Title: (Catalog) : spring 1962
Identifier: catalogspring1961962wyat (find matches)
Year: 1962 (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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Wyatt'Ciuarles Lawn Grass Seeds A smooth, green lawn is your home's greatest beauty asset. Deep, thorough preparation, proper fertilization and good seed are the most important steps toward a successful lawn. Read "10 Steps in Lawn Building." then select the mixture below, most suited to your needs. The results will please you.
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Wyatt'Ciuarles CAROLINA LAWN GRASS MIXTURE F-60. W.-Q. CAROLINA MIXTURE of lawn grass seeds is an improve- ment on all the better mixtures offered heretofore at comparative prices. Our constant experiments have taught us just what grasses are best suited for eastern and southern states. The finest seeds of these varieties are carefully recleaned and blended into our Carolina Mixture so as to give the very best results obtainable. Sow 6 lbs. per 1.000 sq. ft. Prices: 1 to 4 lbs. 92c per lb.; 5 to 24 lbs. 82c per lb.; 25 to 99 lbs. 80c per lb.; 100 lbs. or more @ 77c per lb., postpaid. Wyatt-Quar/es SUNNY SOUTH LAWN GRASS MIXTURE F-59. W-Q. SUNNY SOUTH MIXTURE. For lighter soils and soils that become extremely dry, and in locations subjected to extreme heat during the summer months Wyatt-Quarles Sunny South Mixture of lawn grasses is recommended. The grass varieties including Bermuda used on golf greens over the entire South predominate in this mixture. Onlv the purest stocks are used. Sow 6 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft. Prices: 1 to 4 lbs. 92c per lb.; 5 to 24 lbs. 82c per lb.; 25 to 99 lbs. 80c per lb.; 100 lbs. or more @ 77c per lb., postpaid. Wyatt-Quar/es COASTLAWN LAWN GRASS MIXTURE F-63. W.-Q. COASTLAWN. A mixture of grasses particularly adapted to our eastern coastal plain soils. It should be considered for lighter soils where reasonable moisture levels are the rule. Prices: 1 to 4 lbs. 82c per lb.; 5 to 24 lbs. 72c per lb.; 25 to 99 lbs. 70c per lb.; 100 lbs. or.<7 more 67c per lb., postpaid. / Wyatt-Qaar/es SHAW NOOK LAWN GRASS MIXTURE F-61. W.-Q. SHADY NOOK LAWN GRASS. A carefully blended mix- ture of exclusively pereimial grasses best adapted to shaded situa- tions. Use 6 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft. These shade tolerant varieties are seriously injured by close mowing during warm dry weather, particularly during their first 2 or 3 seasons. We recommend they be allowed to go un-cut during the summer, June through September, until well estab- lished. Where the soil is acid from poor drainage or drippings from trees, occasional applications of agricultural lime should be made at the rate of 5 lbs. per 100 sq. ft. Prices: 1 to 4 lbs. $1.05 per lb.; 5 to 24 lbs. SI.00 per lb.; 25 to 99 lbs. 98c per lb.; 100 lbs. or more 95c lb., postpaid. Wyatt-Otuarles SHAW NOOK No. 2 F-58. W.-Q. SHADY NOOK NO. 2. For those who want a lower cost Shadv mixture we have added Perennial Ryegrass to our regular Shady Nook offered above. Prices: 1 to 4 lbs. 92c per lb.; 5 to 24 lbs. 82c per lb.; 25 to 99 lbs. 80c per lb.; 100 lbs. or more @ 77c per lb., postpaid. STRAIGHT SEEDS F-49. U3 BERMUDA. A new variety that produces leafy, fine-stemmed lawn turf of a rich green color. A beautiful turf that grows earlier in spring and stays green longer in the fall than common Bermuda. Sow 2 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft. Prices: lb. $5.20; 2 to 9 lbs., $5.10 per lb., postpaid. F-37. HULLED BERMUDA. You buy only the tine seed kernel itself in this pure, hulled Bermuda seed. Should be sown only after the soil is warm in the spring. Sow 2 lbs. per 1,000 sq, ft. Prices: lb. $1.30; 2 to 9 lbs. $1.12 lb.; 10 to 24 lbs. @ 99c lb., postpaid. Write for quantity prices. F-51. CARPET. Beautiful, dark green, low creeping grass and excel- lent for the low moist soils of the coastal areas. Shade tolerant. Spring planting is preferable, March and April, or fall planting with Red Top. Sow 80 lbs. per