Archive image from page 30 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables (1949). Descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1949asso Year: 1949 BREEDERS AND GROWERS . 27 Diameter Weight of head of head inches pounds Days Midseason Market 8 6 78 Plant vigorous and rapid growing. Head large, hard, globe- shaped on short stems, medium yellowish green leaves with creamy white center, of crisp texture. Penn State Ball Head 7 Sy2 105 Head very hard, flattened globe, 6'-7' deep. Suitable for winter storage and for kraut in districts free of the cabbage-yellows disease. PREMIUM LATE FLAT DUTCH (Drumh
Archive image from page 30 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables (1949). Descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1949asso Year: 1949 BREEDERS AND GROWERS . 27 Diameter Weight of head of head inches pounds Days Midseason Market 8 6 78 Plant vigorous and rapid growing. Head large, hard, globe- shaped on short stems, medium yellowish green leaves with creamy white center, of crisp texture. Penn State Ball Head 7 Sy2 105 Head very hard, flattened globe, 6'-7' deep. Suitable for winter storage and for kraut in districts free of the cabbage-yellows disease. PREMIUM LATE FLAT DUTCH (Drumhead: Surehead) 12 12 100 Popular for its heavy yield. Head very large, flat, and solid; leaves light gray green; 6'-7' deep. Red Acre iy2 6 74 The earliest red variety. Plants small, compact and short stemmed; head of medium size, round, hard, deep red, uniform in shape and color. Resistant Golden Acre, 6 3 65 A Golden Acre type from Denmark into which yellows-resistance has been bred. Medium small, round head. SAVOY, PERFECTION DRUMHEAD 8 6 90 The best of the Savoy type for general use. Head nearly round, full and hard; outer leaves large, coarsely crimped, rich dark green, interior blanched; of very good table quality. STEIN'S FLAT DUTCH 11 10 90 A favorite variety of the flat type for main crop in Fall; used also for Fall planting in the South. Plant medium, vigorous, with very large, solid, flat head, leaf color gray-green, 6' deep. Savoy, Perfection Drumhead: the selected Asgrow strain
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