Spinach 
CULTURE: Sow the seed in rich ground free from 
acid, 1 inch deep in rows 1 foot apart. Quick-grow- 
ing types may be sown very early in the spring or 
from August 15 until frost. One ounce will plant 
100 feet of row; 8 to 10 pounds per acre in drills, 
(If broadcast, sow 12 to 15 pounds per acre.) 
Spinach, Virginia Savoy 
@ VIRGINIA SAVOY 
(Bloomsdale Blight Resistant) 
(Round Seeded) 
(Days to Maturity, 35) 
Uses: Developed by the Virginia Truck 
Experiment Station for blight  resis- 
tance. Valuable for fall planting when 
blight is severe. It is the fastest-grow- 
ing curled type and matures a crop in 
the fall where other varieties fail. 
Resembles Bloomsdale Savoy, but in 
spring bolts to seed quickly and must 
be harvested when first ready. Adapted 
to freezing. 
@ OLD DOMINION, BLIGHT 
RESISTANT 
(Round Seeded) 
(Days to Maturity, 41) 
Uses: Introduced by the Virginia Experiment 
Station; resistant to mosaic and a good 
shipper. Fairly long-standing period 
before seeding. Recommended for late 
fall planting for a spring crop. Adapted 
to freezing. 
Puant: Similar to Bloomsdale, slightly 
smoother in appearance and a little 
flatter, spreading growth. 
Leaves: Likened to Bloomsdale, slightly less 
blistered and somewhat more pointed. 
Richmond, Virginia 
e@ BLOOMSDALE LONG STANDING 
(Round Seeded) 
(Days to Maturity, 45) 
Uses: Home and market gardens. Especially 
adapted for late spring or summer crop. 
Excellent for freezing. 
PLanT: Vigorous grower, compact and erect. 
Leaves: Medium large, crumpled, rounded tip, 
thick, deep glossy green. 
®@® BLOOMSDALE DARK GREEN 
(Round Seeded) 
(Days to Maturity, 41) 
Uses: Used widely by canners and shippers 
because it holds  fresher-appearing 
green color after processing and ship- 
ping. Dark green in color and similar to 
Bloomsdale Reselected. Excellent for 
freezing. 
Spinach, Bloomsdale Dark Green 
@ BLOOMSDALE RESELECTED 
(Round Seeded) 
(Days to Maturity, 40) 
Uses: Home and market gardens, also ship- 
ping and canning. Recommended for 
both fall and spring planting. Excellent 
for freezing. 
PuLant: Vigorous, rapid grower, upright, com- 
pact and very hardy. 
Leaves: Medium large, crumpled, very thick 
and glossy green. 
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