acre (2 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft.). Prices: lb. 95c; 2 to 9 lbs. @ 80c lb.; 10 to 24 lbs. @ 66c lb., postpaid. Write for quantity prices. F-67 CENTIPEDE GRASS. A fine bladed grass of creeping habit that forms a dense sod. It is more tolerant to shade than Bermuda and can also stand close mowing. Seed very small, sow 4 ounces per 1,000 sq. feet. 4 oz. $4.05; 8 oz. $7.95; lb. $15.20, postpaid. F-40. KENTUCKY BLUE. Very dark glossy green, remaining green naost of the year where adapted. Makes little growth during midsum- mer, but starts growth in early spring. Ideal for lawns but requires deep, fertile, alkaline soil. Use lime and 8-8-8 fertilizer regularly. Never cut close during hot dry seasons. Seed 80 lbs. per acre (2 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft.) Prices: lb. $1.15; 2 to 9 lbs. @ $1.00 lb.; 10 to 24 lbs. @ 82c lb., postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 to 24 lbs. @ 75c lb.; 25 to 99 lbs. @ 70c lb.; 100 lbs. or more @ 65c lb. F-46. CHEWINGS FESCUE. Best for dense shade. Very fine leaved, dark green grass which once established withstands the poor dry soil under trees better than most others. Sow 4 lbs. per 1.000 sq. ft. Prices: lb. $1.10; 2 to 9 lbs. @ 90c lb.; 10 to 24 lbs. @ 75c lb., postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 to 24 lbs. @ 75c lb.; 25 to 99 lbs. @ 67c lb.. 100 lbs or more 65c lb. F-52. RED TOP. A fine leaved variety, well adapted to grow under a number of soil conditions, best suited to moist fertile soils, and drought tolerant. Sow 2 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft. Prices: lb. 90c; 2 to 9 lbs. @ 79c lb.; 10 to 24 lbs. @ 66c lb., postpaid. Not prepaid, 10 to 24 lbs. @ 59c lb.; 25 to 99 lbs. @ 57c lb.; 100 lbs. or more @ 55c lb. F-43. RYE GRASS (Annual). The quickest germinating and fastest growing grass for lawn use. May be seeded any month and vnil germi- nate and produce a green lawn until killed by warm weather. Sow 10 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft.; established lawns 2 lbs. per 1,000 sq. ft. Prices: lb. 50c; 2 to 9 lbs. @ 36c lb.; 10 to 24 lbs. @ 23c lb., postpaid. Write for quantity prices. F-80. WHITE DUTCH CLOVER. A most dependable lawn subject. Stays green almost the year 'round, and if limed and fertilized improves the soil and serves as a nurse crop for grasses. Sow 1 lb. per 1.000 sq. ft. Prices: lb. $1.55; 2 to 9 lbs. @ $1.35 lb.; 10 to 24 lbs. @ $1.22 lb., postpaid. Write for quantity prices. Ten Steps in Lawn Building 1— Break 6 to 12 inches deep with fork or subsoil plow to prevent burying top soil—then level or grade as needed, 2— Apply the equivalent of 3 heavy green cover crops: or 2 inches weed free manure (both if available) or 3 bales peat and 200 pounds dehydrated manure per 1,000 sq. ft. 3— Spread 50 pounds ground agricultural limestone and 50 pounds fertilizer per 1.000 sq. ft. 4— Thoroughly mix lime and fertilizers into top 6 inches of soil, then smooth surface. 5— Seed 5 pounds per 1,000 sq. ft. Wyatt-Quarles adapted Lawn Mix- ture between Sept. 1 and early Spring; Sunny South for sun: Caro- lina for partial sun and shade; Shady Nook for shade, in the piedmont. Use Wyatt-Quarles Coastlawn in the Coastal plain. Divide seeds into 2 or 3 equal parts, sowing entire area with each part. 6— Soak thoroughly but slowly to avoid moving seeds. Keep moist until grass is up. 7— Use mower set to cut at 21,2 to 3 inches until sod is estabUshed, Shade tolerant grasses are seriously injured, often destroyed, by close mowing during warm seasons, 8— Soak thoroughly during dry periods. 9— Feed regularly, at 8 week intervals, year 'round, with 20 to 40 pounds per 1.000 sq. ft., high grade fertilizer adding 50 to 100 pounds per 1.000 sq. ft. of dehydrated manure where stand is thin. Always sprinkle after feeding. Where soil tends to pack, double application rate of manure and aerate with spike disk or fork. 10—Apply additional seeds as needed just before feeding. 16 WYATT-QUARLES SEED CO.

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