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102 Rutabaga, Salsify, Spinach esate Main Uses Days 
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Chou-navet RUTABAGA or SWEDISH TURNIP Cay oon 
Brassica napobrassica 
AMERICAN PURPLE TOP HMS 90 
An excellent variety for home or market garden, shipping, or for storage. A heavy 
producer and a good keeper. Relatively early. 
ROOT Large, globular, with small crown. Skin yellow all over except for purple top. 
Flesh tender, crisp, fine textured, sweet, and light yellow in color. 
Salsifi Scorzobianco 
Skorzoner (Weiss) SALSIFY Salsifi blanco 
Tragopogon porrifolius 
MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND HMS 150 
Sometimes called “vegetable oyster.’’ Slow growing, but produces large, uniform, 
smooth, high quality, creamy white roots. The standard variety for home and market 
gardeners and shippers. A good winter keeper. 
Rpinat = SPINACH ss Excinaea 
Spinacia oleracea 
AMERICA HMSCF 50 
A very attractive new introduction of the Bloomsdale Long Standing type. Very slow 
growing, but stands hot weather well and resists bolting. Recommended only for warm 
weather production. Round seed. All America Selections Silver Medal 1951. 
PLANTS — Medium tall, full but rather spreading. 
LEA VES—Thick, much crumpled and savoyed. 
BLOOMSDALE DARK GREEN HMSCF 40 
Bloomsdale Savoy Reselected 
The leading all-round variety extensively used for shipping, local market and pro- 
cessing. An improved successor to older Bloomsdale strains. Has fine deep green color 
and is attractively curled. Round seed. All America Selections Bronze Medal 1937. 
PLANTS—Compact, upright, very hardy, vigorous. Leaves stand up fairly well on 
short petioles. 
LEAVES—Medium large, very thick, rounded, savoyed, crumpled, rich dark green, of 
excellent quality. 
BLOOMSDALE LONG STANDING HMSCF 44. 
Similar in appearance to other Blooms- 
dale strains, but its long standing ability 
makes it better for late spring or sum- 
mer crop and for over-wintering. A few 
days later, but will stand from a week 
to ten days longer before forming seed 
stalks. Round seed. 
PLANTS—Compact, with short petioles, 
rather erect; hardy, vigor- 
ous grower, very attractive. 
LEAVES—Medium large, rounded tips, 
very thick, heavily savoyed 
and crumpled, rich deep 
glossy green, tender, of good 
quality. 
