SORREL 
Rumex acetosa 
NARROW LEAF (SILVER LEAF) . . . . = .  . 55-70 days 
Plants produce long, slender, bright apple green to medium green, thick, 
curled-edge leaves of mildly acid flavor. 
SPINACH 
Spinacia oleracea 
(p.s. means “prickly seeded”; r.s. means “round seeded.” ) 
*BLOOMSDALE EXTRA DARK GREEN rs... . .~ . 39-42 days 
A special and extra dark green strain of ‘BLOOMSDALE Spinach. It re- 
sembles RESELECTED BLOOMSDALE, but it is more uniform and will stand 
longer, besides having a darker color. 
*BLOOMSDALE LONG STANDING r-s. eee ete 42-45 days 
Plants: Erect, compact, vigorous grower, bolts 10-14 days later than regu- 
lar BLOOMSDALE RESELECTED. 
Leaves: Thick, glossy, dark green, medium large, heavily savoyed and 
crumpled, rounded, incurved tip, tender, good quality. 
BLOOMSDALE RESELECTED rss. .  .  . 39-42 days 
Plants: Erect, compact, vigorous, bolts 2- 4 days later than VIRGINIA BLIGHT 
RESISTANT SAVOY. fast growing early in spring. 
Leaves: Medium thick, glossy dark green, medium size, less savoyed than 
BLOOMSDALE LONG STANDING, lanceolate leaves appearing oval be- 
cause of incurved edges, moderately tender, good quality. 
DOMINO r:s. “ee . . . 36-40 days 
A blight resistant sanaiotay oorel at the wegdiitis Truck Experiment 
Station by the late Dr. H. H. Zimmerly, the result of a cross between OLD 
DOMINION and NOBEL. 
Plants: Large, flat growing, with well filled center. Grows rapidly, bolts 
early. Does best as a fall crop. 
Leaves: Long, broad and thick, with rounded to pointed tip. Slightly 
curved. Not as heavily savoyed as either VIRGINIA SAVOY or OLD 
DOMINION. 
HARLEM MARKET (PRESTO) ps... .  . . 40-43 days 
Plants: More erect and vigorous than LONG STANDING BLOOMSDALE, but 
otherwise very similar in type; very long standing type, usually holding 
a day or two longer than LONG STANDING BLOOMSDALE. 
Leaves: Very similar in type to BLOOMSDALE LONG STANDING, glossy dark 
green, very thick and extremely crumpled leaf, rounded incurved tip, 
tender, good quality. 
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