. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. 36 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. CHICORY Cichorium intybus Cicoria di Catalogna (Radichetta) Also known as Asparagus or Sprouting Chicory. An annual with leaves like dandelion, used for early greens; leaves and flower shoots very tender, with faint asparagus flavor. The improved Asgrow strain is more upright in habit of growth, and the leaves are medium cut with green stalk. Large Rooted (Magdeburg) Dried roots are roasted and m
. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. 36 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. CHICORY Cichorium intybus Cicoria di Catalogna (Radichetta) Also known as Asparagus or Sprouting Chicory. An annual with leaves like dandelion, used for early greens; leaves and flower shoots very tender, with faint asparagus flavor. The improved Asgrow strain is more upright in habit of growth, and the leaves are medium cut with green stalk. Large Rooted (Magdeburg) Dried roots are roasted and mixed with ground coffee. Roots 12"-14" long, 2" in diameter at top; tapered. Witloof (French Endive) Used extensively for salads. The parsnip-shaped roots are reset for forcing in cold frame or greenhouse, and the new leaf growth forms an attractive, com- pact blanched head, 5"-6" long, having a pleasantly sharp flavor. CHIVE Allium schoenoprasum A small perennial belonging to the onion family which grows in clusters. May be grown from seed or propagated by division of the clusters. Leaves used in salads and for flavoring in soups and stews. COLLARD Brassica oleracea var. acephala A non-heading type of cabbage, used extensively in the South for "; Cabbage Collard Medium tall, with a cluster of loose folding, tender leaves, which can be left on the plants and picked as needed. Of Georgia origin, from a cross between Georgia collard and Jersey Wakefield cabbage, and well adapted to Southern conditions. Georgia (Southern) The old standard variety. Plant upstanding, and vigorous, with large, undulated leaves; withstands heat and adverse soil conditions. Of fine quality when cooked. Louisiana Sweet An attractive strain of the old Georgia collard bred by Dr. J. C. Miller of Louisiana Experiment Station. Plant tall, hardy, with a cluster of large, thick, tender leaves. Leaf area much greater and with less leaf stem than other Asgro
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