. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS Height Length of plant of pod inches inches Da SHASTA 28 3% 5 A very attractive new variety developed at the Asgrow pea- breeding station to meet the need for a variety to follow Thomas Laxton in season. Plant medium green and sturdy; resistant to Fusarium wilt. Pods dark green, a little larger than Thomas Laxton and of similar shape, borne mainly in pairs. Peas deep green, of excellent quality and highly su
. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS Height Length of plant of pod inches inches Da SHASTA 28 3% 5 A very attractive new variety developed at the Asgrow pea- breeding station to meet the need for a variety to follow Thomas Laxton in season. Plant medium green and sturdy; resistant to Fusarium wilt. Pods dark green, a little larger than Thomas Laxton and of similar shape, borne mainly in pairs. Peas deep green, of excellent quality and highly suitable for freezing. Seeds large, green: 100 per oz. SIGNAL , 30 3% A late dwarf Profusion type with green seeds newly developed at our pea-breeding station to meet the need of canners for a late large sized run-of-pod variety of determinate growth habit. Fully resistant to Fusarium wilt. Plant dark green; pods paired, light green, plump, containing 6-8 very large peas of olive shape and excellent quality. Seeds 85 per oz. Stratagem 28 4^ Plant deep green, stocky and branching, resistant to Fusarium wilt. Pods single and paired, 7/$" wide, nearly round, straight, pointed, dark green; contain 8-10 succulent peas. Seeds large, green: 95 per oz. SURPASS (Resistant Surprise) 28 2S/8 Developed at the Asgrow pea-breeding station and introduced in 1940 to provide a with the desirable canning qualities of Surprise, plus res_stance to Fusarium wilt. The new variety is somewhat more prolific, but plant and pod type are, in gen- eral, identical with Surprise. Seeds 150 per oz. Surprise 28 2$/s An early cannirg variety popular for its tenderness of skin and sweetness of flavor. Plant medium green, slender. Pods single, light green, plump, blunt; contain 6-8 peas. Seeds small, green: 150 per oz. Telephone: see Shasta: Later than Thomas Laxton and wilt-resistant. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced
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