
NEW HAMPSHIRE HYBRID  ‘acanericacsysetections” §=Silver Medal 1939 
68-73 days 
Plants: Earliest strain; developed by Prof. J. R. Hepler of the New pei 
shire Station, 12- 16” tall, spreading, heavily branched, medium sized 
leaves; bear 5-8 fruits; very productive. 
Fruits: Dark purple, blocky egg shape, smooth, glossy, uniform producer; 
excellent 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 
4-6 fruits. 
Fruits: Deep purple, broad oval to blunt egg shape, smooth, uniform, very 
good quality; leading home garden and market type. 
ENDIVE 
Cichorium endivia 

FULL HEART BATAVIAN 9 ‘acanricwsisetections7 Silver Medal 1934 85-90 days 
Plants: Large, leaves broad, partially curled, deep compact head, blanches 
easily. More vigorous, earlier and more uniform strain than old BROAD 
LEAVED BATAVIAN. This is the escarole of commerce. 
GREEN CURLED RED RIBBED (PANCALIER) . : . 96-100 days 
Plants: Large, late, coarsely toothed variety similar to RUFFEC, but with 
midrib rose tinted and foliage darker shade of green. 
RUFFEC (GREEN CURLED WHITE 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 white, broad, thick, and tender. 
RUFFEC : mo days 
Plant: Hardy circular plants close to a foot and a half in diameter. Re- 
quires good rich soil. The dark green curly leaves are finely cut, the 
rib white. 
WHITE CURLED... . . 96-100 days 
Plants: Plant type similar to RUFFEC, but pale green, more finely cut and 
curled, and smaller, blanches easily to creamy white heart. 
FENNEL 
Foeniculum dulce 
FLORENCE (ITALIAN, FINNOCHIO) 
Plants: 28-30" tall; compact, flattened and folded leaf petioles form celery- 
like bunch above a bulb-like enlargement at base of petioles which is 
used like celery or for seasoning soups; sweet, anise flavored. 
LARGE SWEET (See “HErRsBs’’). 
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