Archive image from page 31 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables for. Descriptive catalog of vegetables for canners descriptivecata1937asso_0 Year: 1937 28 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. Dark Podded Thomas Laxton: our recent development THOMAS LAXTON, DARK PODDED 30 to 36 3/2 to 3V4 63 Original light-colored strain introduced by Laxton Bros, in 1898. Our improved dark podded strain retains the earliness of the first introduction but is more attractive in both vine and pods. Excellent for canning and freezing. Vine deep green and medium heavy. Pods single, rich deep green, plump, broad, blunt
Archive image from page 31 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables for. Descriptive catalog of vegetables for canners descriptivecata1937asso_0 Year: 1937 28 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. Dark Podded Thomas Laxton: our recent development THOMAS LAXTON, DARK PODDED 30 to 36 3/2 to 3V4 63 Original light-colored strain introduced by Laxton Bros, in 1898. Our improved dark podded strain retains the earliness of the first introduction but is more attractive in both vine and pods. Excellent for canning and freezing. Vine deep green and medium heavy. Pods single, rich deep green, plump, broad, blunt; contain 7 to 8 large, tender peas of splendid quality. Canned peas semi-round, olive green; sieve sizes 3 to 7. Seed of medium size, cream and green, wrinkled. WISCONSIN EARLY SWEET 26 to 30 2y2 to 2# 61 Originated by Prof. E. J. Delwiche, and introduced by the Wisconsin Agricultural Experiment Station in 1932. An early, sweet, canning variety, similar to Surprise, resistant to Fusarium wilt, and of fine quality. Vine medium green, slender. Pods single, light green, plump, blunt; contain 6 to 7 peas. Canned peas round, light green; sieve sizes 1 to 5, largely 2, 3 and 4. Seed medium small, wrinkled, green. This recent introduction has tenderness of skin, firmness and fine flavor, and is popular with canners. WORLD'S RECORD 24 to 26 33/4 to 4 A Gradus type, but four to five days earlier, and very uniform in maturing. Excellent for early markets and for freezing. Vine light green, medium heavy. Pods single, medium green, pointed, bread, plump; contain 7 to 8 large tender peas of fine quality. Canned peas oblong, deep green with thin skin; sieve sizes 3 to 7. Seed large, cream and green, wrinkled. Our strain is noted for earliness and size of pods. 61 Midseason and Main Varieties ADVANCER An older standard second early variety for canning, now largely replaced by Perfection; prolific, and of good quality. Vine dark green, stocky. Pods single and double, light green, blunt, pVmp
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