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



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Muskmelons 



(3«u§cat 3Rclonen) 



Musknieloii seed should not 

 planted outdoors until the ground has 

 become warm and dry. The hills 

 should be about 6 feet apart, and care- 

 fully prepared. Rich earth is far bet- 

 ter for the young plants than manure; 

 but if the latter must be used, see 

 that it is well rotted. Plant from six 

 to twelve seeds in a hill, and 

 when the young seedlings are 

 strong enongh to resist the 

 attacks of insects, thin them, 

 leaving three of the strongest 

 in each hill. An ounce of seed 

 will plant about 100 hills. 



SOLID NET ROCKY 

 FORD. Earliest strain of the 

 Rocky Por<l. About 80 per cent 

 of the fruit are solid net, sets a 

 very heavy fruit crop so that 

 within a few days after the first 

 ripe fruit, heavy pickings are 

 ripening. Most valuable sort to 

 plant when the first on market is of great importance. Flesh light 

 green, spicy and sweet. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., '%]h. 50 cts. 



ROCKY FORD, or NETTED GEM. Oval-shaped; small and 

 uniform; thick-nieated ; flesh light green in color, and uniformly fine, 

 luscious flavor; .'^kin ribbed and thickly netted; prolific. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 30 cts. 



PAUL ROSE. Medium-sized; flesh salmon and very thick, 

 quality unexcelled; very solid; fine shipping melons. Pkt. 5 cts,, oz, 

 10 cts., 14ib. 35 cts. 



PRINCESS. Flesh thick; seed cavity small; flesh rich salmon, 

 flue-grained, sugary and melting. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 30 cts. 



MILLER'S CREAM. Medium-sized, globe-shaped; very sweet. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., iiih. 35 cts. 



TIP-TOP. Yellow-fleshed, sweet, juicy and of finest flavor. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 30 cts. 



EMERALD GEM. Early; flesh thick and salmon-colored, granu- 

 lar, sweet and delicious. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 341b. 50 cts. 



EXTRA.EARLY HACKENSACK. Of good size, weighing 

 from five to ten pounds each. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 35 cts. 



LONG ISLAND BEAUTY. Fruit large size, flattened, heavily 

 ribbed and netted, early and of excellent qualit}'. Pkt, 5 cts., oz. 15 

 cts., 341b. 50 cts. 



KINSMAN QUEEN. Verv early and of large size; nearly round ; 

 flesh deep salmon, rich and juicy. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25c. 



JERSEY BELLE. Flat, heavily ribbed and coarsely netted : flesh 

 green and tine quality. I'kt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 30 cts. 



Watermelons 



EOCKY FORD, OR NETTED (lESl JKtSKMELON 



(SDBaffermcIonen) 



Secure good, strong vines 

 early in the season by making 

 the hills large, mellow and well 

 drained, with the manure 

 placed so that they will not dry 

 out quickly under hot suns. 

 All possible protection from in- 

 sects should be given the young 

 plants, and, as a protection 

 from insects, use dry ashes or 

 coal dust sprinkled over the 

 leaves. Plant the seeds thickly, 

 and thin the plants to four of 

 the strongest in each hill. An 

 ounce of seed will plant about 

 50 hills. 



EARLY FORDHOOK. 

 Extra-early; large, nearly 

 round, skin tough ; flesh red 

 and very sweet. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



KLECKLEY SWEETS. 

 Of the very finest quality; large 

 and oblong in size; flesh bright scarlet and free from stringiness. 

 Pkt. 5 cts.', oz. 10 cts., 341b. 30 cts. 



COLE'S EARLY. Delicate in texture: fruit nearly round and 

 of medium size; rind thin. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



DARK ICING. Sweet and delicious. Fruits of medium size; 

 firm, delicate, with rich, fine flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 30c. 



SWEETHEART. Firm and heavy, crisp, melting and exceed- 

 ingly sweet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



SEMINOLE. Ripens its large, delicious fruits very early. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 30 cts. 



DIXIE. Early; productive and of fine shipping qnalitv. Pkt. .')c., 

 oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



FLORIDA FAVORITE. Fruits large and long; skin mottled, 

 flesh deep red, sweet and tender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



RED-SEEDED CITRON. Used for preserves, etc. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., 3-4lb. 25 cts. 



COLORADO PRESERVING. Excellent for making preserves. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 3'4lb. 25 cts. 



MUSHROOM SPAWN 



Add 16 cts. per brick when to be sent by mail 



PURE CULTURE. Repeated trials have demonst 

 Pure Culture is tar superior to spawn that is 

 once used no one would willingly use any other 

 more expensive than the old brand, but results 

 will show that it is the best and consequentiv 

 the cheapest. Per brick 25 cts., 5 bricks $1, 1(1 

 bricks $1.70, 25 bricks $4, 50 bricks $7.50, 10(1 

 bricks $14. Direct Bricks. These are inocu- 

 lated d irectly from the laboratory with out tran s - 

 fer. Per brick 30 cts. A brick weighs about 

 one and one-third pounds. Pamphlet on "Mush- 

 room Culture" free on application. 



ENGLISH MILLTRACK. We make 

 several importations of this annually, as some 

 of our customers who have used it for vears 

 prefer it. Made with great care and full of 

 mycelium. Per brick 15 cts., 5 bricks 70 cts., 10 br 



MUSHROOMS 



$3, 50 bricks $5.50. 100 bricks $10. 

 half pounds. 



[•icks weigh about one and one- 



MUSTARD (eenf) 



The young and tender leaves of the Mustard are greatly relished 

 as salads or when cooked like spinach. The seed should be sown in 

 shallow drills as early as the ground can be prepared in spring, and 

 the leaves cut when several inches long. 



WHITE. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 15 cts., lb. 40 cts. 



GIANT SOUTHERN CURLED. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.. Mb. 

 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



Plant 



>ur large transplanted Asparagus Plants for quick 

 ready for table use one year after plantine 



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