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Identifier: catalog1945jobp (find matches)
Year: 1945 (1940s)
Authors: Job P. Wyatt and Sons Company; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) North Carolina Raleigh Catalogs; Nursery stock North Carolina Raleigh Catalogs; Seeds North Carolina Raleigh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) North Carolina Raleigh Catalogs; Vegetables North Carolina Raleigh Catalogs; Gardening Nort
Publisher: Raleigh, N. C. : Job P. Wyatt and Sons
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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LETTUCE Plant Spring and Fall One ounce will produce 2,500 plants; 8 ounces produces enough plants to set out an acre CULTURE: Lettuce is easy to grow. The earliest sowings should be made in a hotbed or in boxes indoors, hardened off and set 8 to 12 inches apart in 18-mch rows. For a succession sow every three weeks. Sowings may be made in open ground early in tne Spring and the plants thinned out. For Fall use, sow in July and August. Fall sowings of hardy kinds should be made in September. 372 Wyatt's Selected Big Boston The heads are extra large and compact, finely shaped, color medium light green with a slight tinge of brown on margins of outer leaves. The heads are crisp, firm, buttery, and the interior quite a golden yellow. It heads up well under cold conditions. 75 days. Prices: Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 50c; lb. $1.75, postpaid. 371 Early Curled Simpson Highly prized for its fine flavor, this tender, sweet lettuce is probably the most universally grown garden variety. Loose leaved, early, hardy and dependable. Plant successive- ly and keep this wholesome vegetable growing spring and fall. Prices: Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; % lb. 50c; lb. $1.75, postpaid. 386 Dark Green Cos An improved variety of this real hot weather headling lettuce. The deli- ciously flavored heads are oblong and are sure headers even in the summer garden. 65 days. Prices: Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; y± lb. 50c; lb. $1.75, postpaid. 375 Wyatt's Improved Hanson Plants very large with thick, broad, frilled, light yellowish-green leaves and form large round very hard cabbage-like heads which are white at the heart, crisp, sweet, and tender. 80 days, Prices: Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; y* lb. 50c; lb. $1.75, postpaid. 382 New York Strain 12 The heads frequently weigh 2 to 3 pounds each. The heart blanches up beautifully and the outer leaves tightly overlap and are of an attractive green color. The quality is superb, being extra crisp, sweet, and tender. 80 days. Prices: from any bitter taste. 75 days. Prices: Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; J4 lb. 75c; lb. $2.50, postpaid. 370 Grand Rapids t£°4e £2 makes a quick growth and holds its crispness for days after being cut. It is crisp, tender and sweet. 60 days. Prices: Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; i/4 lb. 50c; lb. $1.75, postpaid. 379 \cohtom For forcing or home J/7 lieuery garden planting this crisp lettuce is ideal. The leaves are usually broad and crumpled, borders finely frilled. Succeeds well during hot weather and produces hard, white and tender heads. This variety is sometimes confused with New York Lettuce, but it is distinct, being much lighter in color. 84 days. Prices: Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; y4 lb. 75c; lb. $2.50, postpaid. 381 Imperial 456 ?aTer strains of the now famous Imperial let- tuces. Large, sure header, excellent quality and is resistant to tip-burn and brown blight. 85 days. Prices: Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; y4 lb. 90c; lb. $3.00, postpaid. 373 Imperial 847 C°T&1 cJ^ers and home gardeners desiring a large, firm head lettuce, especially adapted to eastern and southern conditions we recommend this New York type of the Iceberg strain of lettuce. Heads are medium deep green, well rounded, solid and crisp. 75 days. Prices: Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; y4 lb. 90c; lb. $3.00; 2 lbs. $5.50, postpaid. 383 New York Strain 515 An ideal strain for home gardens where an extra good quality of lettuce is ap- preciated. While the heads are not quite so large as Strain 12, the flavor, crispness and adaptability of this strain are unsurpassed. 75 days. Prices: Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; y4 lb. 75c; lb. $2.00, postpaid. 388 Imperial 44 ^stwhere6 it heads better in warm weather than most varieties. Heads are large, firm, round and of finest quality. 82 days. Prices: Pkt. 10c; oz. 25c; lb. 90c; lb. $3.00, postpaid. 385 Great Lakes awa^wtanerin 1943, this variety is well suited to South- ern growing conditions. It stands heat and sun well and is slow bolting to seed. Large, heavy, heads of the Iceberg type. Pkt. 10c; oz. 45c; y± lb. $1.50; lb. $5.00, postpaid. WYATT'S MUSTARD CULTURE: 1 ounce is sufficient for 100 feet of drill; 2 pounds will sow an acre. Sow February to October, % of an inch deep, broadcast, or in drills 18 inches apart, thinning to from 2 to 3 inches. By successive sowings every fortnight beginning early in March, the salad may be had at its best until summer. 485 Southern Giant Curled 799 Tendergreen or Mustard
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485 Mustard, Wyatt's Southern Giant Curled This splendid variety continues to be the most popular mustard for the South. The large, erectly held leaves are finely curled at the edges, adding much to the appearance of the plant. In ad- dition to being resistant to cold the plants withstand some hot weather and are seldom attacked by insects or dis- ease. Prices: Pkt. 5c; oz. 10c; lb. 30c; lb. $1.00; 2 lbs. $1.75; 5 lbs. $3.75, postpaid. Sp jn__L Widely known as the quick- inucn egt growing salad crop for under favorable conditions, Tendergreen can be ready for the table in less than 3 weeks. Crisp, tender and delicious this popular variety is also very high in nutritive value. The large oblong leaves are dark green, thick and easy to wash for the table. 20 days. Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 14 lb. 35c; lb. $1.25; 2 lbs. $2.25; 5 lbs. $5.00, postpaid.

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