Roatise V.OODRUF RIGGS ONS? LINC 61 

IMPROVED LONG PURPLE Same as NEW YORK SPINELESS. 
MANATEE SPECIAL ... ese Ss eo? days 
Plants: 34-40” tall, erect, bearing fruit high: large leaves giving good protection ; 
bear 2 to 4 fruits. 
Fruits: Dark purple, long egg shape, smooth, fairly uniform size and color; 
used for Southern shipping. 
NEW HAMPSHIRE HYBRID “Aalcameriaraysetegion7 SM 1939. . «Ss 68-73 days 
Plants: Earliest strain; developed by Prof. J. R. Hepler of the New Hampshire 
Station, 12-16” tall, spreading, heavily branched, medium sized leaves; bear 
5 to 8 fruits; very productive. 
Fruits: Dark purple, blocky egg shape, smooth, glossy, uniform producer ; excel- 
lent Northern variety for home garden or local market. 
NEW YORK SPINELESS (IMPROVED LONG PURPLE) . . ._ .._ 85-90 days 
Plants: 30-36” tall, large, erect, compact, branched, large leaved, bear 4 to 6 fruits. 
Fruits: Deep purple, broad oval to blunt egg shape, smooth, uniform, very 
good quality; leading home garden and market type.. 
ENDIVE 
Cichorvium endivia 
FULL HEART BATAVIAN ‘alcameri@asisetetion7 SM 1934 . . . 85-90 days 
Plants: large, leaves broad, partially curled, compact head, blanches easily. More 
vigorous, earlier and more uniform strain than old BROAD LEAVED BATAVIAN. 
GREEN CURLED GREEN RIBBED Same as RUFFEC. 
GREEN CURLED RED RIBBED (PANCALIER) . . Se ee FOOL OO days 
Plants: Large, late, coarsely toothed variety similar to RUFFEC, but with midrib 
rose tinted and foliage darker shade of green. 

PANCALIER Same as GREEN CURLED RED RIBBED. 
RUFFEC (GREEN CURLED GREEN RIBBED) ... . 94-97 days 
Plant: Large, spreading, dense growth of long toothed outer leaves and thick, 
upright full tuft of small leaves in center which can be bleached readily. 
Midribs are broad, thick and tender. 
WHITE CURLED... ns, ee O6-100 days 
Plants: Plant type similar to RU FFEC, but pale green and smaller, blanches 
easily to creamy white heart. 
FENNEL 
Foeniculum dulce 
FLORENCE (ITALIAN, FINNOCHIO) 
Plants 28-32” tall; compact, flattened and folded leaf petioles form celery-like 
bunch above a bulb-like enlargement at base of petioles which is used as celery 
or for seasoning soups; sweet, anise flavored. 
