1988 Vegetable Varieties for Commercial Plant Growers
VC-1-80
(Rev. 1988)
J. W. Courter
Department of Horticulture
These vegetable varieties are recommended for production by commercial plant growers for sale to home gardeners in Illinois. Additional information may be found in Circular 1174, Vegetable Varieties for Commercial Growers.
ASPARAGUS
- Jersey Centennial*
- Jersey Giant*
BROCCOLI
- Green Comet* (AAS)
- Green Duke*
- Premium Crop* (AAS)
- Royal Purple Head (specialty)
BRUSSELS SPROUT
CABBAGE
- Early Jersey Wakefield--YR
- Emerald Cross*
- Flat Dutch (late)
- Golden Cross*
- Greenback--YR
- Harvester Queen*--YR
- King Cole*
- Market Dawn*
- Market Prize*--YR
- Market Topper*
- Resistant Danish*--YR
- Resistant Golden Acre--YR
- Rio Verde*
- Stonehead* (AAS)--YR
- Wisconsin All-Season--YR
Specialty cabbage
- Red Danish (late)
- Red Head* (AAS) (early)
- Ruby Ball* (early)
- Savoy Ace*
- Savoy King* (AAS)
CAULIFLOWER
- Early Snowball
- Self Blanche (fall only, north)
- Snow Crown* (AAS)
- Snow King*
CHINESE CABBAGE
- Burpee Hybrid*
- Early Hybrid G*
- 50 Days F-1*
- Michili
- Two Seasons*
CUCUMBER
- Burpee Hybrid*
- Burpless* (burpless)
- Challenger*
- Liberty* (AAS) (pickle)
- Marketmore 80
- Poinsett 76
- Premier* (pickle)
- .Saladin* (AAS) (pickle)
- Slicemaster*
- Sweet Slice* (burpless)
- Sweet Success* (AAS) (burpless)
- Victory
Bush types
- Burpless Bush*
- Bush Champion*
- Bush Crop
- Bush Pickle
- Bushwhopper
- Patio Pik*
- Peppi*
- Pot Luck*
- Salad Bush* (AAS)
- Spacemaster
EGGPLANT
- Beauty*
- Black Beauty
- Black Magic*
- Burpee Hybrid*
- Classic*
- Dusky*
- Ichiban Imp* (long, slender)
- Imperial* (long, slender)
- Little Fingers (short, slender)
- Slim Jim* (short, slender)
- Viserba (long, slender)
HERBS
- Basil (green or purple)
- Borage
- Catnip
- Chives
- Dill
- Garlic Chives
- Lavender
- Lemon Balm
- Lemon Basil
- Oregano
- Parsley (plain or curled)
- Purple Ruffles Basil* (AAS)
- Rosemary
- Sage
- Summer Savory
- Sweet Marjoram
- Tarragon
- Thyme
KALE
KOHLRABI
- Early White Vienna
- Grand Duke* (AAS)
LEEKS
- American Flag
- Broad London
- Electra
LETTUCE, leaf
- Black-seeded Simpson
- Buttercrunch (AAS)
- Grand Rapids
- Green Ice
- Red Sails (AAS)
- Ruby (AAS)
- Salad Bowl (AAS)
- Summer Bibb
LETTUCE, head (north only)
- Ithaca
- Great Lakes
- Montello*
- Tom Thumb*
- Romaine
MUSKMELON
- Ball 1776* (north)
- Burpee Hybrid*
- Bush Star*
- Gold Star*
- Harper*
- Saticoy*
- Super Star*
OKRA
- Blondy (AAS)
- Burgundy (AAS)
- Clemson Spineless
ONION
- Sweet Sandwich*
- Sweet Spanish (yellow, white, red)
- Ruby and Sweet Spanish Hybrid*
PEPPER, mango
- Bell Boy* (AAS)
- Bellringer
- Better Belle*
- Big Bertha*
- California Wonder
- Early Prolific*
- Emerald Giant
- Keystone Resistant Giant
- Lady Bell*
- Tasty*
- Yolo Wonder
Specialty
- Cherry (hot, sweet)
- Dutch Treat (AAS) (yellow)
- Fire (hot)
- Golden Belle (yellow)
- Goldspike* (yellow, hot)
- Gypsy* (AAS) (yellow)
- Hungarian Wax (hot)
- Jalapeno (hot)
- Long Red Cayenne (hot)
- Mexi Bell* (AAS) (large, hot)
- Sunnybrook (pimento)
- Super Chili* (AAS) (very hot)
- Surefire (hot)
- Sweet Banana (AAS)
- Yellow Belle (yellow)
PUMPKIN
- Autumn Gold* (AAS)
- Spirit* (AAS) (semi-bush)
RHUBARB
- MacDonald
- Valentine
- Victoria
SQUASH, summer
- Aristocrat Zucchini* (AAS)
- Gold Rush Zucchini* (AAS)
- Scallopini* (AAS)
- Sunburst* (AAS)
SQUASH, winter
- Butterbush* (butternut)
- Early Butternut* (AAS) (semi-bush)
- Jersey Golden Acorn* (AAS)
- Table Ace Acorn* (AAS) (semi-bush)
SWEET POTATO, south
- Centennial
- Jewel
- Travis (early)
TOMATO
Medium early
- Big Early*
- Campbell 1327--VF
- Celebrity* (AAS)--VFN
- Champion*--VFN
- Early Girl* (north)--V
- Jet Star*--VF
- Super Fantastic*--VF
Main crop
- Beefmaster* (extra large)--VFN
- Better Boy*--VFN
- Big Girl*--VF
- Burpee*--VF
- Delicious (extra large)
- Floramerica* (AAS)--VF
- Manalucie--VF
- Mountain Pride
- Ramapo--VF
- Rutgers Improved--VF
- Show Me--VF
- Supersonic*--VF
- Wonder Boy*--VFN
Specialty
- Baxter's Early (cherry)
- Better Bush* (compact)--VFN
- Cherry Grande (cherry)
- Gardener's Delight (small fruit)
- Golden Boy (yellow)
- Heartland (compact)--VFN
- Jubilee (AAS) (yellow)
- LaRoma* (paste)
- Lemon Boy--VFN
- Patio* (compact, medium fruit)
- Pink Girl*--VF
- Pixie II* (compact)--VF
- Red Cherry (large and small)
- Roma (paste)--VF
- Salad Top* (dwarf)
- Small Fry* (AAS) (compact, cherry)
- Sweet 100* (small cherry)
- Sweetie (small cherry)
- Tiny Tim (dwarf)
- Traveler (pink)
WATERMELON
- Bush Jubilee (trial)
- Crimson Sweet
- Family Fun*
- Iopride
- Sweet Favorite* (AAS)
Seedless types (require a second pollinator variety)
Novelty varieties (icebox types)
- Sugar Baby
- Yellow Baby* (AAS)
* = F1 hybrid. F = Resistant to Fusarium Wilt disease. V = Resistant to Verticillium Wilt disease. VF = Resistant to Verticillium and Fusarium Wilt diseases. VFN = Resistant to Verticillium and Fusarium Wilt diseases and to nematodes. YR = Resistant to Yellows disease. AAS = All-American Selection.
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