. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS. 47 Height Length of stalk of ear feet inches Days MARCROSS () (y) 5 iy2 76 Developed by the Connecticut Experiment Station as a first early market and home-garden type. Introduced in 1937 and now the most popular early yellow hybrid. Stalks short but sturdy, highly resistant to bacterial wilt. Ears long, plump, abruptly tapered at tips; 10-14 rowed, with light cream-yellow, medium-broad kernels of good
. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS. 47 Height Length of stalk of ear feet inches Days MARCROSS () (y) 5 iy2 76 Developed by the Connecticut Experiment Station as a first early market and home-garden type. Introduced in 1937 and now the most popular early yellow hybrid. Stalks short but sturdy, highly resistant to bacterial wilt. Ears long, plump, abruptly tapered at tips; 10-14 rowed, with light cream-yellow, medium-broad kernels of good quality. 7% 90 Developed primarily to provide canners with a late white type of heavy yield and high quality in shape and texture of kernels. Stalks tall and strong; ears large and well filled with 18-22 rows of narrow, deep kernels. Narrow Grain 26 x 15 (w) 8 7 98 An exclusive product of Asgrow inbred lines. Very uniform and highly desirable for canning. Stalk sturdy, upright with no suckers; leaves wide, dark green. Ears uniformly tapered with 18-22 rows. Kernels narrow, deep, tender. OTO (y) ... 7 9 87 An exclusive Asgrow development. A long eared, wilt resistant hybrid with cylindrical 8-12 rowed ears of attractive appear- ance and with excellent husk coverage. Plants very vigor- ous, relatively resistant to drought. Oto produces a plant 14" taller than Golden Cross Bantam, bearing ears 8" higher on the stalk, maturing about 2 days Oto: A new Asgrow hybrid with very long ears. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Associated Seed Growers, Inc; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. New Haven, Conn. : Associated Seed Growers, Inc.
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