SEED CATALOGUE 2014 / 15

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1 SEED CATALOGUE 2014 / 15 PRO-VEG SEEDS

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3 Contents 3 Introduction 4-6 Root Crops 7 Alliums 8-9 Carrot 10 Parsnip 10 Celeriac 10 Parsley Root 11 Radish 11 Beetroot 12 Legumes 13 Peas Dwarf Beans Broad Beans Runner Beans 17 Edamame 17 Brassicas and Leaf Crops 18 Broccoli 19 Brussels Sprouts 19 Cabbage 20 Cauliflower 20 Kohl Rabi 21 Lettuce Swiss Chard 22 Outdoor Cucurbits PRO-VEG SEEDS 23 Courgette 24 Winter Squash 25 Sweetcorn Tender Crops Tomato Pepper 32 Cucumber 33 Melon 34 Aubergine 34 Other Specialities 35 Artichoke 36 Herbs 36 Okra 36 Flowers 36 Sunflower 37 Cut Flower types 38 Dwarf Pot types 39 Key: All American Selection Winner Own Bred Speciality Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit Tel: +44-(0) Contents 3

4 PRO-VEG SEEDS Who We Are Pro-Veg Seeds Ltd distributes speciality flowers and vegetable seeds. We also run our own breeding programmes in patio vegetable varieties and broad beans. Over the 24 years since the company began operations we have built strong relationships with the UK professional growers, plant raisers and the leading UK packet seed companies. Our more recent international expansion has been driven by the successful products introduced to the market from our own-breeding programmes in patio tomatoes and other speciality garden vegetables. We now distribute the products of 42 foreign seed companies and sell to the UK, the rest of Europe, Scandinavia, the USA and Canada, Japan, China, Southern Africa and the Maghreb Region. Breeding Programme We have a keen interest in developing areas of plant breeding that are not well supported by the larger seed companies. Pro-Veg specialises in the legume vegetable market, which is rather neglected now by other breeders. We can supply grower and retailer demand for new garden, snap and snow peas. In beans we offer broad, edamame and dwarf bean types. We have our own broad bean varieties and also run a NPD breeding programme for new small fresh-market bean types. Coupled with this, Pro-Veg has a successful breeding programme of patio vegetables. Our original breeding work was focused on tomatoes, but this has now been extended to cover mini cucumbers and peppers. Patio Tomatoes Our own plant breeding material of determinate Patio Tomatoes was introduced to market in The Patio lines are bred for amateur gardeners and have been a considerable international success, winning three AAS (All America Selections) Winner awards, 2 in 2011 and 1 in 2013 from trials held at 30 different sites across the USA. John Burrows Director We now distribute the products of 42 foreign seed companies and sell to the UK, the rest of Europe, Scandinavia, the USA and Canada, Japan, China, Southern Africa and the Maghreb Region 4 Introduction PRO-VEG SEEDS CATALOGUE 2014 / 15

5 We have developed our company business model of always finding and then introducing the most innovative, well adapted and successful seed varieties over many years NPD Programmes Pro-Veg runs a continuous series of NPD (New Product Development) programmes. Each year we select trial seed material from between 300 and 500 new lines of flower, field and glasshouse crop types. These are taken from our trial seed stocks. Potential new distributors also contribute their seed lines for our trials. It is essential to our reputation that Pro-Veg trials all potential new seed lines through a consistent NPD test process. New seed lines developed via breeding programmes carried out under non-uk professional grower conditions and cropping regimes must prove, by passing through every stage of our planned test criteria and trial observations, that they will deliver for our customers under their local growing conditions. Pro-Veg also provides in-depth technical product support for our speciality lines. Our customers find this service most useful when they are preparing to diversify and enter a new market category. Our product development consultants can assist and advise you on growing regime, cropping density and selection criteria between the new variety sub-types. For 2013 we are pleased to announce a new marketing relationship with SEMO, based in the Czech Republic. SEMO specialize in breeding the more specialised vegetables: e.g. bunching and bulb onions, herbs, peppers hot and sweet, celeriac, parsley root and leaf types, lettuces, radishes, squashes and pumpkins. Their materials have trialled very well in our internal NPD programme and also with several early adopter Pro-Veg customers. Their onion lines also have very good USP (Unique Sales Potential) characteristics for the buying public. We are confident that they will appeal to both our UK and international customers. We have developed our company business model of always finding and then introducing the most innovative, well adapted and successful seed varieties over many years. Our internal and customer NPD trials programme is robust and very well-proven. We look forward to supporting your speciality seed requirements in the future. Tel: +44-(0) Introduction 5

6 Organics and Heirloom Programmes Many multinational breeders have not embraced the production of organic seeds as it is too small a market niche for them. However, progressive companies like Pro-Veg can help source and produce these seeds for the smaller market sectors. There is renewed commercial interest in the old heirloom varieties which have some unique properties which can be very appealing to today s market. Pro-Veg actively supports and promotes the protection and development of these types. Specialist Seed Sourcing Pro-Veg leads the way in sourcing new and unusual varieties from around the world, both through extensive global networking within the seed trade and through a bottom-up approach, starting with customers requests. Through our extensive contacts within the seed industry and via our network of trading partners in Europe, North America and Asia, we can find and source many of the older or more specialist seed varieties which are no longer offered by the multi-national Seed Companies. Pro-Veg leads the way in sourcing new and unusual varieties from around the world If you have a specific request, or a new market niche which is opening up for you, then please do get in touch. Pro-Veg has a good reputation within our customer base in sourcing and then supplying their more unusual varieties. We ll be pleased to discuss your particular sourcing requirements and help you find new speciality lines. 6 Introduction PRO-VEG SEEDS CATALOGUE 2014 / 15

7 Root Crops Tel: +44-(0) Root Crops 7

8 Globo Alice Vsetana Elista Testa Rossa F1 Karmen Alliums Spring Sown Bulb Onion Globo - Yellow An early, mid-season variety of mild onion with excellent flavour. Produces very large bulbs especially from early sowings in modules. Not suitable for long term storage. Lusy - Yellow An early variety, with mid-sized bulbs and a thin neck, bulbs are very uniform. Suitable for mid-term storage. Alice - Yellow Highly adaptable, resistant to damage and high yielding. Bulbs mature very uniformly. Vsetana - Yellow A mid early variety with hard firm bulbs, with good skin quality. Bulb size 50 to 70 mm. Medium storage. Elista - Yellow An early onion variety with attractive elliptic shape a nice dark skin and good storability. Maturity 122 days with a dry matter of 13%. Albienka - White A mid-season white variety, with mid-sized bulbs and a thin neck, bulbs are very uniform. Suitable for mid-term storage. Testa Rossa F1 - Red A nice round / flat red variety with an excellent colour. Suitable for storage (intermediate type). Used for both set onion and fresh market. Red Comred - Red A nice round / flat red variety with an excellent colour. Suitable for storage (intermediate type). Used for both set onion and fresh market. Overwinter Bulb Onion Augusta - Yellow A mid-late overwintering onion. Bulbs are yellow medium sized. We recommend later sowings because of the varieties tolerance to cold weather. Augusta is suited to both bunching onions and fresh bulb production. Hiberna - Yellow A late high yielding overwintering variety. Bulbs are large and yellow brown to bronze skinned. Hiberna is suited to both bunching onions, fresh and dried bulb production. Stuttgarter STU-BEL - Yellow A rather thick-flat Stuttgarter, which has been especially selected for its high yielding capability. Red Moon - Red A short day overwinter onion, with slight elongated bulbs, skins are good and the variety has a good red colour throughout its bulb. Maturing at the end of May and into June. Karmen - Red Suitable for growing from sets as well as from seed. Flesh is white with good crimson red circles. Very good internal colour and an excellent shelf life days. 8 Root Crops PRO-VEG SEEDS CATALOGUE 2014 / 15

