Archive image from page 74 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables (1949). Descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1949asso Year: 1949 BREEDERS AND GROWERS. 71 Height Length of plant of pod inches inches Days SIGNAL 34 3 74 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 determinate growth habit. Plant dark green; fully resistant to Fusarium wilt. Pods paired, light green, plump, containing 6-8 very large peas of olive shape and excellent quality
Archive image from page 74 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables (1949). Descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1949asso Year: 1949 BREEDERS AND GROWERS. 71 Height Length of plant of pod inches inches Days SIGNAL 34 3 74 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 determinate growth habit. Plant dark green; fully resistant to Fusarium 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) 28 2 57 Developed at the Asgrow pea-breeding station and introduced in 1940 to provide a variety with the desirable canning qualities of Surprise, plus resistance 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 25 58 An early canning 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 Alderman. TETON 34 334 65 Developed at our pea-breeding station: All-America Silver Medal for 1937. Excellent for market gardens, shipping, canning and freezing. Plant dark green, medium heavy, fully resistant to Fusarium wilt. Pods single, large, straight, blunt, dark green, concentrated in season; well filled with 7-8 large, succulent peas of very fine quality. Seeds large, cream and green: 105 per oz.
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