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



CORN, Sweet or Sugar 



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TIlis delicious vegetable may be enjoyed from early sumraer until frost, if the proper varieties are selected and planted for succession at 

 intervals of every two weeks until the middle of July. 1£ the seed is planted too early, before the ground becomes warm, it is liable to decay. 

 Plant in hills .3 or 4 feet apart each way, five to six kernels to a hill; or in rows 4 or 5 feet apart, scattering the seeds thinly in the rows. The 

 taller-growing the variety, the richer should be the soil and the wider the space allowed for development. One quart will plant 200 hills. 



If to be sent by mail, add 10 cents per quart lor postage. 10-cent packets of all kinds sent postpaid 



EARLT FORDHOOK. Very large for an extra-early Corn. 

 Earlier than Cory. Ears 6 to 7 inches long; quality fine. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., >^pk. 95 cts. 



COSMOPOLITAN. A few days later than the preceding. Ears 



9 to 10 inches long and of fine quality. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 

 25 cts., %pk. 95 cts. 



HOWLING MOB. Larger than Cory and a few days later. Ears 

 of very attractive appearance and finest quality. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 

 13 cts.", qt. 25 cts., Kpk. 95 cts. 



PREMO. One of the very earliest; ears of good size for such an 

 early variety; quality good. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., 

 }^pk. 95 cts." 



GOLDEN BANTAM. Very early and of finest quality; ears 

 small, grains golden yellow; very productive. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., 

 qt. 30 cts., 3^pk. $1.15. 



PEEP O'DAY. Extremely early and unsurpassed in sweetness. 

 The stalks bear from two to three ears each, and being of dwarf 

 growth it can be planted closer than most sorts; consequently it is 

 one of the most productive varieties we have. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15c. , 

 qt. 30 cts., 3^pk. $1.15. 



EXTRA-EARLY ADAMS. Not a Sugar Corn, but grown for 

 table use because of its earliness. Plant dwarf; ears short. Pkt. 



10 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 3^pk. 75 cts. 



FIRST OF ALL. Stalks short; ears set quite low, of fair size, 

 and well filled with large, reddish grains. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., 

 qt. 20 cts., Kpk. 75 cts. 



WHITE CORY. Similar to First of All, excepting that the ker- 

 nels are white. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., >^pk. 75 cts. 



KENDALL'S EARLY GIANT. A week later than Cory, and 

 much larger. Pkt. lU cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., J^pk. 95 cts. 



EARLY CHAMPION. Ear size of Concord, but earlier; 10- to 

 12-rowed. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts.. qt. 25 cts., }4pk. 95 cts. 



MELROSE. Second-early; ears large and quality fine. Pkt. 10c. , 

 pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., J^pk. 95 cts. 



MOORE'S CONCORD. Comes in after Perry's Hybrid. Qual- 

 ity excellent; ears large and full. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 25 cts., 

 %pk. 95 cts. 



BLACK MEXICAN. Grains deep bluish purple, of delicious 

 quality; medium early. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., >^pk. 

 95 cts. 



METROPOLITAN. Large for an early Corn; 9 inches long and 

 10- and 12-rowed. Quality excellent. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25c., 

 %pk. 95 cts. 



SQUANTHM. Medium early; ears 12-rowed and deep in the 

 grain; sweet and tender. Pkt. 10 ct.s., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., >^pk. 

 95 cts. 



SHAKER'S EARLY. Ears large and of fine quality. Pkt. 

 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 3^pk. 75 cts. 



RUSSELL'S PROLIFIC. Ears are large, well shaped and 

 filled, and of best quality. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., %pk. 

 95 cts. 



EARLY EVERGREEN. Similar to Evergreen, but earlier. 

 Quality best. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., >^pk. 75 cts. 



EARLY MAMMOTH. Two weeks earlier than-Late Mammoth; 

 ears as lonir, but more tapering. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 

 J^pk. 75 cts. 



COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. Ears of good size .ind well filled 

 with deep, white grains of delicious quality. Cobs small. Pkt. 10c. , 

 pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., 3^pk. 95 cts. 



STOWELL'S EVERGREEN. Grown more than any other 

 sort. Ears large, with deep, sugary grains ; remains fit for use a long 

 time. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., J^pk. 75 cts. 



LATE MAMMOTH. Among the best large-eared sorts. Pkt. 

 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., Kpk. 75 cts. 



WHITE EVERGREEN. Possesses to an intensified degree all 

 the qualities of Stowell's Evergreen, and has in addition the valu- 

 able characteristic of being pure white. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 

 20 cts., 3^pk. 75 cts. 



' For useful books pertaining to the vegetable- and flower-garden, greenhouse, farm, orchard, berries, poultry, etc., see 

 pages 58 and 59 of this Catalogue. All sent postpaid at prices named. 



