WM. C. BECKERT, PITTSBXJRG, PA. • SELECT VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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CRISP RADISHES 



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To be crisp and tender, Radishes must grow quickly; whenever growth is checked 

 by drought or cold weather, they become tough and pithy. Rich, light, sandy soil 

 suits them best. For the forcing crop, sow seeds in hotbeds in rows 5 or 6 inches 

 apart, and thin the plants as the ground becomes warm. Seed of winter varieties 

 should be sown in midsummer. Summer varieties are best adapted for general crop. 

 An ounce of seed will sow about 75 feet of drill. 



EARLY, or FORCING RADISHES 



ROSY GEM, OR RAPID FORCING. Globe-shaped, deep scarlet, blending 

 into pure white at the bottom. Pkt. 5 cts., o g. io ,ct8. Mlb. 30 cts. 



DEEP SCARLET, or SCARLET BUTTON. Round; dark red; early and fine 

 \/forcer. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^^Ib. 30 cts. 



^1 NON PLUS ULTRA; or FERE BALL. Small and globular; deep, rich red color; 

 rly and fine forcer. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., M'b. 30 cts. 



EARLY SCARLET TURNIP FOR- 

 CING. Deep scarlet; tender, mild and crisp; 

 quick-growing; tops small. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., ^Ib. 30 cts. 



VICK'S EARLY SCARLET GLOBE. 

 Beautiful scarlet; early, crisp, tender and 

 mild; tops small. Pkt. s cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 ^Ib. 30 cts. 



CRIMSON GIANT FORCING. At- 

 tains more than double the size of the other 

 forcing Radishes without getting pithy or 

 hollow; flesh firm, crisp and of the mildest 

 flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. ID cts., }4lh. 30 cts. 



WHITE BOX. Turnip-shaped, pure 

 white Radish; early; fine for forcing and out- 

 doors. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb- 30 cts. 



WHITE ROCKET, or EARLIEST WHITE. OHve-shaped; earliest of its class; fine forcer. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 30 cts. 



RED ROCKET, or STARTLE. Olive-shaped; deep scarlet in color; very small top; extremely 

 early. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 30 cts. 



WHITE-TIPPED"R0CKET. An improved French Breakfast. Olive-shaped; deep rose, tipped 

 white; very early. Pkt. 5 cts., oz;_io_cts., J^lb. 30 cts. 



CINCINNATI MARKET. Scarlet; small top; very early and probably the best long red variety 

 for forcing. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., }ilh. 25 cts. 



ICICLE. The finest long white variety extant; flesh semi-transparent, crisp, mild; excellent for 

 forcing and early outdoor crop. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., }i\h. 25 cts. 



PEARL FORCING. Shape half- 

 long and thicker than long-growing 

 varieties. Color waxy white; good for 

 forcing. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., M'b. 

 25 cts. 



MAIN-CROP RADISHES 



Beckert's Chartier Radish 



Icicle Radish 



BECKERT'S IMPROVED 

 CHARTIER. The finest variety in 

 existence; early as long Scarlet 

 Short Top, but better in quality; will stand far longer, and is in all respect- 

 superior to any other Radish in cultivation. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. iQ._cts., Mlb. 25 cts. 



LONG WHITE VIENNA. Snow-white; flesh crisp, tender and brittle; 

 of rapid growth. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 25 cts. 



LONG SCARLET SHORT-TOP. Long, straight and smooth; color 

 very attractive. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 25 cts. 



LONG BRIGHT SCARLET. Vivid scarlet, tipped pure white; rapid 

 grower. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Hlb. 25 cts. 



BECKERT'S CHARTIER TURNIP. Local variety of great merit. Pure 

 ?><vhite, earlj-, remaining tender and solid for a long time. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 



Mlb. 25 cts. 



GIANT STUTTGART. Very large; globular in shape; pure white; stands 

 heat well. Pkt. s cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 25 cts. 



GOLDEN GLOBE. Amber color; sweet and crisp; stands heat and drought. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 25 cts. 



WHITE STRASBURG. Half long and thick: skin and flesh pure white, 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 25 cts. 



OLIVE -SHAPED YELLOW. A second early sort; small and remains 

 tender for a long time. Pkt. s cts., oz. 10 cts., M'b. 25 cts. 



Beckert's Chartier Turnip Radish 



