Superior Beets and Cabbage. 



WM. C. BECKERT, 

 ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Golden Tankard Mangel- Wurzel. 



/ BEETS, continued. 



BECKERT'S PERFECTION BLOOD TURNIP. For main and late crops, as the name im- 

 plies, we have here perfection in a table Beet. We have bred up this strain for years. It is not 

 early, but is admirably adapted for main crop and for winter storage. The Beet is almost a perfect 

 globe shape, with small tap-roots ; its tendencies are to grow only to medium size. Flesh dark 

 crimson, and remains tender and brittle after a season's growth. The strain is so highly bred that 

 the Beets grow as uniform in size and shape as can be. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts., lb. 90 cts. 



I/SEIF BLOOD TURNIP. A local variety of great merit; it is not early, but excellent for 

 main oc/winter crop. Deep crimson in color, and remains tender, no matter what size it attains. 

 Pkt. Vets., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts., lb. 90 cts. 



[ LONC SMOOTH BLOOD. Half-long deep red roots; flesh firm, juicy and tender. Pkt. 

 5 eft/, oz. 10 cts., 341b. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



y SWISS CHARD (Sea-kale Beet). Grown for its tender, succulent tops, which are prepared 

 fdr the table like spinach or asparagus. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



FIELD BEETS FOR STOCK FEEDING. 



Grown for stock feeding, they form very wholesome and nutritious food. Of especial value for 

 feeding to cows, and they greatly increase the flow of milk. The seed should be dropped about 

 2 inches apart in drills 2 feet apart and the plants thinned so that there will be 12 or 16 inches 

 between them. Round-rooted varieties are best suited to light, sandy, shallow soil ; long-rooted 

 sorts to deep ones. On rich ground the yield is enormous. From 5 to 8 lbs. of seed are required 

 to sow an,acre. 



<e^»Write for special rates an seeds of Field Beets in quantities of 5 pounds and upwards. 

 /'RED-TOP SUCAR BEET. Combines with heavy yield a good percentage of sugar; whiteflesh. 

 ("COLDEN TANKARD. Has large and handsome roots of a peculiar shape, and grows partly 

 bove the ground. Flesh bright yellow, with much saccharine matter. 



IANT LONC RED MANCEL. Heavy cropper ; grown very generally. Roots are long and 

 \vith rose and white flesh, and grows partly above ground. 

 "~LONC YELLOW MANCEL. Like the two preceding sorts, except in color. 

 |>CI^NT INTERMEDIATE. Very heavy producer. 



KiSkANCE CLOBE. Large, orange-collored, oval variety. Good on shallow soil. 



Price of all the above Field Beets: Oz. 5 cts., 4 ozs. 15 cts., lb. 40 cts. 



SUPERIOR CABBAGE SEED. 



Cabbage is one of the gardener's most important crops, the value of which depends as largely upon the quality of the seed used as upon 

 soil climate and culture Thev are usuallv sown earlv in spring in hotbeds, and later in the, open ground for main and late crops. Seed sown 

 in hotbed or irreenhouse about "Februarv 15 will give plants large enough to transplant into hotbeds about March 10. Set them 2 or 3 inches 

 apart each wav and as soon as thev become well established remove the glass for part of the day, to harden them for final transplanting into 

 the open ground, increasing The exposure dailv until April 10 or 20, when the final transplanting may be made. Plants for this early crop need 

 not stand farther apart than l%x2 feet. For late crops, sow seeds in April or May, and transplant in July, setting the plants m the ground 



==- EXPRESS. The earliest Cabbage 



cultivation ; not so large as the Wakefield, 

 however. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 341b. 50 cts., 

 lb. $1.75. 



sa=r " EARLY ETAMPES. A small, very 

 earlyxpoint-headed variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 15 j%s., 341b. 45 cts., lb. $1.50. 

 V EXTRA- EARLY JERSEY WAKE- 

 FIELD. The best early variety. Heads of 

 medium size, pyramidal, pointed, firm and 

 solid, with few outside leaves ; they are uni- 

 form in size and time of maturing, and are of 

 good quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts., 341b. 

 $1, ]V$3.50'. 



. yLARCE JERSEY WAKEFIELD, or 

 CHARLESTON. A selection from the above, 

 and 10 days later, with heads rounded and 

 twice as large. A fine variety, and worthy of 

 general cultivation. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts., 

 J£lby|l.25, lb. $4.50. 



\fE- A R L Y WINNICSTADT. Conical 

 heads of fair size. It is one of the best earlv 

 Cabbages. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 20 cts., 341b. 50c." 

 lb. $1.7.-). 



. / EARLY SPRING. The earliest flat- 

 Yfteaded variety. Heads very uniform and solid. Matures with Early Wakefield ; has few and 



small outside leaves, and can be planted very close. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 45 cts., 341b. $1.50, lb. $5. 

 . / HENDERSON'S EARLY SUMMER. A favorite second-early sort. 6 to 10 days later 

 l/han the- Wakefield and twice its size. The heads are large, solid, roundish flat, of good 



flavor, and stand a long while after maturity without bursting. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 341b. 



80ycts., lb. $2.75. 



/ ALLHEAD. One of the best early Cabbages]: uniformly large in size, of good quality, 

 Sure heading and adaptable to many soils. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts.. 341b. 70 cts., lb. $2.50. 



Extra-Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage. 



up to the first leaf, and 2x3 feet apart. It is 

 important that the plants should not stand thick 

 in the seed-bed, as this would induce weak, 

 slender plants. To insure large, solid heads of 

 Cabbage, the soil must be plowed deep and 

 made very rich. The plants need thorough cul- 

 tivation and the insects which molest them 

 should be kept in check with remedies which 

 seem most efficacious in the locality. Crops of 

 Cabbage should not be grown for a number of 

 years on same ground, on account of club-root. 



Danish Eallhead Cabbage. (See opposite page.) 