9 Zebrune Roderique Simiane Lilia Slender Star Gerda Shallot Eschallion Zebrune Heritage variety, otherwise known as Cuisse de poulet du Poitou. The gourmet s choice. Torpedo type shallot with brownish pink skins. Roderique - Pink A true French shallot prized for its excellent flavour. Roderique produces high yields of a medium sized shallot. Suited to all types cooking or pickling. Simiane - Pink / Red Is a variety of Long de Florence onion, and is suitable for both high and low density production, depending on what market it is being produced for. Salad Onion Lilia Attractive red coloured salad type with good uniformity and milder flavour making it a very appealing and colourful bunching type. Can be used as a bulb onion too. Slender Star Very straight Fistilosum variety with little bulbing, dark green leaves and good tight leaf attachment. Slender Star is very suitable for fresh market and pre pack segments, and can successfully be used on higher density for mini salad onion production. Gerda A very early bunching onion with good flavour and strong dark erect foliage. Suited to Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Overwintering production. Quite vigorous in cold weather. Excellent quality for cutting and bunching. Tokyo Long White An Allium Fistilosum salad onion for bunching. Sow from spring to mid-july. (Harvests from late sowings can be over wintered). Tycoon F1 Quick growing with vigorous attractive green foliage. Long, straight, white stem heavy and very uniform; easy to harvest with very good flavour. Sow from Spring to Mid-July. Harvests from late sowings can be overwintered. Tel: +44-(0) Root Crops 9

10 Jarana F1 Anina F1 Chamare Oxheart Bielas Neon Carrot Nantes Jarana F1 A 2nd early Nantes hybrid. Suitable both for fresh market and bunching. Roots are of medium length with good external and internal colour. Foliage is medium length (18-20 cm) and strong for top lifting. Anina F1 An early maincrop variety producing long cylindrical roots, (20-22 cm), that stump well. Roots have a smooth skin and an intense orange colour. Foliage is very healthy and strong. Suited to fresh market and long term storage. Chantenay Chamare A mid early chantenay variety, with strong foliage. Roots are smooth skinned with good colour. Suitable for fresh market and juice production. Berlicum Koloseum F1 New Berlicum type, with high yields and firm foliage. Roots have good internal and external colour and have high dry matter content. Suited to canning and freezing industries. Ave root length cm. Paris Market Pariska Special A speciality for processing. The spherical, smooth roots have virtually no shoulder. Quick to mature with excellent flavour. This selection has scored the highest points in Swiss and Dutch national trials. Rondo A very early Parisian type with an excellent round shape. Flavour of the roots are very sweet. Heirloom Jaune du Doubs An heirloom selection with thin tapered yellow roots. Delicious flavour and it keeps well. Oxheart Heritage variety from Short, thick roots that are an unusual ox-heart shape. They will grow very large if left, but we suggest you take them small like a Chantenay. Parsnip Bielas Bielas has moderate vigour foliage and long smooth roots. Suitable for processing or fresh market, as well as long term storage. Dlouhy Bily A high yielding variety with a high tolerance to disease, it has vigorous foliage and roots are quite long. It has good storage ability. Celeriac Neon An early variety, with good yield potential. Roots are smooth without cavities. Flesh is white and does not contain Anthocyanin, it remains white after cooking. Suited for fresh market storage and also drying. Maxim A high yielding late variety, producing smooth large bulbs, Its high yield and dry matter content make the variety well suited to industry production. 10 Root Crops PRO-VEG SEEDS CATALOGUE 2014 / 15

11 Atika Orbis Dragon F1 Vodka Primara F1 Pink Beauty Parsley Root Atika An early variety with high resistance to mildew and fast root growth. It has very smooth, widely oblong roots with faint grooves. Tops are medium high. Orbis A medium early variety, characteristic with very good health and high yields. Its root is medium long, widely oblong with faint grooves. Orbis has high, dark green tops. Radish Asian Japana F1 An early variety best suited to summer sowings. Cylindrical in shape with very smooth roots with a blunt end. Skins and flesh are white. Panter An early variety, best suited to summer sowings, but it can also be used in the spring. The variety is both uniform in shape and its maturity. Roots are round in shape and have a black skin with white flesh. Karmina Similar in maturity to Jantar, it is best suited for spring sowings, but can be used in the summer as well. Roots are pointed and have red skins with white flesh. Jantar Slightly later than Japana F1, best suited for spring sowings, but can be used in the summer period. Shorter and more pointed than Japana F1, its skin colour is yellow and flesh is white. Dragon F1 This red skinned Chinese radish has excellent skin quality with very few root hairs. Will grow up to 15 cm long, we recommend that it is at its best in the UK climate at around 10 cm long as it is in between a salad radish and Mouli type in texture. Excellent flavour used fresh or in stir fries. Different and unusual. Vodka Vodka is an ice candle type. It has short leaves and produces milky white coloured cm long roots with smooth skins, without any lateral hairs. It has a medium early growth cycle, sowing February to April and harvesting April to November. Row spacing should be cm with a plant spacing of 3-5 cm. Round Primara F1 An extremely early hybrid, producing uniform round, shiny red bulbs. Foliage is short but strong, an important factor for bunching. The variety is suited to indoor cultivation and outdoor in both spring and summer sowings. Vinara F1 A very early hybrid, producing uniform round, shiny red bulbs, Foliage is short but strong, an important factor for bunching. The variety is tolerant to poor conditions and is suited to indoor cultivation and outdoor in spring and to a lesser extent for summer sowings. Pink Beauty A lovely, round, pink-skinned radish 2-3 cm diameter with a mild tasting, white flesh and a crispy, firm texture. Excellent for Easter Egg blends. Tel: +44-(0) Root Crops 11

12 Viola Red Head Red River F1 Red Titan F1 Chioggia Burpees Golden Viola A slower growing selection for outdoor cropping. Roots are round, bright violet and large with white flesh. Good resistance to bolting and splitting days sowing to maturity. Excellent for Easter Egg blends. Heirloom Red Head Pretty looking heirloom radish with a short top, suitable for bunching. Mild white flesh and a characteristic red blush on the skin. Beetroot Baby Globe 2 race Bebeto Adaptable variety suitable for early and late sowings. Particularly well suited to Baby Beet production. Standard Red River F1 Mid to Late variety that is very uniform with a small crown. Particularly good for production of 50 / 90 mm bulbs that store well and have an intense colour. Red Titan F1 Mid to late variety with intense colour and good levels of sugar. Cycle of 150 days. Speciality Albena Vereduna Early to mid season variety that has white flesh. Excellent sugar levels and eating quality. Chioggia Globe shaped roots with a pale red skin and very attractive pale inside colour with red rings in cross section. Burpees Golden A delicate flavour and appealing colour. A main-crop type with a bright golden skin. 12 Root Crops PRO-VEG SEEDS CATALOGUE 2014 / 15

