JIM LECKENBY 
FRANK LECKENBY 
GROWING STATION 
MOUNT VERNON, WASH. 
SALES OFFICE 
SEATTLE, WASHINGTON 
LecKENBY SEED ,CO. 





FACULTY OF AGRICULTURE 
DEPARTMENT OF AGRONOMY 
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RAILWAY STATIONS AND EXPRESS 
(C.N.R. & c.P.R.) AND TELEGRAPHIC 
POST OFFICE ADDRESS: 
MACDONALD COLLEGE, QUE.. CANADA 

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AppreEsS: STE. ANNE DE BELLEVUE, QUE. 
MACDONALD COLLEGE 
(McGILL UNIVERSITY) 











Leckenby Seed Co- 
Seattle, Ue S. A- 
"The variety is slightly longer than globe, although this characteristic 
varies as you probably know, depending upon the locality and type of 
on which it is produced. I may say further that the variety char=- 
small top and neck, and correspondingly is 
characters. 
soil 
acteristically has a very 
not coarse in any of its 

"The feeding root system is usually very refined, making it possible to 
trim roots for market with comparatively little loss. The variety is 
of Ontario last year 
exceptionally uniform One grower in the province 
calculated that he could market as table stock not less than 90% of his 
crop. While this is not always tenable or may not be, 1 do not kmow of 
any other variety which approaches st for uniformity of type. 
(LAURENTIAN) 
This variety is a product of MacDonald College 
(McGill University) who supplied this description. 
rt should be well adapted +o bunch= 
ty would say that this particular so 
ing or sacking for market purposes. The breeding applied to this variety 
has been one of continuous self-fertilization. The variety as it now 
stands, was selfed for five generations. The variety has @ purple top 
which expresses itself very clearly. There is no tendency under our con- 
ditions for 4 seurfiness in the skin. is, 1 think 
The quality of flesh 1 
excellent, being of a very fine grain and very uniform throughout. " 
VICTORY NECKLESS R 
Yours very truly, 
Le Co Raymond 
stant Professor of Agronomy 



Assi 

) VICTORY NECKLESS 
(Laurentian) 
RUTABAGA 
