Archive image from page 71 of A descriptive catalogue of vegetables. A descriptive catalogue of vegetables . descriptivecatal1940asso Year: 1940 68 .ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. PEPPER Capsicum frutescens Development of new varieties and the improvement of standard sorts is carried on at our Eastern breeding station, Milford, Conn. Our pedigreed stocks are noted for earliness in maturity and thickness of flesh. The seasonal relationship among varie- ties is shown by average reading of maturity dates, the column of Days indicating relative time from setting-out of plants to picking. Diameter
Archive image from page 71 of A descriptive catalogue of vegetables. A descriptive catalogue of vegetables . descriptivecatal1940asso Year: 1940 68 .ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. PEPPER Capsicum frutescens Development of new varieties and the improvement of standard sorts is carried on at our Eastern breeding station, Milford, Conn. Our pedigreed stocks are noted for earliness in maturity and thickness of flesh. The seasonal relationship among varie- ties is shown by average reading of maturity dates, the column of Days indicating relative time from setting-out of plants to picking. Diameter Length at stem inches inches Days Anaheim Chili 7 1 80 An all-purpose hot variety, planted mainly in the South and in California. Long, smooth, tapering, deep green fruits, chang- ing to bright scarlet at maturity. Bell (Bull Nose) 3 2y4 64 A popular, early, prolific sort, with small, erect plant. Fruits pendent, blunt, largely 4-lobed, deep green changing to scarlet red at maturity; ribs pungent, flesh quite mild. CALIFORNIA WONDER, IMPROVED 4 3 75 For market garden and shipping. Plant vigorous, upright, pro- lific. Fruits mostly 4-lobed, upright, slightly longer than standard strains; very attractive, smooth, uniform and deep green, changing to bright crimson; flesh very thick, sweet and mild. CALWONDER, EARLY 4 Z 63 An Asgrow early strain of California Wonder maturing a week to ten days earlier than others. Plant stocky and sturdy, vig- orous, prolific. Fruits 3- and 4-lobed, upright, very attractive. Smooth, uniform, deep green changing to bright crimson at maturity; thick, sweet and mild. Particularly desirable in areas of shorter season. Packs well because of its uniformity. Calwonder: an Asgrow improved, early strain of California Wonder
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