Giant
This is a very large and late green variety, with round stalks of great length and thickness; produces a succession of stalks the whole season; held in high estimation by market gardeners.
This is a very large and late green variety, with round stalks of great length and thickness; produces a succession of stalks the whole season; held in high estimation by market gardeners.
Linnaeus
The earliest of all, and very productive and high-flavored. It possesses little acidity, and has so thin a skin that removing it is scarcely necessary. It continues equally crisp and tender throughout the summer and early autumn. One of the best sorts for a small garden or family use.
The earliest of all, and very productive and high-flavored. It possesses little acidity, and has so thin a skin that removing it is scarcely necessary. It continues equally crisp and tender throughout the summer and early autumn. One of the best sorts for a small garden or family use.
Victoria
Very large leaf stalks, two or three inches in diameter at the broadest part, and often two or three feet in length. A well developed stalk, divested of the leaf, will weigh about two pounds. They are stained with red at the base, and finely spotted to the nerves of the leaf.
Very large leaf stalks, two or three inches in diameter at the broadest part, and often two or three feet in length. A well developed stalk, divested of the leaf, will weigh about two pounds. They are stained with red at the base, and finely spotted to the nerves of the leaf.