. A descriptive catalogue of vegetables for canning and quick freezing. BREEDERS AND GROWERS 21 Height Length of stalk of ear feet inches Days PONTIAC (w) sy2 An exclusive Asgrow hybrid. High yielding wilt-resistant and well adapted to Midwestern as well as Eastern conditions. Stalks strong, with ears relatively free of flag leaves. Ears 2" diameter, trim and well filled with 16-20 straight rows of very white kernels, narrow and of good depth. Husks long, affording considerable resistance to ear worm. iy2 90 * SACHEM (y) An exclusive Asgrow hybrid, produced from our own inbred lines as an
. A descriptive catalogue of vegetables for canning and quick freezing. BREEDERS AND GROWERS 21 Height Length of stalk of ear feet inches Days PONTIAC (w) sy2 An exclusive Asgrow hybrid. High yielding wilt-resistant and well adapted to Midwestern as well as Eastern conditions. Stalks strong, with ears relatively free of flag leaves. Ears 2" diameter, trim and well filled with 16-20 straight rows of very white kernels, narrow and of good depth. Husks long, affording considerable resistance to ear worm. iy2 90 * SACHEM (y) An exclusive Asgrow hybrid, produced from our own inbred lines as an early companion to Golden Cross Bantam, and thus affording a longer season of this most desirable type. Plants vigorous and very resistant to bacterial wilt. Ears diam- eter, long, trim, and well filled to tips with 10,-14 rows of medium-deep, bright yellow kernels. A very attractive and promising variety for canning and freezing. SHOEPEG HYBRID 19 x 9 (w) Exclusively an Asgrow production from our own inbred lines. Particularly suitable as a fine-kerneled corn for canners in Eastern areas only. Stalk sturdy, upright with ears 3^4-4 ft. from ground. Ears long, cylindrical, 1$/%" diameter, well filled at tips. Kernels very fine and deep, tender and of excellent quality. STOWELL'S EVERGREEN HYBRID 14 x 5 (w) 8 Our development from crossing inbred evergreen lines Asgrow 14 x Asgrow 5. All-America Bronze Medal for 1934. Highly valuable to canners, especially in the East. Stalk sturdy with close growing upright ears, 4 ft. from ground; foliage medium green. Ears 2" diameter, very slightly tapered, uniform, with 16-18 rows. Kernels very white, medium-wide, deep; me- dium cob. 73/4 82 sy2 734 96 93. Top Cross Maine Bantam: An Asgrow hybrid of special adaptation â Suitable for quick 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 pe
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