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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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TRY these NEWER VARIETIES this Year We leel tke Jslewer Varieties on ihU pag^e are worthy, o/ y^our Special attention — eitUer ai novelties or aA a new commercial or g.arcien variety.
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106 Beans, Blue Lake (Pole) 106 Beans Blue Lake A white seeded high p r o d u c- ing, stringless. Pole variety. Excellent for can- ning and freezing, as well as using fresh. Pods are dark green, round, medium in length, smooth, straight, tender and fleshy. Vines resistant to common mosaic and some strains of rust. 65 days. Pkt. 15c; li lb. 40c; lb. 70c; 2 lbs. $1.25; 3 to 9 lbs. @ 52c lb.; 10 to 24 lbs. @ 44c lb., postpaid. 181 Carrot, Gold Pak All America Selec- tions Bronze Medal Award Winner for 1956. This rich orange, long slen- der bunching carrot shows great prom- ise as a commercial and home garden variety. Coreless, smooth skinned and with very short, strong tops. Best adapted to sandy, loam and organic soils. 80 days. Pkt. 25c; 14 oz. 35c; oz. 50c; H lb. $1.45; lb. $4.50, postpaid. 400 Muskmelon, Rio Gold Se^ by Texas A & M, has been tested and recom- mended by Horticultural Department, N. C. State College, and looks very promising. Yields are good, with large percentage of marketable cantaloupes. The melons are almost round, well netted with light ribbing. Flesh is orange, thick and firm. Quality excellent. The seed cavity is very small. It is resistant to downy mildew. Estimated that under conditions of severe in- fection the leaves of Rio Gold will hold up 1 to 2 weeks longer than the commonly grown varie- ties. 90 days. Pkt. 15c; oz. 35c; 1/4 lb. 90c; lb. $2.50, postpaid.

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