Archive image from page 18 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables (1937). Descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1937asso Year: 1937 BREEDERS AND GROWERS 15 BEET In the production of the leading varieties of Beet we have bred pedigreed strains for critical market garden, shipping and canning trade. Earliness, evenness of maturity, depth of color and small tap roots are features of these stocks grown from mother beets selected with discriminating care. The number of days shows the time required under average conditions in the North from planting of seed to the production of roots
Archive image from page 18 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables (1937). Descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1937asso Year: 1937 BREEDERS AND GROWERS 15 BEET In the production of the leading varieties of Beet we have bred pedigreed strains for critical market garden, shipping and canning trade. Earliness, evenness of maturity, depth of color and small tap roots are features of these stocks grown from mother beets selected with discriminating care. The number of days shows the time required under average conditions in the North from planting of seed to the production of roots about \Y\ inches in diameter. Native to Europe and North Africa. Days from planting to marketable roots ASGROW CANNER 68 Our special development for canners' requirements; received All- America Award of Merit for 1936. Tops medium, erect, green and red. Roots globe-shape, smooth with small neck; dark maroon-red. Flesh deep ox-blood red with very indistinct red zones; exceptionally vivid and attractive when freshly cut; holds quality well until roots are full-grown. ASGROW WONDER 56 to 58 Our development introduced in 1932. Received All-America Gold Medal Award for 1934. A pedigreed stock, the result of many years of pure-line breeding; unsurpassed in earliness, uniformity, and in depth of interior color. Tops medium, erect, uniform in size and color. Roots semi-globular, deep red, smooth, with small neck and tap root. Flesh purplish red with zones of slightly lighter shade; tender, and of excellent quality. Crimson Globe 68 to 70 A main crop variety of medium season maturity, with large globe- shaped roots; flesh purplish red with moderately prominent light zones; foliage medium green tinged with bronze.
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