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BLOOMSDALE DARK GREEN No. 5 (Round Seeded) sc SOUTH 
Similar to Bloomsdale Reselected except darker green in color and therefore used by 
many canners and shippers as it holds a fresher appearing green color after processing 
and shipping. One day later in season than Reselected. Ours is a very select strain 
and the best we have ever seen. All America Selection B. M. 1937. 
BLOOMSDALE LONG STANDING (Round Seeded) HMS SABAT 
A decided improvement over the old Bloomsdale Savoy for late spring or summer crop. 
A few days later, but will stand from 10 to 14 days longer without bolting seeders. 
Summer Savoy is a long standing type selected from this variety and similar. 
PLANTS—Very attractive, vigorous grower, quite compact, erect, and thrifty. 
LEAVES—Medium large, heavily savoyed and crumpled, rounded tip, very thick and 
tender, rich deep glossy green, of excellent quality. 
CORNELI'S GIANT DARK GREEN (Prickly Seeded) Cc SAYOR 
New and the heaviest yielding spinach in comparative tests. Longer standing than 
other prickly seeded smooth leaved sorts. A splendid canner. variety and processes 
with very appealing attractive green color. Fine for fall planting to stand over winter. 
PLANTS—Very large, rather open but not flat. A hardy, vigorous type. 
LEAVES—Large, broad, arrow shaped, improved in appearance; fine quality, thick, and 
more attractive; darker green than most prickly seeded sorts. 
GIANT NOBEL or Giant Thick Leaved (Round Seeded) MC SABOR 
Outstanding variety of the giant thick leaf group. Early in season, coming into market- 
able stage between the Bloomsdale Savoy and the Long Standing. A fine variety for 
both market gardeners and canning. Slow to bolt seeders. Gaudry, Giant Fillbasket 
and Northland are very similar. All America Selection S. M. 1933. 
PLANTS—Large and spreading, hardy, rapid grower, an excéptionally heavy yielder. 
LEAVES—Very large, broad, rounded, arrow shaped with rounded tip, firm, tender, 
thick, curled in early stages, smooth and slightly crumpled at maturity, rich 
bright green in color, of excellent quality. 
KING OF DENMARK (Round Seeded) M SPACE 
Noted for its long-standing ability and resistance to heat. Commonly holds its market- 
able stage a week or more longer than other varieties of spinach without bolting. 
PLANTS—Large, open growth with rather long petioles, extremely hardy, vigorous 
grower. 
LEAVES — Mediu large, tapered e narrow rounded point, coarsely crumpled, firm, 
tender, thick, dull dark green. 
NEW ZEALAND Tetrogonia expansa H SAINT 
A distinct sort that is not a true spinach. It will thrive on poor soil or in extreme hot 
weather conditions which are not suitable for ordinary spinach. It is a continuous pro- 
ducer of greens, by replacing removed leaves with new growth. Difficult to germinate 
except under soil conditions. 
PLANTS—Large, hardy, spreading, but tall, bushlike plants which produce fine green 
shoots; should be planted in 3-foot rows. 
LEAVES—Small, thick, fleshy, broad, pointed, deep green; of very fine flavor when 
cooked. 
OLD DOMINION, Blight Resistant (Round Seeded) S SPADE 
An introduction by the Virginia Experiment Station, resistant to mosaic and a good 
shipper. Possesses fairly long-standing period before seeding. Recommended as a late 
fall planting variety for a spring crop. 
PLANTS—Similar to Bloomsdale, except slightly smoother in appearance, and a little 
flatter spreading growth. 
LEAVES —Likened to Bloomsdale, except slightly less blistered or savoyed, and some- 
what more pointed. 
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