Archive image from page 56 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables (1942). Descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1942asso Year: 1942 BREEDERS AND GROWERS. Great Lakes A heading variety of the Imperial type developed by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture and Michigan Experiment Station; available for 1943 plantings. Leaves large and well-folded; ribs heavy. Shows considerable resistance to tipburn and ability to head under adverse conditions. For local markets. HANSON (Nonpareil), An old favorite for home and market gardens; hardy and sure heading. Heads large, globular, compact, te
Archive image from page 56 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables (1942). Descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1942asso Year: 1942 BREEDERS AND GROWERS. Great Lakes A heading variety of the Imperial type developed by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture and Michigan Experiment Station; available for 1943 plantings. Leaves large and well-folded; ribs heavy. Shows considerable resistance to tipburn and ability to head under adverse conditions. For local markets. HANSON (Nonpareil), An old favorite for home and market gardens; hardy and sure heading. Heads large, globular, compact, tender and sweet; leaves large and broad, and curly, light yellowish green. Good for midsummer planting. Iceberg, Very desirable for home gardens and local markets. A large, late variety with wavy, fringed, light green leaves, tinged at the edges with reddish brown. Resistant to heat. Heads compact, crumpled, crisp and sweet; white interior. Quite different from the shipping variety, New York, which is usually called Iceberg in the produce trade. May King, 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; of fine quality. Scorches rather easily. Mignonette, Small and compact. Leaves much crumpled, frilled, medium brown with a bronze tinge. Heads round, hard, with well blanched, white heart; of good quality. Grand Rapids: Trial rows at our Eastern breeding station
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