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THE WETSEL SEED COMPANY ES 
Dependable Seeds, HARRISONBURG, VA. 
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WETSEL’S Dependable VEGETABLE SEEDS 
BEANS 
Dwarf or Bush Green-Podded 
Plant every two weeks from April to August, at the rate of 44 pound 
to a 50-foot row. Sow Beans 3 inches apart, 114 to 2 inches deep, in 
rows 2 feet apart. Cultivate frequently but never when the plants 
are wet. 
Burpee’s Stringless. 54 days. Pods 5 inches long, slightly curved, 
round, dark green and fleshy. Very popular especially for canning. 
Dwarf Horticultural. Snap pods 53 days; green shell Beans 60 days. 
Plant medium small, thrifty and productive. 
Giant Stringless Green-Pod. 56 days. Excellent for market gar- 
deners, shippers, and canners. Pods round, 6 inches long, entirely 
stringless. 
Streamliner. 50 days. A new variety for this section. Has enjoyed 
increasing popularity in other areas for several years. Flat to thick 
flat stringless pods. Bush medium size and prolific. Seeds medium 
size, oval, white. 
Stringless Red Valentine. 54 days. A standard early variety. 
Pods green, round, 5 inches long, stringless. 
Tendergreen Stringless. 48 days. An excellent early sort for home 
and market-garden use. Pods round, fleshy, stringless, with many 
brown seeds which are mottled with light fawn. Plants strong, 
upright in habit, and yield freely. 
Tenderpod. This is the white Bean, with pale pink eye, that has 
become so very popular among our customers during the past two 
years.. The pod is green and, as the name implies, usually tender. 
Is also very prolific. 
Tennessee Green-Pod (Case-knife). 52 days. Pod the largest, 
longest, and broadest of any green-pod Bean; not entirely stringless. 
Toperop. 52 days. All-America Winner in 1950. In effect, it is 
being repeated for 1953, because it is included in the ‘‘top six”’ 
All-America Winners of the last several years. (See inside front 
cover.) Our customers regard it as an outstanding early, round- 
podded Bean for home consumption and nearby marketing. So 
tender it will not stand shipping. 
Wade. All-America Winner for 1952. This alone commends it, be- 
cause a vegetable (or a flower) must demonstrate outstanding 
qualities for several successive years in order to win this award. 
A better shipper than Topcrop, but not so good for home use. Pods 
5 to 6 inches, round and well up from ground. Among its virtues 
is resistance to disease. 
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BEANS, Tendergreen Stringless 
Oz. Wlb. Lb. 
ASPARAGUS 
Mary Washington 
Seedem(Postpaid) aaa eee 
$0 15 
25 
$0 85 
$0 45 
50 
$1 50 
$1 50 
100 
Roots. (Not postpaid) $2 85 
Oz. Lb. 
$0 20 
BROCCOLI 
Green Sprouting (Postpaid)....$0 10 
BRUSSELS SPROUTS 
Long Island Improved. (Postpaid) 
IAlb. 
$0 70 
10 40 1 40 
Dwarf or Bush Wax-Podded Beans 
Davis White Wax Stringless. 52 days. Pods 5 to 6 inches long, 
flat, wide, yellow, of good quality. Good for home use or shipping. 
Pencil-Pod Black Wax. 59 days. Pods 6 to 7 inches long, straight, 
round, absolutely stringless. Seeds black. 
Top Notch Golden Wax. 50 days. This is a comparatively new 
strain of Wax Bean and generally regarded as an improvement over 
Rustless Golden Wax. Pods are 5 inches long, flat, straight, and 
yellow. White seed, brown eye. 
Pole or Cornfield Beans 
Pole Beans are sensitive to cold, and should not be planted until the 
ground is warm. Use poles 6 to 8 feet long, set firmly 3 feet apart in 
rows 4 feet apart. If planted in hills, sow five or six Beans in each. 
May also be planted with corn. 
Kentucky Wonder, Brown-Seeded. 65 days. A profusion of round 
meaty pods, often 9 to 10 inches long. Very popular. 
Kentucky Wonder, White-Seeded. 62 days. Long, brittle, string- 
less pods, finely flavored. 
London Horticultural. 70 days. Short, straight, stringless pods. 
Dried Beans are fine for winter use. 
Red Speckled Cut-Short. 74 days. Long, straight, 4-inch pods 
thick and crisp when young. 
White McCaslan. 65 days. Green pods 8 to 9 inches long, slightly 
flattened. White seeds. 
BEANS, BUSH GREEN-PODDED 
If ordered by mail, add for handling and postage: Ylb. 20 cts.; 
1b. 25 cts.; 2lbs. 30 cts.; 5lbs. 40 cts. 
VYlb. Lb. 2 Ibs: 5 lbs: 
Stringless Red Valentine.......$0 25 $0 45 $0 85 $1 95 
Tendergreen Stringless......... 25 45 85 1 95 
Streamliner ............ fe ie fad 25 45 85 1 95 
Dwarf Horticultural............ 25 45 85 1 95 
Sulphur or Brimstone.......... 30 Ry GOS 20S 
Tend erpodsan i tn ee cats cetera 30 55 105eeZE05 
TOPCLOPie srs cueiers wy eloeete: hedel eqs eect ees 30 55 105 2 40 
Wades iis eee tok anemone 30 50 OSmzez> 
All Other Varietiest.-.-- 4. ce 25 40 ter hh BS 
BEANS, BUSH WAX 
Davis White Wax Stringless.... 25 45 Gky ~ at Gk 
Pencil-Pod Black Wax......... 25 45 SS e995 
Top Notch Golden Wax........ 30 50 Ck 7 78 
BEANS, BUSH SHELL 
iW hites Kidneys reece 20 35 
BEANS, POLE or CORN FIELD 
(Green Snap) 
Creaseback, White............. 74s) 45 85 195 
Ideal Black Market............ 25 45 S5e lng 5 
Kentucky Wonder, White....... 25 45 85 195 
Kentucky Wonder, Brown...... 25 45 85 195 
Creaseback, Striped............ 25 45 85 1 95 
All Other Varieties............. 30 50 OSieuezezo 
For Larger Quantities See Price Sheet in Front of Catalog 
