SPINACH 
Variety Days Plant Type Leaf Type Season Remarks 
YGTNSHISO! <2 acl ae eee 50 low-growing savoyed, thick summer See below. 
Bloomsdale Savoy, Long Standing 42 large, erect highly savoyed late spring See below. 
Dark Green Bloomsdale ...... 40 large, erect large, savoyed early spring Holds dark color well. 
[Beuehy Shoal on. oso Sag Bee m4 37 vigorous, upright large, semi-savoy fall, winter See below. 
(GiantN Ober nen eo 45 vigorous, spreading large, smooth late spring to early fall Slow bolting; heavy 
yielding. 
New Zealand (not a true spinach) 70 large, spreading small, thick, pointed summer For repeated cutting; 
Old Dominion ae 42 vigorous pointed, savoyed fall, winter Blight-resistant. 
Viking (Northland, Heavy Pack ) 45 large, spreading smooth, large, thick spring Long standing. 
Virginia Savoy (Blight Resistant) 39 vigorous thick, savoyed fall, winter See below. 
WATOVILERE 8 Gono eReekeeene Seer ene 40 vigorous broad; smooth, pointed fall, winter For processing. 
AMERICA, A new variety outstanding for its 
slowness to bolt in hot weather, holding better 
than any other in summer heat. The leaves 
are dark green, savoyed, and thick. The plants 
mature later than other savoyed varieties and 
the leaves lie close to the ground, making 
America less desirable than others in cool 
weather. 
BLOOMSDALE SAVOY, LONG STANDING. A 
few days later than other Bloomsdales, but 
the plants hold up to two weeks longer before 
sending up seed stalks. The plants are large, 
uniform, erect and sturdy, with dark green 
leaves highly crumpled. Particularly well suited 
for late spring and early summer harvest. 
EARLY HYBRID 7. New. The first, commercial 
F, hybrid spinach. Fast growing, and high 
yielding; resistant to downy mildew and to 
blight. The plants are relatively upright, with 
large, dark green, medium savoyed leaves. 
Developed primarily for fall and winter harvest 
in the South and West; not recommended for 
spring or summer use, because of its quick- 
bolting habit. 
VIRGINIA SAVOY. An important, blight-resist- 
ant variety for late fall and winter harvesting 
in the lower Tri-States area and in the South. 
The plants are vigorous, but not long-standing. 
The leaves are less crumpled than other strains 
of Savoy. 
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Early Hybrid 7 Virginia Savoy 
Harvesting Viroflay for processing, Salinas Valley, California. 
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