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Title: (Catalog) : spring 1957
Identifier: catalogspring1951957wyat (find matches)
Year: 1957 (1950s)
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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20 Bean, Wade
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30 Beans, Topcrop 30 Topcrop Top crop is a result of crossing Full Measure and Refugee No, 5 by Dr. Zaumeyer of the U.S.D.A.. producing the outstanding character- istics of earliness and productiveness. Hardy and widely adapted. Plants are mosaic resistant, producing very round, tender, meaty, 5',2 to 6 inch long pods, which are stringless and fiber- less. In a recent Experimental Station Test TopcTop averaged 262.2 bu. per acre compared with 197.8 bu. per acre for Tendergreen; al- though Tendergreen holds up in marketing better than Topcrop. Fine for canning and freezing. 50 days. Pkt. 15c; >4 lb. 45c; lb. 75c; 2 lbs. 51.30; 3 to 9 lbs. @ 55c lb.; 10 to 24 lbs. 47c lb., postpaid. 2 CULTURE: 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 Au- gust. Select any well drained soil of loose texture with a pH of 5-5 to 6.5. Fertilize with 800 lbs. of 6-12-6 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. Sidedress at time of bloom with 15 pounds nitrogen per acre (V2 cup of Nitrate of Soda, or equivalent, per 100 ft. of 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 commercial crops. The pods are large, rich green in color, almost flat and straight. They are uniform in shape, solid, meaty, tender and delicious. 48 days. Pht. 15c; 14 lb. 40c; lb. 70c; 2 lbs. $1.20; 3 to 9 lbs. @ 50c lb.; 10 to 24 lbs. @ 42c lb., postpaid. 20 Wade Wade has a high rating in almost every bean use. The plants are resistant to Common and Southern Bean Mosaic and Powdery Mildew. Height 20-24 inches. Pods are long (6V2 to 7 inches) straight, stringless, round, quite smooth, very dark green, and slow wilting. These outstanding characteristics makes 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 for Tendergreen. We are glad to be one of the comparatively few seedsmen receiving our stock seeds directly from the U.S. Regional Vegetable Breeding Laboratory. Charleston, S. C. 50-52 days. Pkt. 15c; H 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, excellent 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 con- sumption or for critical market purposes. 54 days. Pkt. 15c; H lb. 40c; lb. 70c; 2 lbs. ¥1.20; 3 to 9 lbs. @ 50c lb.; 10 to 24 lbs. @ 42c lb., postpaid. 25 Tennessee Green Pod This early snap bean is a great favorite in some parts of the south, for home garden planting. It is a heavy yielder of large, broad, flat pods which are 5 to 6 Inches long. The pods are irregular In shape but the flavor is excep- tionally fine. 48 days. Pkt. 15c; 14 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 texture long after picking. Plants large, thrifty, hardy, and prolific. 52 days. Pkt. 15c; 1,4 lb. 40c; lb. 70c; 2 lbs. 51.20; 3 to 9 lbs. @ 50c lb.; 10 to 24 lbs. @ 42c lb., postpaid. 31 Seminole Full season, bushy, vigorous, bean originating in Florida. Resistant to strains of rust, mildew and mosaic. 55 days. Pkt. 15c; 14 lb. 45c; 1 lb. 75c; 2 lbs. S1.30; 3-9 lbs. @ 55c; 10-24 lbs. @ 47c lb., postpaid. wy/irr. IdAHO Bush

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