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



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PUMPKINS 



(ilurbieee) 



Grown principally for stock-feeding, yet some are so sweet, juicy and fine-grained that tliey will always be considered indispensable for 

 pies and sauces. The vines require the same culture as that recommended for melons, but the seeds must be planted in hills much wider 

 apart; frequently they are planted among corn. A pound of seed will plant from 200 to 300 hills. 



LARGE CHEESE, Both the rind and fiesh 



and the quality is excellent for cooking purposes, 

 cts., Klb. 20 cts. 



SWEET POTATO. Medium-sized, pear-shaped; good for pies, 

 etc. Flesh creamy white. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^Ib, 25 cts. 



JAPANESE PIE. Deep green crookneck with darker stripes; 

 matures early; fiesh yellow and of fine qualify. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 Jilb. 25 cts. 



GOLDEN CUSHAW. Skin and flesh orange-yellow, qualify fine. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Vilb. 25 cts. 



WHITE CUSHAW. Creamy white shell; qualify fine. Pkt. 5 

 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^Ib. 2o cts. 



QUAKER PIE. Fruit pear-shaped to oval, skin creamy buff; 

 flesh fine-grained and rich. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 34lb. 25 cts. 



GOLDEN OBLONG. Skin and fiesh golden-yello 

 11(1 finest quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J^lb. 25 cts. 



of good size 



WINTER LUXURY. Round, golden-yellow netted variety ; flesh 

 very rich, a fine keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 25 cts. 



CALHOUN. Round, flattened at ends; skin brown; flesh salmon- 

 yellow, thick and fine-grained. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., M'b. 25 cts. 



MAMMOTH KING. Enormous golden yellow Pumpkin, grown 



for stock-feeding. 



Pkt. 5 cti 

 Fruii 



oz. 10 cts., ii\b. 30 cts. 



small, of orange-yellow color, verj' pro- 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts. 



SMALL SUGAR. 



ductive and of tine qu: 



CONNECTICUT FIELD. The common field Pumpkin, grown 

 for stock-feeding. Oz. 5 cts., >4lb. 15 cts., lb. 30 cts. 



CRISP RADISHES 



(SJettig) 



To be crisp and tender, Radishes must grow quickly; whenever growth is checked 

 by drought or cold weather, they become tough and pithy. Rich, light, sandy soil 

 suits them best. For the forcing crop, sow seeds in hotbeds in rows 5 or 6 inches 

 apart, and thin the plants as the ground becomes warm. Seed of winter varieties 

 should be sown in midsummer. Summer varieties are best adapted for general crop. 

 An ounce of seed will sow about 75 feet of drill. 



EARLY, or FORCING RADISHES 



ROSY GEM, or RAPID FORCING. Globe-shaped, deep scarlet, blendin- 

 into pure white at the bottom. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Xlb. 25 ets. 



DEEP SCARLET, or SCARLET BUTTON. Round; dark red; early and 

 fine forcer. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 34lb. 25 cts. 



NON PLUS ULTRA, or FIRE BALL. Small and globular; deep, rich red 

 color; early and fine forcer. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 34lh. 25 cts. 



EARLY SCARLET TURNIP FORCING. Deep scarlet; tender, mild and 

 crisp; quick-srowing; tops small. Pkt. 5cts., 

 oz. 10 ets., lilh. 25 cts. 



CRIMSON GIANT FORCING. At 

 tains more than double the size of the other 

 forcing Radishes without getting i)ithy or 

 hollow; fiesh firm, crisp and of the mildest 

 fiavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^Ib. 25 cts. 



VICK'S EARLY SCARLET GLOBE. 

 Beautiful scarlet; early, crisp, tender and 

 mild; tops small. Pkt. 5c., oz. lOc, >41b. 2,5c. 



WHITE BOX. Turnip-shaped, pure 

 white Radish; early; fine for forcing and out- 

 doors. Pkt. 5 cts.,"oz. 10 cts., ii^h. 25 cts. 



WHITE ROCKET, or EARLIEST 

 WHITE. Olive-shaped; earliest of its class ; 

 fine forcer. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J41b. 2.5c. 



RED ROCKET, or STARTLE. Olive-shaped; deep scarlet 

 tremely early. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 25 cts. 



WHITE-TIPPED ROCKET. An improved French Breakfast, 

 tipped white; very early. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %lb. 25 cts. 



CINCINNATI MARKET. Scarlet; small top; very early and probably the best long red va- 

 riety for forcing. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 25 cts. 



WOOD'S EARLY FRAME. Similar to long scarlet, but shorter: much used for forcing. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 25 cts. 



ICICLE. The finest long white variety extant; flesh semi-transparent, crisp, mild ; excellent for 

 forcing and early outdoor crop. Pkt. 5 cts., oz., 10 cts., ^Ib. 25 cts. 



PEARL FORCING. Shape half-long and thicker than long-growing varieties. Color waxy 

 white; good for forcing. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., i^lb. 25 cts. 



MAIN-CROP RADISHES 



BECKERT'S IMPROVED CHARTIER. The finest variety in existence; early as Long 

 Scarlet Short-Top, but better in quality; will stand far longer and is in all respects superior to any 

 other Radish in cultiyation. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., /41b. 25 cts. 



BECKERT'S NONPAREIL, or WHITE CHARTIER. A selection from the preceding, 

 and like it in every point except color, which is all white; a very excellent variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., %lb. 25 cts. 



BECK 



S CHARTIER RADISH 



color: very small top: exr- 

 Olive-shaped; deep rose. 



CICLE RADI.SH 



