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



DWARF CURLED GREEN SCOTCH. Seldom exceeds i8 

 inches in height, but rounds out to a diameter of 3 feet under 

 good cultivation. The leaves are bright green, tender and 

 elegantlj- curled. One of the best grown. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., Mlb. 25 cts. 



TALL CtTRLED GREEN SCOTCH. Unusually hardy, 

 growing 2 feet or more in height, with recurved, spreading, 

 deep green, curlj- leaves. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 25c. 



MOSBACH. In height between the two preceding. Leaves 

 bent upward; light yellow-green in color; very curled; white, 

 narrow ribs; very showy. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 341b. 50 cts. 



KOHLRABI 



Nev/ York Improved Thomless Eggplant 



DANDELION 



An earl}' spring salad. Sow early in 

 part, and thin out to 6 inches in the row 

 IMPROVED FRENCH. Pkt 10 cts., 



pring in drill 



50 cts., hih. Si. 



EGGPLANT 



(Gierpflaiije) 



Sow the seeds in hotbeds early in IMarch, transplant to small pots, 

 and plunge them in the same beds; this is to make them strong and 

 stocky. They should not be planted out until May or June, when the 

 w-eather becomes warm and settled, as cool nights and wet weather 

 will check their growth. Set the plants in rows 3 feet apart each 

 way and give them thorough cultivation, drawing the earth up to 

 the stems when they are about a foot high. Repeated sowings are 

 sometimes necessary, as the seed does not germinate freely without 

 strong and uniform heat. An ounce of seed will produce 1,000 plants. 



NEW YORK IMPROVED THORNLESS. The leading variety; 

 strong and productive in habit. The fruits are deep purple, large, 

 smooth, free from thorns; flesh white, tender, of delicate flavor. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



BLACK BEAUTY. Fruit broad and thick, lustrous purpHsh 

 black color; very productive, of excellent qualit}-. Slightly earlier 

 than the preceding. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



Dwarf Curled Scotch Kale 



KALE, or BORECOLE 



The leaves are of delicate flavor; quite hardy, and improved 

 rather than injured by frost. Will grow in almost any soil. An ounce 

 of seed will sow about 200 feet of drill. 



DWARF GERMAN GREENS (Siberian Kale). Generally sown 

 broadcast, but can be sown in drills a foot apart in August, and the 

 plants treated like spinach; ready for use in fall or early spring. 

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



\'ery palatable when prepared for the table like turnips. 

 If the weather is favorable the seed should be sown in April, 

 in rows 18 inches apart, and the seedlings thinned to stand 

 a foot apart for White Giant, and 6 to 8 inches apart for 

 other sorts. They are fit for use when three or 4 inches in 

 diameter. For late crops, sow seeds in June or July. An 

 ounce of seed will produce 2,500 plants. 



VERY EARLY WHITE VIENNA. The earliest sort. 

 The plants grow rapidly. ha\-e small foliage, and mature their 

 fine, round 

 white bulbs 

 quite early. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 25 cts. 



EARLY PURPLE 

 VIENNA. This variety 

 differs from the above 

 mainly in the color ot its 

 roots, which are a bluish 

 purple. Pkt. 5c., oz. 25c. 



WHITE GOLIATH. 

 A late, very large-grow- 

 ing sort with immense 

 bulbs, stems and leaves. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



LEEKS 



(«auc^) 



Used for seasoning 

 soups and boiling with 

 meats. The seed should 

 be sown in hotbeds m 

 early spring,' and the 

 seedlings transplanted 

 later to the open ground. 

 8 inches apart, in rows 

 from 12 to 15 inches 

 apart. For a winter 

 supply, sow seed in the 

 open ground in early 

 spring, and thin the 

 seedlings until the^' have 

 room for development, 

 or transplant them as 

 above. Store like celery 

 for winter. An ounce of seed will sow 

 about 100 feet of drill. 



LONDON FLAG. The variety most 

 extensively cultivated. Stalks early and 

 large. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



MUSSELBURGH. Broad, spreading 

 leaves and very large stalks. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz, 25 cts. 



GIANT CARENTAN. Stalks thick, 

 short, hardy, mild-flavored. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 25 cts. 



ROUEN WINTER. Stalks very 

 large, hardy, late-keeping and lighter 

 green than in other sorts. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 25c. 



Very Early White Vienna Kohlrabi 



MARTYNIA 



(©emfen^orn) 

 The seed-pods are excellent for pick- 

 ling if gathered when tender and about 

 half-grown. Sow the seed in May, in 

 rows 3 feet apart, and thin the plants 

 to stand 2 feet apart in the rows. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



London Flag Leek 



