SPINACH—Continued 
America 
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Plant—Vigorous and _ spreading, with- 
stands heat quite well, very slow to 
bolt. 
Leaves—Medium sized, arrow’ shaped 
with rounded tips, medium dark green, 
smooth, long petiols. 
Withstands heat well and extremely long 
standing. Excellent for Spring plant- 
ing, used for canning and for market or 
home gardening. 
King of Denmark 
New Zealand (Tetragonia expansa— 
not a true Spinach) 70 days 
Plant—Large, hardy, spreading bushlike 
plant which produces an abundance of 
edible leaves over entire season. Es- 
pecially heat and drought tolerant. 
Leaves—Small, fleshy, triangular shaped 
leaves, deep rich green. The leaves 
and thick round stems near tips of 
branches are tender and very fine fla- 
vored when cooked. Seeds are large, 
horned and chocolate brown, slow to 
germinate. 
Excellent for home gardens as it produces 
delicious greens after ordinary spinach 
is past. Tolerant to heat, drought and 
disease. 
Northland 
Plant—Similar to Giant Nobel. 
Leaves—Darker green than Nobel. 
Excellent for canning and freezing or for 
home and market usuage. 
Old Dominion Blight Resistant 41 days 
(Round seed) 
Plant—Similar to Bloomsdale, except 
slightly smoother in appearance. A ra- 
pid grower in early spring, also used for 
fall or autum planting. 
Leaves—Medium thick, savoyed, similar 
to Bloomsdale, except slightly smoother 
and somewhat more pointed, tender and 
good quality. 
Introduced by Virginia Agric. Exp. Sta- 
tion and resulting from a cross between 
Virginia Blight Resistant and King of 
Denmark. Stands fairly well without 
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bolting and tolerant to cold soil. Used 
as early spring or fall crop and especial- 
ly popular in Texas and the South. 
Prickly Winter or Hollandia 43 days 
(Prickly Seed) 
Plant—Vigorous, large, hardy, fast grow- 
ing, flat or spreading with an open 
growth, bolts to seed early. 
Leaves—Thin to medium thick, large size, 
smooth, slightly crumpled, pointed tip, 
bright medium green, tender and of 
good quality. 
A valuable over-winter variety often 
planted in the Fall in the Southwest and 
used extensively on the West Coast for 
canning, freezing and market. 
Round Thick Leaved—Same as 
Giant Nobel 
Viking 
All-America Selection—1935 
Plant—Large, spreading, vigorous, long 
standing. 
Leaves—Medium dark green, thick, slight- 
ly narrower and more pointed than 
Northland. 
A selection from Giant Nobel, rapidly 
growing in popularity with canners and 
market gardeners. Well adapted to 
freezing, canning and home or market 
garden use. 
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Virginia Blight Resistant 39 days 
Plant—Upright, vigorous, used for fall 
planting. 
Leaves—Dark green crumpled, tapering 
to rounded point, smoother than other 
Savoy types. 
This variety was developed at the Vir- 
ginia Truck Experiment Station for re- 
sistance to blight or Mosaic diease. In 
demand where disease-infested soils 
curtail growing of other strains. Main- 
ly used as a fall crop or for autumn 
seeding. 
Giant Nobel 
