
Woedruffs Descriptive SLY) 
This descriptive catalog has been prepared to give our dealers and cus- 
tomers access to accurate comparative information concerning the many varie- 
ties of vegetables predominantly in demand at the present time. It makes no 
effort to catalog all the known varieties either of the past or present. In it 
we have pooled our own trials and breeding experience with that of others to 
delineate more exactly the various small differences existing among many 
varieties. 
When new varieties have made this information out of date, we expect to 
make necessary revisions in later editions. At no time do we expect to include 
in this list novelty varieties which will have no useful place in a descriptive list 
of vegetables. 
Maturity dates noted in this list are the average number of days from seed 
planting to crop harvest in marketable or canning stage for all those varieties 
which are usually grown directly from seed. In the case of brussels sprouts, 
cabbage, cauliflower, celery, eggplant, pepper and tomato, the maturity dates 
show time from setting of plants in the field to crop harvest. 

\AEAMERICA aS seLECTIONS? This symbol appears after the names of varieties 
which have received recognition in the All-America Selections trials, the 
type of award and the year being shown also. The All-America Selections 
trials and awards have been sponsored by the American Seed Trade Associa- 
tion since 1933. New varieties are tested by expert judges in trials held in 
twenty different locations throughout the United States, and the identities of 
the varieties are concealed under code numbers to insure impartial judgment. 
The awards are based on points given for distinctiveness, general usefulness, 
adaptability and uniformity. Many of these A.A.S. varieties are really out- 
standing, and each year the announcement of the awards is an event of 
importance in the seed and vegetable industries. 

In this list, many of the vegetable varieties considered suitable for 
quick freezing are indicated by a star (*) before the name. 
ARTICHOKE 
Cynara scolymus 
GREEN GLOBE (PARIS) 
Grown for edible flower buds. Perennial, producing first buds the second 
year from seed; flower buds large, globular, bud scales dark green and 
very fleshy at base. Not to be mistaken for the tuberous types of artichokes, 
GIRASOLE Of JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE (Helianthus tuberosus) or the 
CHINESE ARTICHOKE (Stachys sieboldi). 
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