13 Legumes Tel: +44-(0) Legumes 13

14 Avola Rumble Bingo Ruthless Grundy Snow Wind Peas Garden Pea Prelado The earliest first early variety (-2 Avola) with excellent quality. Standard leaf type very well suited to a range of conditions. A double podded variety with an average of seven peas per pod. Avola Standard first early variety (58 UK days) with excellent quality. Standard leaf type suited to a range of conditions. One or two pods per node and five to six peas per pod. Rumble A second early variety with a vigorous semi-leafless plant type, well suited to early cropping. Predominately two dark green pods per node, containing 8-9 peas per pod. The variety has a good tolerance to both Downy and Powdery Mildew. Bingo An early maincrop variety with a vigorous semi-leafless plant type, well-suited to late cropping, where it does not re-flower and finishes well. Predominately two dark green pods per node, containing 8-9 peas per pod. The variety has a good tolerance to both Root Rot and Powdery Mildew. Mucio Mucio is a standard leaf early maincrop variety with excellent stress tolerance. The strong root system and good powdery mildew resistance make it well adapted to the main growing season, it is a natural replacement for Onward or Early Onward. Compact growing and long pods make it very easy to pick and its high ovule count give it an excellent shell out percentage. Ruthless Ruthless is a new breed of high yielding garden pea with good resistance to downy mildew, powdery mildew and foot rot. It is a determinate, semi-leafless maincrop variety with pods, containing 8-9 peas, making it an ideal fresh market variety. Grundy A mid-season variety with a vigorous standard leaf type, that is well suited to early cropping. Predominately two dark green long pods per node, containing 9-10 peas per pod. The variety has a very good tolerance to Powdery Mildew. Ambassador A late variety with resistance to powdery mildew and fusarium wilt. Blunt podded dark green peas; standard leaf type which is the industry standard. Twinset A new late variety with resistance to powdery mildew and fusarium wilt races 1-2. Large podded dark green peas; standard leaf type which is an excellent rival to Ambassador. Snow Pea Snow Green Plants are cm tall, indeterminate with a standard leaf type. The flat edible pods are ± 9 cm long, straight, blunt and fleshy with particularly slow seed development. Good heat tolerance. Snow Green is easy to pick with very low string levels and produces extra-sweet peas when fully mature. Snow Wind Plants are cm tall, indeterminate with a semi-leafless plant type, with good heat tolerance and slow seed development. The easy picking flat edible pods are ± 9 cm long, straight and blunt ended. Snow Wind has a very low string level and produces extra-sweet peas when fully mature. 14 Legumes PRO-VEG SEEDS CATALOGUE 2014 / 15

15 Sugar Sprint Sugar Lady Jazz Basilica Ensemble Mobile Snap Pea Sugar Sprint Sugar Sprint is a standard leaf, first early 61 days variety. It is currently the only early stringless type, has mid green 7.5 cm pods / 2 per node. Plant height is cm. [Fusarium and PM resistance]. Sugar Heart Sugar Heart is a determinate (60 cm) standard leaf, early maincrop. The pods have stringless, mid-dark green 8 cm pods with 2 per node. Ideally suited to the UK market. Plant is vigorous. [PM resistance]. Sugar Lady Fleshy, round podded, stringless sugar snap. Good heat tolerance, pods 8 cm long, blunt and nearly straight pod and 2 Pods per node. [Powdery mildew, Common Wilt race 1; tolerance to Pea Leaf Roll Virus]. Sugar Gem The original stringless snap pea Sugar Gem is a standard leaf, maincrop 72 days variety. The pods are mid-dark green 7 cm pods with 1-2 per node. Plant is 8 cm tall. [PM resistance]. Dwarf Beans Dwarf French Bean - Early Forum A very early fresh market cold tolerant round podded variety in the mm size grade. Pods are mid-green in colour and 14 cm long. The variety is well suited to early and late sowing. [Resistance to BCMV, Anthracnose, Halo Blight]. Jazz Jazz is an early fresh market round podded variety in the mm size grade. Pods are very dark glossy green in colour and cm long and easy to pick. [Resistance to BCMV, Anthracnose, Halo Blight]. Baritone An early fresh market or processing round podded variety in the mm size grade. Pods are very dark green in colour and 14 cm long and easy to pick. [Resistance to BCMV, Anthracnose, Halo Blight]. Basilica Produces a very high yield on tidy, erect, plants. The attractive, glossy, dark green, round pods are stringless. Pod length is 15 cm and width is 9-10 mm at maturity. Very early maturing white seeded type, also well suited to late season. Ensemble An early fine round podded variety in the 8-9 mm size grade. Pods are dark glossy green in colour and cm long. Ideally suited to early and late UK season. [Resistance to BCMV, Anthracnose, Halo Blight]. Mobile An early round podded variety in the 9-10 mm size grade. Pods are very dark green in colour and cm in length. Tel: +44-(0) Legumes 15

16 Dominator Elegance Baroma Histal Reina Blanca Witkiem Manita Dwarf French Bean - Maincrop Dominator Dominator is a main season slow maturing variety with dark fleshy pods mm width and mm length. Suitable for fresh or processing production, cut or sliced. It has a robust plant of good habit. Elegance Elegance is a medium late variety with very attractive dark green pods of 8.5 to 9.5 width and mm length. Excellent fresh market choice or processing cut or sliced. An excellent plant and pods held well off the ground. Dwarf French Bean - Kenyan Fine Konza A maincrop round podded variety in the 6-8 mm size grade. Pods are dark green in colour and cm long and easy to pick. [Resistance to BCMV, Anthracnose and Rust]. Dwarf French Bean - Flat Baroma A flat podded Romano type broad straight, fleshy pods and excellent taste. Pods are 14 cm by 20 mm and a medium green. [Resistance to BCMV and Curly Top Virus]. Broad Beans Histal Large seeded vigorous Aquadulce type with good winter hardiness. Very productive and early to mature. Luz de Otono Early to mature from an autumn sowing this variety has short day tolerance. Pods are cm long and 3 cm wide with 5-7 beans per pod. Double pods at first node. Attractive seeds of very good flavour. Reina Mora Reina Mora is early to mature from autumn sowing. Pods are cm long with 5-7 medium sized beans. Good habit and coloured flowered. Reina Blanca Reina Blanca is early to mature from autumn sowing. Pods are cm long with 5-7 medium sized beans. Good habit and white flowered. Witkiem Manita Strong Witkiem type with very early maturity and short well filled pods with 4-5 beans. Pale seeded. Witkiem Major Witkiem Major is a healthy growing vigorous selection with plants growing to 110 cm in height. Pods are 18 cm long with 4-5 beans per pod with a sieve size of up to 19 mm. 16 Legumes PRO-VEG SEEDS CATALOGUE 2014 / 15

17 Statissa Optica Robin Hood Enorma Green Shell Summer Shell Statissa A coloured flower variety, with good vigour and high yield. Statissa has a small sieve size with an excellent bean to pod ratio of 45%. It also has a strong flavour and is easy to grow and pick, making this a variety for the connoisseur. The variety can also be used as mange tout production. Optica High yielding maincrop, white flowered small type with 5-6 beans per pod. Tender and attractive on the plate and less prone to staining after shelling. Not too vigorous. Can be used as mange tout. Piccolo High yielding maincrop, white flowered small type with 5-6 beans per pod of very dark green seeds. Very attractive on the plate and very good plant type, not prone to lodging. Robin Hood Very dwarf variety, green seeded, an improvement on The Sutton, suitable for use in containers or pots, or the smaller garden. Runner Beans Achievement Re-introduced due to growers demands. A traditional variety that produces high yields of long straight pods with excellent flavour. Enorma Excellent Prizewinner type. Heavy cropper with long smooth pods. A favourite of ours and of professional growers. Edamame Green Shell Green Shell produces large, dark green pods with a white pubescence and mostly 3 seeds set per pod. Plants grow to around cm in height. Summer Shell Summer Shell has large, dark green pods with a white pubescence and an average of 3 seeds set per pod. Plants grow to around cm in height. Tel: +44-(0) Legumes 17

