Archive image from page 93 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables (1949). Descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1949asso Year: 1949 90 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. TOMATO (continued) Rutgers: widely adapted and extensively grown Days Moscow (Wasatch Beauty), r . 70 Plant compact and prolific, with branches terminating in clusters of fruits, which are round, firm and smooth. Norton, r 88 A partially wilt resistant variety, similar to Stone, introduced by the U. S. De- partment of Agriculture. Plant medium heavy and productive. Fruits large, flat- tened globe, deep cardinal-red;
Archive image from page 93 of Descriptive catalog of vegetables (1949). Descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1949asso Year: 1949 90 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. TOMATO (continued) Rutgers: widely adapted and extensively grown Days Moscow (Wasatch Beauty), r . 70 Plant compact and prolific, with branches terminating in clusters of fruits, which are round, firm and smooth. Norton, r 88 A partially wilt resistant variety, similar to Stone, introduced by the U. S. De- partment of Agriculture. Plant medium heavy and productive. Fruits large, flat- tened globe, deep cardinal-red; solid. Oxheart, p Plant open, spreading, only moderately productive. Fruits large, roughly heart- shaped, pink; meaty, and of mild flavor. PRITCHARD (Scarlet Topper), r Introduced by the U. S. Department of Agriculture. All-America Gold Medal 1934. Plant self-topping, partially resistant to Fusarium wilt and nail-head rust. Fruits nearly globular, with thick walls; color bright scarlet. 90 Pan America, r 73 Developed by the U. S. Department of Agriculture from a cross of a small- fruited Peruvian variety and Marglobe. Plant semi-open with moderately heavy foliage; highly resistant to Fusarium wilt, though not to early blight. Fruits globular, medium large, bright red, and thick-walled. PEARSON S, r 85 Developed at the College of Agriculture, Davis, California, and improved at the Asgrow Pacific Coast breeding station. Vigorous self-topping plants with ample foliage and heavy set, fruits medium large, smooth, semi-globe and of good red color. Unusually free from cracks or other defects. PEARSON C is an Asgrow strain particularly adapted for canning because of its larger fruit size. The fruits are somewhat flatter than on Pearson S. Ponderosa (Brimmer), p. 90 One of the largest varieties. Plant large and spreading. Fruits very large, flat, purplish pink, somewhat rough, with tendency to crack; of mild, subacid flavor. 76
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