Beckett's Superior Vegetable I 



FOR HOME AND MARKET-GARDENS 



Seeds of Superior Qualiiy and Strong Vitality 



Our Veo-etable Seed Department embraces nearly all varieties that are desirable or of known value together with the 

 chaser in making selections. 



HOW SEEDS ARE SENT 



ADD POSTAGE at the rate of 8 cents per pint and 15 cents per quart to the 

 Catalogue price for Peas and Beans when to be sent by mail For Sugar Corn, 

 add 5 cents per pint and 10 cents per quart when to be sent by mail. | 



FREE DELIVERY to any post-office in the United States at the prices i 

 named in this Catalogue of all Vegetable Seeds that are sold by the PACKET, 

 OUNCE and QUARTER POUND. 



ARTICHOKE i 



(airtijc^otfe) j 



Sow early in sprin- and transplant the following spring to permanent beds in rows | 



or hills 3 feet apart. \ 



LARGE GREEN GLOBE. The best sort for general use. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts. j 



ASPARAGUS 



(Sl^argcl) 



A bed once properly made and planted will last for years. Plenty of fertilizer should 

 be well trenched in to a depth of 2 feet or more. The roots should be planted as early m 

 the spriu" as the ground can be prepared, setting them a foot apart in rows, 2, 2A or 3 

 feet apart^ with the crowns from 4 to 6 inches below the surface of the bed. Asparagus 

 seed may be sown directly in the permanent bed and the plants thinned as they grow 

 it may be sown elsewhere, and the seedlings transplanted the second year 

 seed will sow 50 feet of drill, and produce about 300 plants. Pair crops m; 

 the third year from seed. 



COLOSSAL. Very large, deep green; stalks tender and of good flavor. Pkt. 5 cts 

 oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 25 cts. " 



.A.n ounce of 

 be expected 



ASPARAGTJS 



talks fine in size and quality, regular in growth. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Stalks pure white. Pkt. 5 cts. 



10 



PALMETTO. Es 



10 cts., Mlb. 25 cts. 



COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE. 



lb. 30 cts. 



GIANT ARGENTEUIL. A French variety of niammot 

 oz. 30 cts. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. By planting Asparagus roots instead of the , ^, 



me can be saved in getting the shoots ready for table or market. They can be planted 



the fall or spring. We advise spring planting, 

 )ndition. See Vegetable Plants. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10c. 



much 



seed.s 



^d as early as the ground is in good 



BROCCOLI 



re tender, white and of de 



to form; delicate flavor. 



(Sprolfenfo^il) 



Requires the same treatment as cauliflower. The heads : 

 ■ate flavor. An ounce of seed will produce about 2,000 plants 

 WHITE CAPE. Creamy white, medium, compact; s 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS 



(3jDlenfof)I) 



The seed should be sown in April or May. and the plants cultivated like cabbage; the 

 eads are improved by frost An ounce of seed will produce 2,000 plants. 



PARIS MARKET. A semi-dwarf variety, producing large crops of handsome 

 round, solid sprouts. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts. 



LONG ISLAND IMPROVED. A strain largely grown on Long Island. -Very pro- 

 ductive and of finest quality. Grows taller than tbe preceding. Pkt. o ct-^.. oz. 40 cts. 



If you desire a perfect lawn, use our Evergreen 

 - - Lawn Seed. FOR SHADY PLACES, sow our 

 Shady Nook Lawn Seed. Both kinds, if sown early in the spring, will produce a 

 good lawn by midsummer. 



LAWN GRASS SEED. 