18 Brassica and Leaf Crops 18 Brassica and Leaf Crops PRO-VEG SEEDS CATALOGUE 2014 / 15

19 Monaco F1 Atlantis F1 Apollo F1 Endeavour F1 Cumulous F1 Maximus F1 Broccoli Calabrese Monaco F1 Vigorous and consistent performer giving a high yield of dark green heads with small beads. Brokali Atlantis F1 A Spring / Summer maturing stem broccoli, harvesting in days, with many side shoots that are tender and tasty. Keep cutting for high yields. Brussels Sprouts Cumulous F1 Excellent performer for the November and December period with firm smooth buttons. Genius F1 High quality variety grown for the Christmas period. Maximus F1 Consistent performer for a long harvest period aimed at October and November production. High quality buttons. Apollo F1 A Summer / Autumn stem broccoli, harvesting in days after sowing and then the side shoots can be harvested over a long period. To get a larger number of side shoots, plant with more space between plants than normal broccoli and cut the main head to encourage branching. The stem is easy to eat, very tender and tasty. Endeavour F1 Stem broccoli product for later planting. Endeavour has a similar flavour to Apollo and Atlantis, it also has a distinctive and tasty savoyed leaf. In our late planted trials in the UK, Endeavour overwintered successfully, producing stems in February. Tel: +44-(0) Brassica and Leaf Crops 19

20 Greenland F1 Iceland F1 Miletta F1 Ontario F1 Rescue F1 Lorien F1 Cabbage Green Greenland F1 Early green cabbage for late summer and autumn. Attractive bright green colour and good holding ability. Average head weight 1kg. Iceland F1 A very winter-hardy, green cabbage with excellent field standing and good colour. Average head weight 1kg. Savoy Miletta F1 An early mid-season savoy for the July to October harvesting period with good colour and excellent holding ability. Average head weight 1kg. Ontario F1 Very good standing ability for late harvest from plantings up to the middle of July. White Junior F1 Compact, smooth, uniform early white cabbage with good holding ability. Suitable for September and October production. Average head weight 1kg. Kilaton F1 High yield, long storage white cabbage with Club Root resistance. Average head weight is between 2.5-4kg. Red Rescue F1 A high yielding, medium term storage red cabbage with short core and very good colour. Plant density 30,000ha (2-4kg) and 40-60,000ha (1.5-2kg). Reball F1 Early, round, dense red heads with good colour for the July to October harvesting period. Average head weight 1kg. [Resistant to White Blister and Black Rot]. Pointed Red Red Flame Improved Kalibos type with crisp texture and sweet flavour. Suitable for short term storage g heads. Cauliflower Lorien F1 A high quality hybrid for the late autumn harvesting period through to the middle of December. Raleigh F1 Consistent performer through the summer and autumn cropping period giving solid white heads of a high quality. 20 Brassica and Leaf Crops PRO-VEG SEEDS CATALOGUE 2014 / 15

21 Moravia Modrava F1 Amaze Luxury Frisco Champion Kohl Rabi Early production Moravia An early white variety, with a flattened round shape. Should be grown at 25 x 25 cm plant spacing. Modrava F1 A very early variety for spring and autumn field production. It has a medium sized flat round bulb with high quality flesh. It is tolerant to bulb lignification and cracking and produces uniform bulb development in poor conditions. Ideal density 25 x 30 cm plant spacing. Late production Golem F1 A new white coloured round shaped hybrid for late production. It produces a big bulb with low leaf, ideal density is 40 x 40 cm plant spacing. Lettuce Red Gem Amaze A red Little Gem with excellent uniformity and impressive colour; it produces plants with glossy, maroon-red external leaves and an attractive yellow interior; the leaves have a soft, buttery texture and have no red speckling as other red little gems. Bremia resistance [BL1-16, 19, 21, 23]. Luxury Red Little Gem with larger, darker red plants than Amaze. Plants are around 20 cm tall and weigh around 175g. Soft, slightly blistered leaves with a good flavour. Bremia resistance [BL1-25, 28]. Green Gem Phoenix This Gem variety is extremely uniform and produces heads with medium green outer leaves and an attractive yellow interior. Romaine Frisco Very tall, very dark green Romaine with compact, erect growth. Produces heavy plants and has an attractive appearance. When compared to many Romaines, Frisco has narrower butts and straight ribs, allowing for a neater back and fewer broken ribs. Good bolting and tip-burn tolerance. Iceberg Champion New Iceberg variety. Extraordinary resistance to Bremia is what sets this variety apart from others of this type; Vigorous plants with large heads with a short core. Leaves are a good texture and fresh green colour. [BL 1-20, 22-25, 28]. Also resistant to Corky Root Rot. Tel: +44-(0) Brassica and Leaf Crops 21

22 Sweet Success Relic Strikeforce Green Wave Rhubarb Chard Oriole Chard Cosberg Sweet Success Sweet Success is a speciality lettuce with a plant habit similar to that of Romaine and the crispness of head lettuce. It produces medium tall, heavy plants that are a glossy, deep green colour. The leaves have a thick, crisp texture, serrated margins and a tendency to cup in. [Resistances: DMR I-VIII / BL 1-20, 22-28]. Heirloom Relic Updated Deer s Tongue with improved uniformity and Bremia resistance. Similar plant structure to Romaine lettuce with narrow pointed leaves and buttery texture. Colour is reddish maroon with a yellow, speckled red, heart. Red Lollo Strikeforce Triple red Lollo Rossa with high resistance to mildew. Produces dark wine-red leaves with a rounded shape and frilly margins. Slightly blistered leaves with a good texture. [BL1-28]. Swiss Chard Green Wave Green Wave is a new variety of Chard with a slender green midrib. It is a productive plant with high yield potential. Ideal for processing and for the bunching market, Green Wave makes an excellent replacement to perpetual spinach. Rhubarb Chard Attractive, red stalks and small green leaf with red veins, ideal for salads. Stalks will cook as asparagus. Rainbow Chard A five colour silver beet taking 50 to 60 days to mature. Tender to eat, this very ornamental variety has orange, yellow, pink, white, and red stalks. This was a variety that was nearly lost, was rediscovered, and is regaining popularity. Oriole Chard Attractive golden stalks with small green leaf and yellow veins. Stalks will cook as asparagus, ideal for salads. 22 Brassica and Leaf Crops PRO-VEG SEEDS CATALOGUE 2014 / 15

23 Outdoor Cucurbits Tel: +44-(0) Outdoor Cucurbits 23

24 Aristotle F1 Black Forest F1 Goldline F1 Latino F1 Twinkle F1 Kermit F1 Courgette Standard Aristotle F1 A dark green smooth fruit which is very easy to harvest. The plant is vigorous, with short internodes and no spines on leaves or stems. [Tolerances PM, ZYMV, WMV and CMV]. Mikanos F1 Dark green smooth fruit with smooth stems and leaves. Short internodes. Strong resistance to Powdery Mildew. Climbing Black Forest F1 Attractive, dark green, smooth and cylindrical fruit. Grade out to cm long by 4-5 cm. Strong bushy climbing growth habit, suited to trellised indoor cultivation. Yellow Goldline F1 Gold line F1 is a golden yellow, fruited variety (70 days). It has sweet tasty flesh containing high levels of beta carotene. At low growing temperatures the young leaves will have a distinct yellow marking which is characteristic for this variety, changing to dark green later in the season. Romanesco Type Latino F1 A romanesco type squash with a compact and erect plant habit. Fruit is cylindrical with pronounced ribbing, best harvested with the flower attached as it opens. Very productive with a good level of uniformity. Scallop Type Twinkle F1 Twinkle is a yellow scallop / patty pan hybrid with a dense growing habit, a large plant frame and long petioles. Uniformity is high, which leads to above average yields. This is one of the first scallop hybrids with a strong growing habit combined with intermediate ZYMV resistance. Kermit F1 Kermit is a new green hybrid scallop / patty pan with excellent fruit quality and very high yield potential. This mid-early variety gives uniform fruit that has a small blossom scar. Polo F1 Polo F1 is an early maturing and productive summer squash. The plant habit is bushy and vigorous. The variety is capable of producing 1-1.5kg of 5-6 cm diameter scallop-shaped fruits, that are uniform, creamy white in colour and very tasty. 24 Outdoor Cucurbits PRO-VEG SEEDS CATALOGUE 2014 / 15

