. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Canning and preserving Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS 17. Germination tests are conducted in Asgrow laboratories with scientific care SWISS CHARD Common Green Medium green leaved sort with slender mid-ribs of lighter green; leaves used for greens. A standard variety for home garden use. FORDHOOK GIANT A tall, sturdy variety of recent introduction. Leaves broad, heavily crumpled, dark green; attractive stem
. Descriptive catalog of vegetables. Canning and preserving Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Herbs Catalogs. BREEDERS AND GROWERS 17. Germination tests are conducted in Asgrow laboratories with scientific care SWISS CHARD Common Green Medium green leaved sort with slender mid-ribs of lighter green; leaves used for greens. A standard variety for home garden use. FORDHOOK GIANT A tall, sturdy variety of recent introduction. Leaves broad, heavily crumpled, dark green; attractive stems broad, thick, white. Used for greens and as Asparagus. LUCULLUS Desirable for home and market garden use. Upstanding in habit of growth; leaf color yellowish green; heavily crumpled; stems thick, broad, light green in color; most popular of the Chards. White Silver A medium tall sort with broad, smooth, yellowish green leaves. The leaf stem is fleshy, broad, white with greenish tinge, and is frequently cooked and used as Asparagus. The double use makes this a popular variety. MANGEL WURZEL A cheaply produced, highly valuable stock feed Giant Half Sugar, Rose A heavy yielding, valuable variety for feeding. Roots long, oval; skin white with rose-colored shoulder; flesh white, with good sugar content. Giant Half Sugar, White Roots long, oval, with white skin; flesh white; a good feeding variety. Golden Tankard Roots large, nearly cylindrical, partly above ground; skin deep orange; flesh yellow with white zones; very productive. MAMMOTH LONG RED The most popular and the best cropper of all the Mangels; yields run from thirty to fifty tons per acre. Roots extremely large, slightly tapering; grow half above ground. Color light red; flesh white with rose tinge. Sludstrup A good cropper and of high feeding value. Roots long, oval, reddish yellow; grow half above ground, easily harvested. Flesh white, tinged with yellow. Days from sowing seed to cutting 50 to 60 55 to 60 50 to 60 50 t
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