Archive image from page 62 of A descriptive catalogue of vegetables. A descriptive catalogue of vegetables . descriptivecatal1940asso Year: 1940 BREEDERS AND GROWERS 50 Height Length of plant of pod inches inches Days Mammoth Podded Extra Early 30 3 60 For home and market gardens. Plant medium heavy, deep green, productive. Pods light to medium green, broad, round, blunt; taper slightly from blossom to stem end; contain 6-7 peas of fair quality. Seed round, dimpled, cream colored. Marrowfat, White 50 354 85 A commercial sort, grown extensively for dry use; resistant to Fusarium wilt. Plant da
Archive image from page 62 of A descriptive catalogue of vegetables. A descriptive catalogue of vegetables . descriptivecatal1940asso Year: 1940 BREEDERS AND GROWERS 50 Height Length of plant of pod inches inches Days Mammoth Podded Extra Early 30 3 60 For home and market gardens. Plant medium heavy, deep green, productive. Pods light to medium green, broad, round, blunt; taper slightly from blossom to stem end; contain 6-7 peas of fair quality. Seed round, dimpled, cream colored. Marrowfat, White 50 354 85 A commercial sort, grown extensively for dry use; resistant to Fusarium wilt. Plant dark green. Pods single and double, plump, blunt, straight, light green; contain 6-7 peas of poor quality. Seed large, round, creamy white. Very productive. Pedigree Extra Early (First and Best: John L.) 30 3 58 Developed and introduced by Calvin N. Keeney. A hardy sort that can be planted very early. Plant light, resistant to Fusarium wilt. Pods single, light green, blunt, plump, contain 6-7 peas of fair quality. Seed round, dimpled, creamy white. Willett's Wonder (Ivy's Special: Frostproof) 26 2 60 A hardy variety for earliest planting. Of Georgia origin and in favor there. Resembles Pedigree Extra Early but has smaller pods and is said to be more resistant to cold. Winner 24 2 60 Developed and introduced by Rogers Bros. Seed Co. A can- ning variety, used where small sizes are desired. Plant light. Pods single, narrow, light green, blunt, straight; con- tain 6-7 peas. Seed small, deeply dimpled, light green. Part of the Asgrow pea-breeding station at Hamilton, Montana
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