25 Buffy Ball F1 Orange Queen F1 Amazonka White Pony F1 Angel Hair F1 Jack of All Trades F1 Winter Squash Butternut Victory F1 A new early butternut variety, producing a high number of marketable fruits. Each fruit averages 1.2kg with a length of 18 cm. They have an attractive tan skin with a fine texture, deep orange, and sweet flesh. Mini Type Buffy Ball F1 Mini winter squash with a vine habit. Fruit has a buttery colour rind and a rounded shape. Buffy Ball is a prolific producer and the fruits have excellent storage potential. Delicious baked whole in the oven. Orange Kabocha Orange Queen F1 A vigorous hybrid giving a high yield of semi globe shaped fruit of around 1.5kg weight. The firm skin is a deep orange and flesh is a yellow to orange in colour with a very sweet flavour. Onion Type Uchiki Kuri Onion shaped squash with bright, orange skin and lovely, nutty flavour. Orange Amazonka A compact variety recommended for small gardens. Each plant gives 3-6 medium sized round fruits. Each weighs 1-1.5kg with an orange skin. High in dry matter and carotene content. Crown Prince Prince of Orange F1 Crown Prince type. Matures in days. Semi-bush habit with large uniform fruit of up to 6kg, small seed cavity and dark orange flesh. White Pony F1 Mini Crown Prince type, slightly flattened with a greyish white rind. The fruit has a deep orange / yellow flesh which is very sweet, dry and nutty. The variety is relatively small in size, producing fruit of between 1 and 1.5kg. Spaghetti Type Angel Hair F1 Personal size hybrid vegetable spaghetti weighing g. This 88 day type is yellow coloured and egg shaped with pasta type flesh and great flavour. Halloween Pumpkin Jack of All Trades F1 Bright orange round pumpkin type which is good to eat. 5-7kg weight. Neon F1 Early maturing semi bush hybrid producing 7-9kg pumpkins with bright orange colour and strong handles. Tel: +44-(0) Outdoor Cucurbits 25

26 Sweetcorn 26 Sweetcorn PRO-VEG SEEDS CATALOGUE 2014 / 15

27 Prelude F1 Aranka F1 Rising Sun F1 Astronaut F1 Garrison F1 Snobaby F1 Sweetcorn Sweet (SU1) Prelude F1 A second early to main season variety (77 days), Prelude F1 is suited to fresh market production, producing yellow coloured cobs with superior yields, great cob cover and adaptability. Cobs are 19 cm in length x 5.2 cm in diameter, with 20 rows of kernels. Super Sweet (SH2) Meteor F1 An early season variety (70-71 days), it is a fast-maturing yellow super sweet hybrid, suitable for fresh market production. The cobs are 19 cm in length x 4.8 cm in diameter with 18 rows of kernels which are uniform, good quality, and exceptionally coloured for its maturity period. Aranka F1 A new, very early (68 day) hybrid with nice cylindrical ear. Very good cob cover and eating quality. Suitable for both fresh market and industry too. [Good level of disease resistance to UM, SHS, HT]. Primetime F1 Early maincrop variety (77 day) with rows of grain and a medium cob size approximately cm x 5.2 cm with good tip fill and a very high marketable yield. Astronaut F1 Maincrop variety (79 day) with rows of grain and a medium cob size approximately 20 cm long with good confirmation. Garrison F1 Maincrop (79 day) with good vigour well suited to mechanical harvest. Approximately 21 cm long cobs with rows of grain. Popcorn Snobaby F1 A vigorous baby / popcorn type which is well suited to baby corn production in the high latitudes. Rising Sun F1 An early (72 day) variety with a very vigorous plant habit, fruits have a medium size cob with good eating qualities. Rising Sun has a good tolerance to Rust and a moderate tolerance to NCLB. Tel: +44-(0) Sweetcorn 27

28 Tender Crops 28 Tender Crops PRO-VEG SEEDS CATALOGUE 2014 / 15

29 Lizziebell F1 Luciebell F1 Katiebell F1 Flamingo F1 Moncherry F1 Yellow Mimi F1 Tomato Mini Plum Lizziebell F1 Lizziebell is a new, early fruiting indeterminate variety with a vigorous growth habit. Fruit is 16-17g in weight and an orange oblong shape. [IR: F1, TMV]. Luciebell F1 Luciebell is a new, early fruiting indeterminate variety with a vigorous growth habit. Fruit is 16-17g in weight and red oblong in shape. Along with Lizziebell, Katiebell and Flamingo an attractive four colour Rainbow Mix can be created. [IR: F1]. Katiebell F1 Katiebell is a vigorous mini plum type producing high yields of attractive and tasty yellow oblong fruits of 16-17g in weight. [IR: F1, N]. Prune Noir Indeterminate early variety with dark reddish brown plum shaped fruit of around 25-30g. Sweet and juicy flesh. Heirloom variety, suitable for home garden use only. Flamingo F1 Flamingo is a single pick, pink mini plum type with good taste and flavour, with 9-10% Brix. This new, heavy yielding variety has 19-22g fruits, similar in shape to Santa. Orange Fizz F1 Indeterminate, orange mini plum variety with a fruit weight of 15-20g and an 8-9% Brix. [HR: F, V, TMV]. Red Fizz F1 Indeterminate, deep red mini plum variety with a fruit weight of 15-20g and an 8-9% Brix. [HR: F, V, TMV]. Cherry Jane F1 Highly productive, indeterminate, cherry cluster hybrid with attractive 20-30g globe to deep globe shape fruit which are a uniform brilliant red colour. Jane has tolerance to cracking, a long shelf life and is suitable for storage. [IR: F1, F2, V, TMV, TYLCV, N]. Orange Paruche F1 An extra early. Fruit has a very nice appearance with a round shape and orange colour. Weighs 15g and has a high vitamin content, high sugar content of 8-9% Brix. Our special recommendation for good taste and flavour. [IR: F1, TMV]. Tastyno F1 Single harvest cherry tomato with exceptional flavour. The plant is vigorous with very good fruit setting potential. The round fruit has slight greenback, with a long shelf life, and weighs in at 12-15g fruits. [HR: TMV, Ff 1-5; IR: TYLCV, N]. Moncherry F1 Indeterminate, mini cherry variety with 7.5-8g fruits with 8-9% Brix and a well-balanced taste and flavour profile. Moncherry is aimed at the home garden market where it can replace Piccolo in this segment. [HR: F1, F2, TMV]. Jasper F1 A high yielding determinate variety, producing bright red 15 mm cherry sized sweet crunchy fruits. Each fruit weighing approximately 10-12g with a 9% Brix. [HR: Early Blight, Late Blight, F1-2, TMV Tm2]. Yellow Mimi F1 Indeterminate, high yielding bright yellow cherry sized 15g sweet and crunchy fruits, 9-11% Brix. Tolerant to fruit cracking. Best yellow fruited tomato there is for taste and texture, which can be hard to achieve with yellow tomatoes. [HR: F1, TMV Tm2]. Tel: +44-(0) Tender Crops 29

