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Wm. C. Beckert's List of Select Vegetable Seeds, Pittsburg, Pa. 



PU'ME CELERY ( 



MAGNIFICENT CELERY 



, kcepini? until quite late. One of the best. Pkt. 



with numerous hearts: perfectly solid, 



CELERY, continued 



PERFECTION HEARTWELL. Hearts large and close-growing; crisp, teu(' 

 5 cts.. oz. 1^0 cts., Klb. 00 cts. 



WINTER QUEEN. Of nieiliiini height and strong, robust growth; stalks thick and he 

 rich and delicious nutty flavor: a tine winter keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., M'b. 90 cts. 



MAGNIFICENT, A late Celery of the very finest quality 



form in growth, full-hearted, solid, crisp and when bleached, of a golden vellow color. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts., Hlb. $r.75. 



BOSTON MARKET. Of dwarf, branching habit, solid, crisp and of fine flavor. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., V4lb. GO cts. 



LONDON SOLID RED. A splendid red variety of robust, compact, medium 

 irrowtli, forming very solid hearts which blanch easily; extremely crisp and of fine flavor. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



CELERIAC, or TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY 



(Snellen eellcrie) 



Sow in early spring; transplant the seedlings in May. They will be reaily for cooking 

 in October, and may be preserved in dry .sand for use during winter. Celeriac is said to 

 lie as fine a nerve tonic as celery, and can be grown in many sections where celery culture 

 practically impossible. The roots have almost the same flavor as white celery stalks, 

 wliile they keep much longer than celery. An ounce of seed will produce about 2,000 plants. 



PRAGUE GIANT. Roots are very large. When youn-r they are quite tender and 

 marrow like, having a very fine flavor and cooking quickly. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 2.') ct-^. 



DANDELION 



(^^?arbebhtm) 



An early spring salad. Sow early in spring in drills 1 



the rows. 



IMPROVED FRENCH. Pkt. 10 cts 



inches apart, and t! 

 $1.23. 



ROOKS books pertaining to the vegetable- and flower-garden, green- 



PV/V/IVO. house, farm, orchard, berries, poultry, etc., see pages 58 and 59 of this 



GLANT CELERIAC 



Catalogue. All sent postpaid at prices named. 



