. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 316 The American Florist. Mar. ^9' and have arrived at their destination in a satisfactory condition. Improvements in Vegetables. [Paper by .1. Otto Thilow, read before the Farm- ers' Institute for Philadelphia County, Phila- delphia, Pa, January 19, 1904. The improvements in vegetables in the past decade have been many. Constant experimenting with some of the older sorts have improved them in quality, thus bringing some obsolete types back. Improvements in Vegetables—Fig. I. among the standard varieties. While ma
. The American florist : a weekly journal for the trade. Floriculture; Florists. 316 The American Florist. Mar. ^9' and have arrived at their destination in a satisfactory condition. Improvements in Vegetables. [Paper by .1. Otto Thilow, read before the Farm- ers' Institute for Philadelphia County, Phila- delphia, Pa, January 19, 1904. The improvements in vegetables in the past decade have been many. Constant experimenting with some of the older sorts have improved them in quality, thus bringing some obsolete types back. Improvements in Vegetables—Fig. I. among the standard varieties. While many varieties are eonstantly com- ing to the front, it does not prove that their quality is such as to obliterate many of the older and vsrell tried sorts; a new variety of any of the genera which is entirely dis- tinct and unlike its predecessors, possess- ing good qualities, comes to the front with some gusto, which lasts a short time; the variety remains on the list and comes in regular order with the rest of its numbers. The time has come when the public are more critical, and through their constant use of vegetables where facilities afford, have fixed on their lists the desirable sorts wanted. Tastes vary. There are preferences, such as white or green aspar- agus against purple, wax-podded beans against green pod, because they appear more tender and brittle, although they do not possess the flavor; white beets, because they are sweeter; small-grained corn, because it is sweeter and with deep grain and small cob, and so on through the list, not always because of better quality, but often for appearance. It is not my purpose to weary you with the results of experimenting which is con- stantly going on to obtain new and improved sorts, but to refer to some practical points and name some improve- ments which might appeal to you to be of value, and point out something new and interesting. You may know that this is a very brief part of this extensive subject when we refer to Bu
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