Archive image from page 42 of A descriptive catalog of vegetables. A descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1935asso Year: 1935 BREEDERS AND GROWERS 39 Packing and Loading Clark's Special Cucumbers at a Southern Shipping Shed Length Diameter of fruit of fruit inches inches Vaughan, w. s 12 to 15 2 Introduced by Vaughan's Seed Store. Particularly desir- able among the long, late varieties for home garden or forcing. Fruits weigh 2Y± pounds; dark green, symmetri- cal and attractive; holds color and crispness well after picking. West India Gherkin 2 1 Native of Jamaica, distinct
Archive image from page 42 of A descriptive catalog of vegetables. A descriptive catalog of vegetables . descriptivecatal1935asso Year: 1935 BREEDERS AND GROWERS 39 Packing and Loading Clark's Special Cucumbers at a Southern Shipping Shed Length Diameter of fruit of fruit inches inches Vaughan, w. s 12 to 15 2 Introduced by Vaughan's Seed Store. Particularly desir- able among the long, late varieties for home garden or forcing. Fruits weigh 2Y± pounds; dark green, symmetri- cal and attractive; holds color and crispness well after picking. West India Gherkin 2 1 Native of Jamaica, distinct from Cucumber, used for very small pickles. Fruits weigh 3 to 4 ounces; pale green, covered with prickly spines; oval and uniform. White Wonder, w. s _ 7 to 7 iy2 Popular as a novelty, on account of its color. Fruits weigh 2 pounds; white at all stages of growth; produced in clusters, chunky with rounded ends. Woodruff's Hybrid, w. s 8 to 10 3 Valuable for market garden and shipping; a main crop sort, prolific and attractive. Fruits weigh 2 pounds; dark green, fairly uniform, with rounded ends. Days from planting to picking 70 60 60 64 DANDELION Native of Europe Arlington Thick Leaved or French Broad Leaved A highly desirable variety; plant rather upright; forms a rosette of large, broad leaves 20 inches across. Leaves are thick and easily blanched; also known as Improved Thick Leaved.
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