Archive image from page 43 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables (1947). Descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1947asso Year: 1947 40 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. CARROT—contd. Diameter Length at of root shoulder inches inches Days NANTES IMPROVED CORELESS 6 1 70 Excellent for forcing, as well as for home and market gardens. Tops very small. Roots bright orange, cylindrical, blunt ended. Flesh reddish orange, crisp, tender, and of very delicate flavor; practically coreless. Controlled pollination in carrot breeding at the Asgrow Pacific Coast station Oxheart 4 2 Roots bright
Archive image from page 43 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables (1947). Descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1947asso Year: 1947 40 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. CARROT—contd. Diameter Length at of root shoulder inches inches Days NANTES IMPROVED CORELESS 6 1 70 Excellent for forcing, as well as for home and market gardens. Tops very small. Roots bright orange, cylindrical, blunt ended. Flesh reddish orange, crisp, tender, and of very delicate flavor; practically coreless. Controlled pollination in carrot breeding at the Asgrow Pacific Coast station Oxheart 4 2 Roots bright orange, thick, blunt ended, of heart shape. Flesh coarse, deep orange; small tops; easily harvested. RED CORE CHANTENAY 5 2 A desirable Chantenay for canners and market gardeners. Roots somewhat shorter than Improved Chantenay; flesh red- dish orange, with indistinct core of nearly the same color as the surrounding flesh; tender and sweet. RED CORE DANVERS 7 1 An attractive long strain of this important type, developed at our Pacific Coast breeding station and introduced in 1937; used by home and market gardeners, and extensively for ship- ping. Roots tapered to a blunt end, bright orange with core of very similar color, tender, and of fine quality. White Belgian 12 3 Used exclusively for stock; grows partly out of ground; skin green above ground, white below. Flesh white with tinge of cream color. Yellow Belgian 12 3 Very similar to White Belgian, except for color. Pale yellow flesh, with green top; hardy and productive. 72 72 75 95 95
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