. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. 64 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. PEAS (continued) Height of plant inches SHASTA (feS> A very attractive variety, developed to follow Thomas Laxton in season. Plant medium green and sturdy; resistant to Fusa- rium 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 either fresh use or freezing. Seeds large, green: 1
. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. 64 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. PEAS (continued) Height of plant inches SHASTA (feS> A very attractive variety, developed to follow Thomas Laxton in season. Plant medium green and sturdy; resistant to Fusa- rium 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 either fresh use or freezing. Seeds large, green: 100 per oz. (Asgroiw) 28 SIGNAL K::^ 34 A late dwarf Profusion type but with green rather than yellow cotyledons, developed at our pea-breeding station to meet the need of canners for a late large sized run-of-pod variety of de- terminate growth habit. Plant dark green; fully resistant to Fu- sarium wilt. Pods paired, light green, plump, containing 6-8 very large peas of olive shape and excellent quality. Seeds 85 per oz. SURPASS (Resistant Surprise) (^Iw) 2g Introduced by Asgrow in 1940 to provide a variety with the desirable canning qualities of Surprise, plus resistance to Fusarium wilt. Plant sturdy, vigorous and prolific. Pods single, plump, blunt; contain 6-8 peas. Seeds 150 per oz. Surprise 28 An early canning variety, long popular for peas with tender skin and sweet flavor. Pods single, light green, plump, blunt; contain 6-8 peas. Seeds small, green: 150 per oz. Telephone: see Alderman. Teton <$*™) 34 Plant dark green, fully resistant to Fusarium wilt. Pods single, large, straight, blunt, dark green, concentrated in season; well filled with 7-8 large peas of fine quality. Seeds cream and green: 105 per oz. THOMAS LAXTON, DARK-PODDED 36 The Asgrow dark podded strain is very attractive in both plant and pod; an excellent all-purpose variety. Plant deep green and medium heavy. Pods single, deep green, plump, broad, blunt; contain 7-8 large, tender peas of high quality.
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