. Descriptive catalog of vegetables for canners. Canning and preserving Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS OF SEEDS FOR CANNERS 39 TOMATO —Continued Days from setting plants to canning STONE, IMPROVED 86 A medium late variety, deservedly popular with canners and market gardeners ; our strain ripens evenly, and is uniform. Vine large, dense, very productive. Fruits large, flattened, but deep, smooth, attractive scarlet-red, of fine Tomato
. Descriptive catalog of vegetables for canners. Canning and preserving Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS OF SEEDS FOR CANNERS 39 TOMATO —Continued Days from setting plants to canning STONE, IMPROVED 86 A medium late variety, deservedly popular with canners and market gardeners ; our strain ripens evenly, and is uniform. Vine large, dense, very productive. Fruits large, flattened, but deep, smooth, attractive scarlet-red, of fine Tomato Plant Beds at our Milford, Connecticut Breeding Grounds TURNIP Native of Europe or Western Asia The number of days represents the time required, from sowing of seed, to produce roots of marketable or storage size, at our Milford, Connecticut, breeding farm. Our purebred stocks of the leading varieties are standards of quality. Culture — Seed should be sown in July or early August for main crop. Drill in rows 2 feet apart and thin to 6 to 8 inches between plants. Highly desirable to make sowings just before rain to insure rapid growth at the start. On clean, strong land it is possible to sow the seed broadcast and get satisfactory results. It requires 2 pounds of seed to an acre. Days from Diameter planting inches to harvest PURPLE TOP WHITE GLOBE 4 to 6 55 to 60 An all-purpose variety, extensively used for home and market gardens, and for shipping; also for canning mixed vegetables. Our purebred strain is noted for its uniformity and produc- tivity. Tops dark green, large, erect, strap leaved. Roots large, globe-shaped, very smooth, upper part purple-red, white below; flesh white, sweet, crisp and Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Associated Seed Growers, Inc; Henry G. Gilbert Nur
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