Title: A descriptive catalogue of vegetables
Identifier: descriptivecatal1940asso (find matches)
Year: 1940 (1940s)
Authors: Associated Seed Growers, Inc
Subjects: Vegetables; Commercial catalogs; Nurseries (Horticulture), Catalogs; Vegetables, Seeds, Catalogs; Seeds, Catalogs; Herbs, Catalogs
Publisher: New Haven, Conn. : Associated Seed Growers, Inc.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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34 ASSOCIATED SEED GROWERS, INC. CHICORY Cichorium intybus Cicoria di Catalogna (Radichetta) Of Italian origin; increasingly popular with market gardeners. An annual with leaves like Dandelion used for early greens; leaves and flower shoots very tender, with faint asparagus flavor. Also known as Asparagus or Sprouting Chicory. Large Rooted (Magdeburg) Dried roots are roasted and mixed with ground coffee. Roots 12"-14" long, 2" in diameter at top; tapered; weigh 16 ozs. Witloof (French Endive) Used extensively for salads. The parsnip-shaped roots are reset for forcing in cold frames or greenhouse, and the new leaf growth forms an attractive, com- pact blanched head, 5"-6" long, with broad, crisp leaves, having a pleasantly sharp flavor. CHIVES Alii um schoenoprasum A small perennial belonging to the onion family which grows in clusters. Known in Michigan as Schnittlauch. May be grown from seed or propagated by division of the clusters. Leaves used in salads and for flavoring in soups and stews. COLLARD Brassica oleracea var. acephala A non-heading type of cabbage, used extensively in the South for "greens." Cabbage Collard Medium tall, with a cluster of loose folding, tender leaves, which can be left on the plants and picked as needed. Of Georgia origin, from a cross between Georgia collard and Jersey Wakefield cabbage, and well adapted to Southern conditions. Carolina Short Stem Very closely resembles Georgia collard but has somewhat shorter stem. Georgia (Southern) The old standard variety. Plant upstanding, and vigorous, with large, undulated leaves; withstands heat and adverse soil conditions. Of fine quality when cooked. Louisiana Sweet An attractive new strain of the old Georgia collard bred by Dr. J. C. Miller of Louisiana Experiment Station. Plant tall, hardy, with a cluster of large, thick, tender leaves. Leaf area much greater and with less leaf stem than other varieties.
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Louisiana Sweet, right, has greater leaf area than Georgia, left

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