Title: 1959 catalog
Identifier: 1959catalog19jste (find matches)
Year: 1959 (1950s)
Authors: J. Steckler Seed Co; Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Seed industry and trade Catalogs; Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Fruit Seeds Catalogs; Gardening Equipment and supplies Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: New Orleans, La. : Steckler Seed Company, Inc.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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ASPAIAOUS TENDERGREEN SNAP BEANS, DWARF OR BUSH—GREEN PODDED Height oi boah 15 to 25 Inches. All varieties marketed as green beans except Bed Kidney and White Navy or Boston which are left to mature. ASGROW BLACK VALENTINE STRING- LESS—48 days. An improved selection of the old Black Valentine which Is stiingless and yet retains the valuable quality of the old type of being immune to damage by light frosts. TENDEBGREEN—53 days. Desirable for home and market garden. Pods round, fleshy, dark green, strictly stringless, of fine quality. Seeds brown, mottled and blotched with light fawn. An improve- ment on Full Measiire.
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Culture—Planting time, Southem States: Spring, January to May; Fall, August to November. Plant 1 pound to 150 feet of row W* bushels to one acre; drop two beans every two or thre« inches In rows; 1V2 feet apart, cover one inch with earth. Average production green beans about 1(X) bushels per acre. TOP CROP—50 days. Mosaic resistant, heavy yielding. Round pods—52 to 6 inches long and very meaty pods. BLACK VALENTINE—49 days. Pods about five inches long averaging 6 to 7 beans to each pod. Excellent shipper, very hardy and productive, one of the best sorts. BOUNTll'UL—53 days. Pods longer than Black Valentin© and flat. A prolific bearer, abso- lutely stringless at all stages, the very best for private and shipping purposes. GIANT STRINGLESS—54 days. An exceed- ingly productive sort, plants are large, vigorous and spreading. Pods large and nearly round and of medium green color. Quality Is very good for home use and one of the best for canning and shipping purposes. STREAMLIHEB—55 days. One of the most pro- ductive of the bush green types. Long straight, semi-flat pods, 7 in. long and fleshy. Quality excellent, stringless. Seed white kidney shape, also excellent for dry- ing. LOGAN—52 days. Cross between the U. S. 5 Refuge© and Stringless Black Valentine. It is resistant to powdery mildew and com- mon bean mosaic. RED KIDNEY—Left to maturity. A red kidney- shaped bean used for baking and soup- CONTENDER—54 days. A recent introduction, with resistance to common bean Mosaic and powdery mildew. Pods are stringless, round and seed buff Ughtiy mottled. Ideal for home, marketing and shipping. BUSH WAX BEANS Height of Bush 15 to 25 inches SURE CROP WAX —53 days. Vigorous and hardy, fleshy, stringless pods about Bean Prices (Pkt. 10c) Bush Green, Wax ond Lima Asgrow Black Valentine — Tendergreen __._ Black Valentine (old type) « - Bountiful . - — Giant Stringless — - ~ Top Crop six inches long, nearly round. A desir- able variety for shipping as well as home use. DAVIS STRINGLESS WHITE KIDNEY WAX-52 days. White kidney-shaped beans. Pods light yellow, long and straight, a heavy producer. PENCIL POD WAX—52 days. Fairly hardy and productive, medium early, the very best for home use and near markets; pods are long, straight, round, fleshy, tender, absolutely stringless. IMPROVED GOLDEN WAX—48 days. Used largely by home gardeners; heavy bearer, vigorous grower. Pods large j»Uaw, solid, brittle and waxy texture, and absolutely stringless. A good rust resisting variety. BUSH LIMA BEANS Height of Bush 15 to 25 Inches NEW CALICO or JACKSON WONDER BUSH BUTTER-—65 days. Pods short, used also for shelling. Name "Calico" derived from appearance at maturity. An excellent Southem bean, both for family use and for shipping, cannot be too highly recommended. BURPEE'S BUSH LIMA—77 days. Plants are uniform dwarf, vigorous and productive, pods medium green, very large, about five inches long. An extensively used bush lima. FORDHOOK 242 BUSH LIMA—72 days. Strong, vigorous, bushy plants, literally loaded with medium pods containing 3 to 4 small, flat plump beans. Beans until frost HENDERSON'S BUSH or BABY LIMA—68 days. Extremely early, hardy and productive, pods die medium dark green, short, flat, of excellent quality either green-shelled 01 dry. Much used by conners. THOROGREEN—A new green seeded smodl bush lima o* the Henderson type. Strong grower, m . prolific and with slightly larger seeds. TOP CROP Red Kidney (Mahogany) — Streamliner ...——.— Contender - Logon ~—»- Surecrop Wax _____...- Davis Stringless White Kidney Wax... Pencil Pod Wax —•• Improved Golden Wax. -.. New Calico or Jackson Wonder Burpee Bush Lima. _ _„.... Fordhook 242 Henderson Baby Lima Thorogreen ~ -~. Postpaid- ^Hot Postpaid-> 15 lbs. 60 lbs. Vjlb. Lb. Slbs. $ .35 $ .65 $2.50 S4.00 S14.85 .35 .65 2.65 4.80 17.00 .35 .65 2.45 3.25 10.20 .35 .65 2.55 4.50 16.00 .30 .65 2.50 4.10 15.50 .35 .65 2.60 4.95 18.50 .35 .65 2.65 4.60 16.25 .35 .65 2.75 4.65 16.50 .35 .65 2.60 4.65 16.50 .35 .65 2.65 5.40 19.75 .30 .55 2.45 4.50 16.00 .35 .65 2.65 4.85 18.00 .35 .65 2.60 4.80 17.00 .30 .55 2.55 4.85 17.75 .30 .55 2.40 4.00 14.75 .35 .65 2.55 4.65 16.50 .35 .65 2.60 4.65 16.50 .30 .55 2.45 4.00 14.75 .35 .65 2.50 4.10 15.50 STECKLER SEED COMPANY, lie, NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA

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