. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. 16 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, 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
. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. 16 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, 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 1^4" in diameter. Days ASGROW CANNER (^oi) 65 An outstandingly good variety, for fresh use or processing. Top strong and erect, medium tall, about 14", of pleasing dark green color. Root smooth, globe-shaped; dark maroon-red. Flesh lively deep ox-blood red; excep- tionally vivid and attractive when cut; richly colored juice. ASGROW WONDER (A^J) 5? Unsurpassed for the combination of earliness, uniformity and depth of inte- rior color. Top erect, green, uniform in size and color, bunching attractively for market. Root round when young, flattened globe later, deep red, smooth, with small tap root. Flesh deep dark red, tender, and of excellent quality. CROSBY'S EGYPTIAN, IMPROVED 60 A standard early variety popular with market gardeners. Top large and tall. Root thick flat to turnip shape, with slender tap root. Flesh purplish red. The Asgrow strain has comparatively indistinct lighter 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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