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



CUCUMBERS 



(Surfe) 



The seed cannot be planted in the open ground before the weather has become warm and settled, 

 and the ground mellow and light. Plant the seeds in well-enriched hills about 4 feet apart each way, 

 and as soon as all danger from insects is over thin the plants to leave four of the strongest in each hill. For succession, sow at intervals of 

 every two weeks until midsummer. Extra-early crops are grown by planting the seed in hotbeds in April, upon pieces of sod turned upside 

 down, and removing them to hills in open ground as soon as the weather is warm enough. For pickles, sow seed from the middle of June 

 until the middle of July. The vines bear longer if the fruits are gathered as soon as they are large enough; their strength is soon exhausted 

 by ripening fruits. An ounce of seed will plant 100 hills; two pounds will plant an acre. 



FORCING WHITE SPINE. A selected strain of White Spine. 

 Fruits large, green, medium thick; holds its color well. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 25 cts. 



IMPROVED WHITE SPINE, Early and productive. Fruit 

 medium size, good shape, light green, with a few white spines on the 

 surface. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 30 cts. 



ARLINGTON WHITE SPINE. Very prolific and early : fruit 

 large and smooth, much used for forcing, but equally desirable for 

 outdoor culture. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., }4lb. 30 cts. 



EXTRA LONG, or EVERGREEN WHITE SPINE. 



Smootb, dark green, attaining a lengtli of 10 to 12 inches; regular in 

 form and size. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 34lb. 30 cts. 



BENNETT'S WHITE SPINE, A fine strain; retains its glossy 

 green color quite late; fruit long and svmmetrical. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., ^Ib. 30 cts. 



DAVIS PERFECT, Fruit long and slim, color rich dark glossy 

 green, retaining this color until nearly ripe: flesh tender, crisp and 

 of fine flavor. Very early and a fine forcer. Pkt. 5c., oz. 15c., 34lb. 50c. 



FORDHOOK FAMOUS, Fruits very long, smooth and dark 

 green; very productive. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %lb. 50 cts. 



KLONDIKE. Avery early strain of White Spine, with dark green 

 skin which holds its color a long time. Fruit 6 to 7 inches long and 

 produced in profusion. Qualitv unsurpassed. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 

 %\b. 50 cts. 



IMPROVED LONG GREEN. The leading long-growing sort, 

 and excellent for pickles. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 30 cts. 



COOL AND CRISP, Fruit long and cylindrical, dark green; 

 early and productive. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., )4\b. 30 cts. 



JERSEY PICKLING, Wonderfully productive, and the fruits 

 are rich deep green, small and verv uniform in size. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., iilh. 30 cts. 



CHICAGO, or WESTERFIELD PICKLE, Fruits are deep 

 green, of medium length, pointed at ends. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 Hlb. 30 cts. 



CUMBERLAND. Very desirable for pickling. Fruit 

 produced abundantly and of excellent qualitv. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 341b. 30 cts. 



JAPANESE CLIMBING, Fruits almost straight 

 from 12 to 16 inches long; skin dark green, flesh thick, 

 oz. 15 cts., iilb. 50 cts. 



WEST INDIA GHERKIN, Small, rough, prickly fruits, used 

 for pickling. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 341b. 45 cts. 



ENGLISH FRAME CUCUMBERS 



These varieties are used for forcing. They can be grown in hot- 

 beds or houses where the temperature does not fall below 65° at night. 

 The fruits are long, smooth and handsome, f requentlv growing from 

 20 to 30 inches long. 



Improved Telegraph. Pkt. 25 cts. 



handsome, 

 oz. 10 cts.. 



large and 

 =kt. 5 cts., 



ENDIVE (6-nbioie) 



RGE GREEN CURLED ENDIVE 



This is an important fall and winter salad. For early, the seed 

 should be sown in April, in drills 15 inches apart, and the seedlings 

 thinned to stand 12 inches apart in the rows. Sowings for the main 

 crop may be made in June and July, as 

 the vegetable is used principally in fall 

 and winter. The inner leaves are blanched 

 by tying the tips of the outer ones to- 

 gether, or by laying boards over the 

 plants. An ounce of seed will sow 150 

 feet of drill. 



LARGE GREEN CURLED. Dark 

 green leaves, beautifully curled, and when 

 blanched very crisp and tender; ready for 

 use earlier than other sorts. Pkt. 5 cts.. 

 oz. 25 cts. 



BROAD -LEAVED BATAVIAN. 



The broad, thick leaves make excellent 

 salads when blanched. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 20 cts. 



WHITE CURLED. Has tender, curly 

 leaves of silvery green. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 25 cts. 



MOSS CURLED. This variety has 

 very tinely curled leaves. Tender and ex- 

 cellent quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



