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Title: (Catalog) : spring 1960
Identifier: catalogspring1961960wyat (find matches)
Year: 1960 (1960s)
Authors: Wyatt-Quarles Seed 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. : Wyatt-Quarles Seed Co
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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IVy^ 77. QUA RLES IDAHO 30 Beans, lopcrop Bush Snap Beans CULTrKE: Plant in the spring after danger of frost and the soil is warm. For a continuous supply plant every 2 to 3 weeks until late August. Select anv well drained soil of loose texture with a pH of 5.0 to 6.5. Fertilize with 800 lbs. of 6-8-6 or 5-10-10 per acre (3 quarts per 100 ft. row). Snap beans are susceptible to fertilizer injury, mix fertilizer well with soil or apply in bands on each side and below seed. Make rows 2^2 to 3 feet apart and plant seed 1^2 inches deep and 2 to 3 inches apart. Cultivate shallowly. Do not cultivate or pick beans when vines are wet. Side- dress at time of bloom with 15 pounds nitrogen per acre (^2 cup of Nitrate of Soda, or equivalent, per 100 ft. or row). Fifty pounds of seed to plant one acre: one lb. per 200 feet of row. 17 Bountiful Bountiful is practically rust, mildew proof, very hardy, extremely early. Recommended for early com- merical crops. The pods are large, rich green in color, almost flat and straight. They are uniform in shape, solid, meaty, tender and delicious. 48 davs. Pkt. 15c; 14 lb. 40c; lb. 70c; 2 lbs. $1.20; 3 to 9 lbs. @ 50c ib.; 10 to 24 lbs. @ 42c lb., post- paid. Asparagus Roots and Seeds This choice of spring vegetables should be grown in every garden as better quality can be produced there than can usually be bought. 100 roots plant about 15 x 50 feet; 5,000 to 7,000 will plant an acre. Cultural instruction mail with order or on request. Washington Rust-Resistant Roots 25 for SI.15; 50 for S2.75; 100 for $4.25, post- paid. Not prepaid, 25 to 99 @ .04 each; 100- 999 @ .031/2 each; 1,000 or more @ .021/2 each. 14 New Pedigreed Washington SnoAc Pedigreed Washington Asparagus ccUb stands ahead of all other varieties as a standard for the home or market garden. Seed Prices: Pkt. 15c; oz. 65c; 14 lb. $1.75, postpaid.
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FREEZING VARIETIES Bush Snap Beans: Wade, Tendergreen, Cherokee Wax, Pole Snap Beans, Blue Lakes. Kentucky Wonder iWhite Seeded). 70 ^JnAo Wade has a high rating in yy UUc almost every bean use. The plants are resistant to Common and Southern Bean Mosaic and Powdery Mildew. Height 20-24 inches. Pods are long (6>2 to 7 inches) straight, stringless, round, quite smooth, very dark green, and slow wilting. These outstand- ing characteristics make Wade an important shipping and marketing variety, as well as a processing bean. Excellent for freezing. A yield test by an N. C. Experiment Station showed 219.9 bu. per acre compared to 197.8 bu. per acre of Tendergreen. 50-52 days. Pkt. 15c: 1., lb. 45c; lb. 75c; 2 lbs. $1.30; 3-9 lbs. & 55c lb.; 10-24 lbs. @ 47c lb., postpaid. 24 Tendergreen The Standard all-purpose commercial and home garden bean for canning, freezing and shipping. Pods 6 to 7 inches, straight, excel- lent quality, round, dark green, stringless. Plants tall and strong holding beans off ground. You will find our carefully selected strain of this fine bean one of the very best for home consumption or for critical market purposes. 54 days. Pkt. 15c; 14 Vo- 40c; lb. 70c; 2 lbs. $1.20; 3 to 9 lbs. @ 50c lb.; 10 to 24 lbs. @ 42c lb., postpaid. 25 Tennessee Green Pod 48 days. Pkt. 15c; 1/ lb. 40c; lb. 70c; 2 lbs. $1.25; 3 to 9 lbs. @ 52c lb.; 10 to 24 lbs. @ 44c lb., postpaid. 28 Black Valentine Stringless A fine strain, which is productive, early and fine quality for market. Pods slender, oval, nearly straight, dark green, crisp, stringless, and tender. Safest bean for extra early spring or late fall planting. Retains color and tex- ture long after picking. Plants large, thrifty, hardy, and prolific. 52 days. Pkt. 15c; Vz lb. 40c; lb. 70c; 2 lbs. $1.20; 3 to 9 lbs. @ 50c lb.; 10 to 24 lbs. @ 42c lb., postpaid. 21 Commodore 14 Asparagus Sometime called Bush Kentucky Wonder. Quite popular for home gardens because of its fine flavor for canning and freezing. High yielder for market. Pods 7 to 8V2 inches long, dark green fleshy, fiberless, round and stringless. 58 days. Pkt. 20c; 14 lb. 50c; lb. 85c; 2 lbs. $1.50; 3-9 lbs. @ 65c lb.; 10 to 24 lbs. @ 52c lb., postpaid. Dn Tnnrrnn Plants are productive, j\J I uptrup mosaic resistant. Beans are round, tender, meaty, 5V2 to 6 inches long, stringless and fiberless. Fine for freez- ing. For market, we recommend Wade, Tendergreen, Stringless Black Valentine and Contender as being better varieties. 50 days. Pkt. 15c; 14 lb. 45c; lb. 75c; 2 lbs. $1.30; 3 to 9 lbs. @ 55c lb.; 10-24 lbs. @ 47c lb., postpaid. 18 Burpees Stringless Plants are sturdy, bushy and productive. Pods are nearly round, slightly curved, stringless, meaty and fiberless, 5 to 6 inches long. 48 davs. Pkt. 15c; lb. 40c; lb. 70c; 2 lbs. $1.20; 3 to 9 lbs. @ 50c lb.; 10 to 24 lbs. @ 42c lb., postpaid. 19 Contender (Buff Valentine) An outstanding yielder. Mosaic and Powdery Mildew resistant. A very attractive bean, 61/2 inches long, dark green, stringless and nearly round. Because of its extreme heat tolerance Contender is particularly valuable for fall cropping. Very high yields are pos- sible with Contender on fertile soil or with extra nitrogen. 52 days. Pkt. 15c; y, lb. 40c; lb. 70c; 2 lbs. $1.20; 3-9 lbs. @ 50c lb.; 10-24 lbs. @ 42c lb., postpaid.

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