30 Gardening Delight F1 Chocolate Cherry Myriade F1 Estiva F1 Garance F1 Fandango F1 Cocktail Cookie F1 Special shaped Cocktail tomato with 28g fruits which have a small tip at the end and a special dark striped skin colour. Excellent flavour. [HR: F0, V, N]. Gardeners Delight An old standard, but still very popular cherry tomato variety with small fruits with very sweet flavour. Gardening Delight F1 Indeterminate cocktail sized fruits, 35-55g., with a superb well balanced flavour. [HR: F, V, TMV, N]. Chocolate Cherry An extremely flavoursome and uniform cherry tomato with round red / brown fruits which are borne in trusses of 6-8. A heavy producer with skin cracking tolerance. The fruits measure 2.5 cm in diameter with fruits per kg. Roma Isabel F1 Indeterminate, Roma type tomato with g fruits and a super taste for a large plum variety. [HR: F1, F2, V, TMV]. Myriade F1 Indeterminate elongated plum variety with vigorous growth habit, suitable for single harvest. Medium sized g. fruits. Capable of high yields in a greenhouse or tunnel crop of between 55-60kg per m2 in good growing conditions. [HR: F2, Fr, V, TMV, N, C5]. Classic Estiva F1 Indeterminate variety with large fruits and a high yield. Vigorous plant with a good plant habit. Round firm fruit, very resistant to cracking. Greenback invisible at maturity. Uniform size of mm ( g). Good flavour. Recommended for staking in open field production. [Resistance: Tm, V, F2]. Olivia F1 Indeterminate, large round cluster type with 5 / 6 fruits per truss of g sized fruits. Suitable for Spring / Summer cropping. [HR: F1, F2, V, TMV]. Tasha F1 Indeterminate, large truss round tomato variety with 4 / 5 fruits per truss of g sized fruits. Excellent colour, taste and long shelf life. [HR: F1, F2, V, TMV, TYLCV, N]. Garance F1 Indeterminate, produces firm fruits of around 150g that can be harvested fully red. Excellent flavour. High lycopene and vitamin C content. [Resistant to Fol 2, For, TMV, PL, PsT, TSWV]. Fandango F1 Mid early variety with big fleshy mm fruits of around 150g each. [HR: V, TMV]. Maestria F1 Mid early variety with very strong mildew tolerance, excellent vigour and taste. Fruits are around 160g. [Tolerant to late blight. HR: F2, V, TMV, And TSWV (0); IR: N, IR: N, Pi]. Martin F1 Hybrid Marmande type with ribbed, firm fruit of between g and good taste quality. [HR: F2, V, TMV; IR: N]. Heritage Noire de Crimee Produces very big heavy tasty fruit of around g each, dark red purple colour at maturity. Suitable for home garden use only. Rose de Berne Mid Early variety of around g each, Rose de Berne has a thin skin and a pretty pinkish colour. Flesh is sweet, fragrant and tasty. Suitable for home garden use only. 30 Tender Crops PRO-VEG SEEDS CATALOGUE 2014 / 15

31 Altino F1 Bitonto F1 Lizzano F1 Losetto F1 Terenzo F1 Romello F1 PVSL Patio Range Altino F1 Altino is well suited for growing in hanging baskets or containers. Fruits are red weighing 30-35g each, with a good balance of sweetness & acidity. Bitonto F1 Bitonto has compact foliage, rugose leaf habit and a lot of fruits. It has a very compact plant habit and is bred for pot production. The cherry shaped glossy fruits have an average weight of 12g measuring 25 mm x 28 mm. Brix is 7-8 %. Lizzano F1 Vigorous semi-determinate plants produce cherry size fruits of 11g measuring 25 mm x 25 mm with 7-8 % Brix. Plant Height: cm tall x 50 cm spread. This variety has a trailing growth habit which works well in a hanging basket. [Late Blight tolerant]. Losetto F1 Losetto F1 is a semi-determinate Tornado type producing a lot of flowers with a good fruit set. The mini cherry sized fruits have an average weight of 16g and a size of 28 mm x 26 mm with a Brix of 7-8 %. Home garden variety with cm x 50 cm spread. [Late Blight tolerant]. Terenzo F1 Terenzo F1 is an improved cherry Tumbler type producing a lot of flowers with an approximate fruit size of 30 mm x 33 mm. The round fruit has an average weight of 19g and a Brix of 6-7%. Romello F1 Romello is the first determinate mini plum hybrid bred especially for patio growing. High 10-12% Brix has been recorded with this variety when grown in a large container. [Has some Late Blight tolerance]. Santeramo F1 Santeramo is a midi plum type. The productive and vigorous bushy plant is best grown with some support. Fruit has a Brix of 6-7% and averages around 25g x 38 mm x 300 mm size. Santeramo is an excellent Roma replacement and is around three weeks earlier to ripen in the field in Northern European climates. Siderno F1 Siderno has a vigorous bushy habit and cocktail sized fruits with an average weight of 23-24g. The Brix is 6-7% and size 30 mm x 36 mm. Fruit is almost round with a light green shoulder. Bush Koralik Koralik is an early bush variety with noticeably healthy growth. It consistently produces a surprisingly high yield. Koralik has an appealing bright red colour and an excellent sweet flavour. This semi-determinate cherry type has shown tolerance to late blight in our trials. Red Alert Red Alert is a very early outdoor bush tomato with good taste and flavour. The juicy sweet fruit is smaller than normal but very appealing to youngsters and looks great on the plate. Yields of up to kg fruit per plant are normal from continuous picking through the season. This variety is very easy to grow with no support or pruning needed. Ideal for containers or grow bags. This is a re-selected strain of this popular bush variety. Tel: +44-(0) Tender Crops 31

32 Black Knight F1 Saskia F1 Cherezo F1 Autumn Desire F1 Kilian Kristian Pepper Sweet-Long Thor F1 Sweet accumulation type with tall, vigorous, main crop plant. Fruit is narrow triangular up to cm long; dark green to bright red at maturity. Wall thickness 6-7 mm. Astor F1 An accumulation type with a tall and vigorous plant and medium late maturity. Sweet fruit is long, up to cm, and a narrow triangular shape with walls 6-7 mm thick. Dark green to bright yellow at maturity. Black Knight F1 An early, productive accumulation type. Fruit is narrow triangular up to 25 cm long, purple black to red at maturity. Sweet-Blocky Oregon F1 Oregon is a very attractive deep orange colour at maturity. It produces g fruit with a blocky shape about 15 cm long and is suitable for growing either indoors or under protection. Alella F1 A deep red, blocky sweet pepper for indoor production, giving a high yield of fruit of around 10 cm long with 4 lobes with thick walls and juicy with a good flavour. The plant has a medium height with erect habit and good vigour. Saskia F1 Sweet pepper, apple green to deep red at maturity. Four lobed blocky type. Suited to indoor or outdoor production. Good producer with cracking tolerance. Hot-Cherry Bomb Cherezo F1 A large cherry type pepper with round, thick walled, red fruit 4.5 cm in diameter. Easy to pick. Hot-Asian Autumn Desire F1 Autumn Desire is a prolific, classic Asian fine pointed hot pepper. Fruits are 1.2 cm in diameter by 9 cm long and weigh around 5g each. Damian Medium early ethnic type of around 9 cm long. Suitable for field or large pot. Red at botanical ripeness. Hot. Kilian Medium early ethnic type of around 8 cm long. Suitable for field or large pot. Orange at botanical ripeness. Hot. Kristian Medium early ethnic type of around 8 cm long. Suitable for field or large pot. Yellow at botanical ripeness. Hot. Hot-Dwarf Type Etna Small plants and a determinate and upright growth habit for either ornamental or food purposes. Fruits are very hot, 3 cm long, clustering in bunches on the plant. Fruit is dark green becoming a deep red colour when ripe. 32 Tender Crops PRO-VEG SEEDS CATALOGUE 2014 / 15

