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Title: 1973 spring flower and vegetable calendar and guide to successful gardening
Identifier: 1973springflower19fwbo (find matches)
Year: 1973 (1970s)
Authors: F. W. Bolgiano & Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Trees Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Vegetables Catalogs
Publisher: Washington, D. C. : F. W. Bolgiano
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Green-Podded Bush Beans, continued Bountiful. (48 days) Rich green, flat stnngless pods, 6': to 7 inches long Brittle and tender, ships well Pkt 35c, 7 lb 50g, 1 lb 80c. 5lbs S3 25. not postpaid. Harvester. (60 days ) This white-seeded green-pod variety produces pods 5'7 to 6 inches long, very straight and slen- !lb 50c lb 80g 5 lbs der, medium green Pkt 35c S3 25 not postpaid. Stringiess Black Valentine. (51 days ) Hardy, upstanding and very prolific Pods 6 : to 7 inches long, oval-round and filled with meaty, delicious Beans Pkt 35c. ; lb 50c. lb 80c. 5 lbs S3 25. not postpaid. Stringiess Green-Pod. 153 days 1 Very early and prolific long, round, fleshy medium green pods Desirable for the small garden because of its cnspness and long season Pkt 35c. 7 lb 50c. lb 80c. 5 ibs S3 25, not postpaid. Tendergreen. (53 days ) Produces quantities of stringiess. round meaty tender, deep green pods. 6': to 7 inches long Pkg 35c. '7 lb 50c, lb 80c;5lbs S3 25. not post- Topcrop. (50 days I Resistant to common Bean mosaic Plants upright and vigorous Light green pods 6 inches long, round slightly creaseback Entirely stringiess brittle, meaty and without fiber Recommended for canning and freezing Pkt 35c. 7 lb 50c. lb 80c: 5 Ibs S3 25. not postpaid. Mountainsr White Half Runner. (56 days I Resistant to common Bean mosaic The plant is vigorous and leafy, with medium long runners Pods oval to almost round, 4 inches long Medium light green, stringy, but fiberless at all edible stages Pkt 35c. : lb 50c, lb 80c, 5 Ibs S3 25. not postpaid. Tenderette. (55 days I One of the outstanding qualities of this new Bean is its dark green colored, meaty pods Vig- orous upright plant produced pods 5*; to 6 inches long. round and slightly creased back Straight, smooth and en- tirely stringiess Excellent for freezing and canning Seeds white Pkt 35c: 3 lb 60c. lb SI 10. 5 lbs $4 50. not postpaid. Wax Beans Best Yet Wax. (52 days 1 Rich lemon-yellow in color and oval in form, the pods are brittle and absolutely stringiess Superlative for the home gardener, the market gardener and the canner Pkt 35c. 2 lb 50c. lb 80c. 5 Ibs S3 25. not postpaid. Cherokee. (50 days I Oval-shaped uniform pods. 5 to 6 inches lorg Bright golden yellow tender and stringiess at all stages Pkt 35c . lb 50c lb 80c. 5 Ibs S3 25. not postpaid. Improved Golden Wax. (50 days ) Rust resistant and an early, free producer of perfectly stringiess. thick, flat, yellow pods Pkt 35c. 2 lb 50c. lb 80c. 5 lbs S3.25. not post- Edible Soy Beans
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I lb. 50c: lb 80c: 5 Ibs $3 25. not postpaid. Climbing or Pole Beans Blue Lake Stringiess. (60 days I Resistant to Bean mo- saic Heavily productive of stringiess. firm, meaty round pods 6 inches long White seed Pkt 35c. '-5 lb 60c. lb $1 10. 5 Ibs S4 50 not I base to top of the pole These Beans cook deliciously tender Pkt 25c . ': lb 50c , lb 80c 5 Ibs S3 25. not postpaid. LIMA BEANS CULTURE Limas do best in a rich, well-drained, sandy soil and should not be planted until the ground is dry and warm Plant the seeds edgewise, with the eye down, and cover with about 2 inches of soil Bush Lima Beans One pound will plant a 100-foot row; 60 pounds, an acre CULTURE Plant Bush Limas in rows 3 feet apart, plac g 2 or 3 Beans 1 2 to 1 5 inches apart in the row BEETS

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