. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS 97 TOMATO Lycopersicum esculentum The number of days indicated represents the time required from setting of plants to produce marketable fruits. It takes 4-5 weeks to produce plants for field setting. Varieties marked r. are red fruited; y. yellow; p. pink; and small fruited. Days Beefsteak (Red Ponderosa) r 90 Plant open in habit of growth, heavy, rather light green, vigorous. Fruits large, flat, scarl
. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS 97 TOMATO Lycopersicum esculentum The number of days indicated represents the time required from setting of plants to produce marketable fruits. It takes 4-5 weeks to produce plants for field setting. Varieties marked r. are red fruited; y. yellow; p. pink; and small fruited. Days Beefsteak (Red Ponderosa) r 90 Plant open in habit of growth, heavy, rather light green, vigorous. Fruits large, flat, scarlet, rather smooth. BreaK o' Day, r 70 Has considerable resistance to wilt and nail-head rust. Plant light, of open, spreading habit. Fruits medium large, orange-red, globe-shaped, smooth. Cardinal, r. 78 Our Improved Stone type but in the main crop class. The strong dark pro- lific plants retain their foliage through a long bearing season. Large, hand- some, semi-globe fruits of rich scarlet with unusually deep interior color; smooth, thick-walled and solid. CLARK'S SPECIAL "B," r 81 Bred and introduced by us in 1922 as a main crop canning variety. Plant vigorous, somewhat open, prolific. Fruits large, deep-flat, bright red, solid; interior color deep red. CLARK'S SPECIAL "C," r 87 Also an Asgrow variety; to follow Clark's Special "B" in season. Plant heavy, vigorous and prolific. Fruits large, deep scarlet, flattened globe shape; smooth and mild. Clark's Special Early (Bonny Best: Chalk's Early Jewel: John Baer), r 72 Plant of medium growth, open, prolific. Fruits medium large, globe-shaped, bright scarlet, smooth, solid, with thick An Asgrow tomato crop ready to process for seed. 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. Gil
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