33 Gusto Purple F1 Gusto Green F1 Habanero Caribbean Red Green Fingers F1 Rocky F1 Vega F1 Hot-Gusto Gusto Purple F1 This variety has been developed in the UK and shows great promise for a moderate climate and either amateur or professional cropping. Gusto Purple is a medium hot type adaptable to a range of growing techniques and tastes. Makes a very ornamental plant as well as producing useful fruit. [29,000 SHU s in laboratory tests]. Gusto Green F1 This variety has been developed in the UK and shows great promise for a moderate climate and either amateur or professional cropping. Excellent flavour. Good yields of fruit mature from green to red. [39,000 SHU s in laboratory tests]. Hot-Bhut Jolokia Golden Ghost F1 New for trial this year, Golden Ghost is a new hybrid hot pepper with a large sized, bush type plant and high yield of smooth, glossy, dark yellow-orange fruit. Although much earlier maturing and more refined than Bhut Jolokia, Golden Ghost shares its fiery pungency but has a sweeter, more citrus flavour. Hot-Habanero Habanero Caribbean Red Habanero Caribbean Red is a very hot chilli [measuring 300, ,000 SHU s], which is hotter than other Habaneros. Fruit is 4 cm long and 2-3 cm wide, ripening from lime green to a brilliant red with a lovely fruity flavour. Cucumber Standard Tribute F1 Tribute is an early parthenocarpic variety with medium plant vigour and longer fruit at cm and yields of g in spring and summer indoor production. Tribute has a very good plant health, producing high yields of very dark green fruits. These features are most important in this reliable new variety. Midi Emilie F1 Emilie is a very early and high yielding hybrid with medium vigour for indoor production. The uniform, dark, smooth fruits with firm skin are suitable for transport and storage. Fruit length is cm at around g. Mini Green Fingers F1 Outdoor type producing an early and concentrated yield of uniform fruit cm. long with attractive smooth skins. The firm and crisp fruits have an exceptionally good taste and flavour. Sets well even when grown under cooler temperature conditions. Baby F1 Baby is a very early cucumber for all-year indoor production, with medium vigour. Recommended for harvest of baby fruits (length about 10 cm) where harvesting every two days is necessary. Rocky F1 An indeterminate, parthenocarpic variety setting multiple flowers and fruits per node. Fruits 8-10 cm long, medium-green in colour, attractive smooth skins, firm and crisp with an exceptionally good taste and flavour. Vega F1 Outdoor hybrid with fruit cm long and slightly ribbed. Early maturing and vigorous with a concentrated yield. [Tolerant to DM, PM-1, CMV, ZYMV and CVYV]. Tel: +44-(0) Tender Crops 33

34 Alvaro F1 Outdoor Wonder F1 Orange Sherbert F1 Crystal F1 Nubia F1 Ophelia F1 Melon Charentais Alvaro F1 Ripens outdoors even in UK climate. Fruits are round, smooth rind and sweet smelling and turn yellow to indicate ripeness. Very sweet, perfumed and juicy. We achieved Brix readings of 12% in our outdoor trials. Fruits typically 10 cm diameter, 600g each. Picasso F1 Charantais type. Vigorous plant with an easy setting. Ribbed, medium netted fruit, round with an average weight of 1kg. Highly resistant to Fusarium and intermediate resistance to powdery mildew and aphids. Galia Outdoor Wonder F1 Typically 3 fruits per plant, each weighing over 300g. Fruit approximately 10 cm across. Will grow outdoors in UK climate. Powdery Mildew tolerant. Cantaloupe Orange Sherbert F1 F1 Round to oval shape that is well netted. Bright orange flesh and very aromatic sweet flavour. Aubergine Standard Type Crystal F1 Oval, shiny black very firm fruit are produced on moderate vigour plant. 75 days to maturity. Bonica F1 Early maturing, oval fruited, deep purple to black fruit. Fruit size 12 x 7 cm, performs well in difficult growing conditions and works well in a large pot too. Striped Nubia F1 Early to produce, a good crop of attractive striped fruit up to 15 cm in length. Mini Fruited Ophelia F1 Early mini eggplant. Can be harvested in clusters with about 3 fruits or as single fruit (approximately 60g). Compact growth habit with soft foliage. Very suitable for amateur gardeners and great in pots. 34 Tender Crops PRO-VEG SEEDS CATALOGUE 2014 / 15

35 Other Specialities Tel: +44-(0) Other Specialities 35

36 Emerald F1 Imperial Star Marunka Butterfly Hybrids Goldilocks Rainbow Loveliness Artichoke Emerald F1 Thornless, open, erect growth habit with long stems and glossy green coloured buds for easy harvest. Oval shaped fruits, thick fleshed, with nutty tasting deep hearts. Strong cold tolerance. Imperial Star Green globe variety with up to 8 buds per plant. Sow in April in a nursery bed to plant the following spring. Herbs Parsley Marunka Moss curled type. Plants have numerous leaves and semiupright, medium green, very curly tops. Leaves have resistance to fungal diseases. Basil Lemonade Lemonade is a fast growing, vigourous, high quality Basil. Combining Basil and Lemon flavours very pleasantly in one variety. Okra Red Carmine Splendour F1 Carmine Splendour produces brilliant red pods and stems which are edible and ornamental. Plants bear quantities of tender and delicious red okra, which turns dark purple when lightly cooked. Pods remain tender up to 15 cm in length. Flowers Alstroemeria Butterfly Hybrids This beautiful perennial that can be grown easily from seed. Butterfly Hybrids grows to cm in height and flowers all summer long, and will perform as a perennial in areas where the ground does not freeze. Germination levels in our stock are exceptionally good. Dicentra scandens Goldilocks A new climbing Dicentra variety which comes true from seed. It has an attractive, very fine lacy medium green foliage and a vigorous climbing growth habit, which makes it ideal for growing up a trellis as part of a summer flowering display. The golden yellow flowers are very free flowering in good growing conditions in part sun-dappled shade. Dianthus plumarius Rainbow Loveliness Super Mixed Dianthus Rainbow Loveliness Super Mixed is an old fashioned pink with exceptionally intense, sweet, spicy, perfumed scent. It flowers through spring and summer in about 30 different colour combinations. These range through white and pink to crimson, including many versions of different bi-colours, which are all included in the mixture. 36 Other Specialities PRO-VEG SEEDS CATALOGUE 2014 / 15

37 Sunflower Tel: +44-(0) Sunflower 37

38 Galilee Adami F1 Galilee Miracle F1 Superted F1 Helios Flame F1 Tavor Lemon F1 Tanja F1 Sunflower Cut Flower types Galilee Adami F1 Galilee Adami F1 is a very early maturing variety that is nonbranching. It is a classic orange colour with a dark core. Plant height is cm. Galilee Miracle F1 Galilee Miracle F1 is a promising new experimental variety. It has excellent uniformity and earliness, a potential replacement for Sunrich Orange. It is a classic Orange colour with dark core, no branching, and a plant height of cm. Superted F1 Superted F1 is an excellent cut flower variety with superb vase life. It is significantly earlier than Double Shine (at least three weeks earlier) with a plant height of 1.6 m. Helios Flame F1 Helios Flame F1 is an appealing bi-colour variety with some branching and excellent vase life. It times well with the variety Galilee Adami and is highly programmable throughout the Northern European season. Plant height 1.7 m. Tavor Lemon F1 Tavor Lemon F1 is a good solid Lemon Yellow variety with reasonable earliness and good stem length. The core is dark. Plant height is cm tall. Stellar Sun F1 Very early to flower and very uniform, Stellar Sun has robust single stems, a dark core and vibrant yellow petals. Fireball F1 Fireball is a new early flowering cut flower type which displays bright orange coloured petals surrounding a rich chocolate coloured centre. This pollen free, 3-way cross hybrid, has excellent plant vigour together with excellent vase life. Tanja F1 Tanja is a new and unique pollenless cut flower of the Sonya type. This productive hybrid is ideal for cutting with a good vase life. Flowers are a golden orange colour and carried on nonbranching side shoots. 38 Sunflower PRO-VEG SEEDS CATALOGUE 2014 / 15

