its very deep, attractive color and superior quality. Tops strong and erect, medium tall, about 14', green. Roots smooth, globe-shaped; dark maroon-red. Flesh lively deep ox-blood red; exceptionally vivid and attractive when cut; richly colored juice. Holds quality well. ASGROW WONDER 57 All-America Gold Medal 1934; since then has been confirmed in leadership by growers and shippers. A pedigreed stock, the result of many years of breeding; unsurpassed in earliness, uniformity, and in depth of interior color. Tops erect, green, uniform in size and color, bunching attractively for market. Roots round when young, flattened globe later, deep red, smooth, with small tap root. Flesh deep dark red, tender, and of excellent quality.
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