39 Solar Chocolate Gold F1 Microsun F1 Lemon Party F1 Solar Flash F1 Rio Carnival F1 Sunshot Golds F1 Dwarf Pot types Solar Chocolate Gold F1 Solar Chocolate Gold sets a whole new standard in performance for potted sunflowers. It boasts an extremely compact and uniform plant type with vibrant golden yellow petals surrounding a dark pollen free core. Microsun F1 Microsun boasts an extremely compact and uniform plant type with vibrant golden yellow petals surrounding a dark pollen free core. Microsun performs extremely well in a range of different pot sizes and also looks great as a border plant in an open garden. Lemon Party F1 Lemon Party is a very early variety that produces an abundance of flowers, with pale lemon petals and a small yellow core. It has a long flowering season when it is dead headed. Plant height is approximately 60 cm. Eos F1 Eos is an extremely stable and compact hybrid with vibrant golden yellow petals surrounding a dark pollen free core and with a dark green, slightly rugose leaf. It is 1-2 days earlier than Microsun. Rio Carnival F1 Rio Carnival F1 is an attractive new semi-dwarf sunflower (60-70 cm) with large teardrop shaped petals with a dark burnt red centre and bright outer yellow ring. It also has attractive dark red stems. Sunshot Golds F1 Sunshot Golds Mixed is a showy, dwarf chrysanthemum type producing a vibrant display of multiple bright yellow semi double flowers surrounding a larger primary flower. The mixed single (30-40%) and double (60-70%) flowers are pollen free with duration up to three weeks. Solar Flash F1 Solar Flash is an early maturing branching type which has striking bi-coloured petals surrounding a dark pollen free core. It displays excellent plant vigour and is free flowering over a long flowering period. Tel: +44-(0) Sunflower 39

40 40 Conditions of Sale PRO-VEG SEEDS CATALOGUE 2014 / 15

41 PRO-VEG SEEDS Conditions of Sale 1a. The expression the company, we, us, ourselves, refer to PRO-VEG SEEDS LTD. by its servants or agents. 1b. The expression the purchasers refer to the persons, firms or companies contracting with the company for the purchase of its products. 2. GENERAL This offer is subject to crop, to safe arrival, to being unsold, to alteration without notice and to the general terms of our catalogue. Seeds sold by the company (which are the subject of this contract) are warranted to comply at the time of delivery with the UK and EU Seeds Regulations currently in force. All vegetable seeds are standard seeds unless otherwise stated. All information whether contained in our catalogue or given by our staff and related to varieties, varietal characteristics or periods of maturity or fitness for any particular purpose or otherwise relating to the performance of seeds is given for general guidance only. (Variation in local or climatic conditions can render such information inaccurate). Purchasers are therefore advised that any such information given to them does not constitute a representation by the company as to these matters and should not be relied on as such. Purchasers should satisfy themselves that any seeds which they order are of a variety and performance satisfactory for their requirements and order such seeds at their own risk. 3. LATENT DEFECT Diseases of plants can be transmitted by the wind, by insects, by animals, or by human agencies and may be seed borne or soil borne. The company believes the seed hereby sold to be free from latent defect but it is not a condition of sale nor does the company warrant that any seed sold by it is free from such defect nor will it be responsible in any way for the resultant crop. 4. The company reserves the right to refuse the return of seeds. It also reserves the right to make a charge against any such returns. All seed returns must be in unopened original packaging. 5. In the event of any seeds supplied not complying with the terms of contract of sale or of any seed proving defective, (whether as regards purity or germination or otherwise) the company will at its option replace the seeds free of charge to the purchase or will refund all payments made to us by the purchaser in respect of the defective seeds and this will be the limit and the sole extent of the company s obligation. All liability whatsoever is excluded for any loss, expense or damage whether direct or consequential arising in any way whatsoever in connection with any seeds supplied by the company whether due to any failure in the performance of or any defect in any such seeds or otherwise howsoever save for the liability for such replacement or refund as aforesaid. In accordance with the established custom of the Seed Trade any express or implied condition, statement or warranty statutory or otherwise whatsoever not expressly stated in these Terms of Business is excluded. The price of all seeds offered for sale is based upon the foregoing limitations upon the company s liability and would be greater if a more extensive liability were required to be undertaken by us. 6. CARRIAGE CHARGES All seeds are offered carriage paid home within Great Britain. For all international destinations the carriage will be charged to the buyer. The company reserves the right to determine means of delivery. Should urgent delivery be requested the difference between normal and this urgent method is chargeable to the purchaser. This will also be the case for consignments of valuable seeds. Notwithstanding the above, total carriage charges on all orders of less than 30 will be for the purchaser s account. 7. PAYMENT Terms are cash with order, except for customers with priorapproved accounts who have a satisfactory credit-check reference. Approved accounts are those where satisfactory business or banker s references have been supplied. Unless otherwise specifically agreed all such accounts are due be paid by a single payment which shall be made 28 days from the date of invoice. Unpaid accounts will be subject to interest charged at the rate of 2% per calendar month over the UK Bank Rate as set by the Bank of England. The goods remain the property of the company until paid for in full and until such time the purchaser shall hold the goods as the bailee of the company. Tel: +44-(0) Conditions of Sale 41

42 PRO-VEG SEEDS 8. FORCE MAJEURE The company shall not be responsible for delay in delivery of the goods or any part thereof occasioned by any Act of God action, by any government, strike, lockout, combination of workmen, riot or civil commotion, breakdown of machinery, power failure, fire, failure of crops grown by us or on our behalf, less and / or detention of sea or any other contingency beyond our control. Should any of the goods be rendered unfit for delivery by reason of any of the above acts, the contract as far as it relates to those goods shall be deemed to be discharged. 9. DAMAGE, DELAY OR LOSS IN TRANSIT If goods are damaged in transit it is essential that the delivery sheets be signed damaged in transit. No claim for damage can be entertained unless made in writing within three days of delivery of goods, both to the carriers and the company. In case of non-delivery of any package both the carriers and company must be notified within fourteen days of despatch, and the claim be made in writing within twenty eight days from the time of despatch. 11. COMPLAINTS No complaint under the terms of these conditions of sale can be considered unless clear proof can be given that the seed grown and alleged to have performed unsatisfactorily was in fact the seed supplied by the company and that it was stored correctly, sown on suitably prepared ground, treated carefully and correctly throughout and subject only to such conditions as were likely to produce a favourable crop. 12. ARBITRATION Any dispute under this contract shall be referred to arbitration in accordance with the rules of the United Kingdom Agricultural Supply Trade Organisation (UKASTA) and the National Farmers Union (NFU). Acceptance of Terms. The giving of sending of an order to the company constitutes an acceptance of these terms by the purchaser who, if he does not accept these terms, must return the goods forthwith. 10. All seeds are offered and sold for the production of consumer crops and not for the reproduction of seed. No responsibility whatsoever can be accepted for the growers outcome regarding any seed crops produced. All sales are made on the express understanding that the purchaser undertakes not to pellet or to have pelleted the seeds supplied by the company. 42 Conditions of Sale PRO-VEG SEEDS CATALOGUE 2014 / 15

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