Pumpkins — Crisp and Early Radishes. 



WM. C. BECKERT, 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



PUMPKINS. 



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Grown principally for stock-feeding, yet some are so sweet, juicy 

 and fine-grained that they will always be considered indispensable for 

 pies and sauces. The vines require the same culture as that recom- 

 mended for melons, but the seeds must be planted in hills much 

 wider apart ; frequently they are planted among corn. A pound of 

 seedAviU plant from 200 to *300 hills. 



* LARGE CHEESE. A favorite for cooking and for stock-feeding. 

 Both the rind and flesh are orange-colored, and the quality is excellent 

 for ceoking purposes. Pkt. 5 ets., oz. 10 cts., 34lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 

 \j GOLDEN OBLONG. Fruit long, dark green, changing into 

 yellow as it ripens : flesh light yellow, rich and of tine quality : ex- 

 cellent for pies; good keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10c, 341b. 25c, ib. 75c. 



QUAKER PIE. Nearly oval; creamy white in the shell and 

 fte~sh; sweet and rich, and an excellent keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 41b. 30 cts., lb. 90 cts. 



. JAPANESE PIE. Fine-grained, dry, sweet flesh, having much 

 the taste of a sweet potato : very' thick and nearly solid. Ripens 

 early and keeps well. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.. 341b. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 

 ~~ TENNESSEE SWEET POTATO. Medium-sized, pear-shaped, 

 keen£ well in winter, and is good for pies, etc. Flesh creamy white, 

 of an>r'onounced sweet potato flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 341b. 20c, lb. 60c 

 ✓ CUSHAW. Resembles the Winter Crookneck squash in form. 

 Fleshy salmon-colored and of good flavor ; rind light cream color, 

 'd with green; fruits very large; vines productive. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 10 cts., 341b. 20 cts., lb. 60'cts. 



MAMMOTH KING. Enormous golden yellow Pumpkin, grown 

 for stock-feeding. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 15 cts., Mb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 



MAMMOTH RED ET AM PES Splendid for exhibition pur- 



poses. The Pumpki 



Japanese Pie Pumpkin. 



CRISP AND EARLY 

 RADISHES. 



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To be crisp and tender. Radishes must grow 

 jrraickly; 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 seed in hotbeds in rows 5 or 6 

 inches apart, and thin the plants as the ground 

 ■becomes warm. Seed ot winter varieties should 

 be sown in midsummer. Summer varieties are 

 best adapted for general crop. An ounce of seed 

 Tvill sow about 75 feet of drill. 



/EARLY or FORCING 

 / RADISHES. 



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

 Blending into pure white at the bottom ; tender and fine-grained : a rapid 

 grower, and very early. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



v^WHlTE BOX. Handsome turnip-shaped pure white Radish of ex- 

 cellent quality and flavor: early, fine for forcing and outdoors. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz.AO cts., 341d. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



/ EARLY SCARLET TURNIP. Deep scarlet; tender, mild and crisp; 

 ijfcick^growing; tops small. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25cts., lb. 75 cts. 



/EARLY SCARLET GLOBE. Beautiful scarlet; early, crisp, tender 

 an/H mild: tops small. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.. J£lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



- FRENCH BREAKFAST. 

 Olive-shaped : red above and 

 white below ; of quick growth ; 

 crisaf, sweet and tender. Pkt. 

 oz. 10c, 341b. 20c, lb. 60c. 

 OLIVE-SHAPED SCAR- 

 ET. Skin bright scarlet ; 

 flesh firm and crisp. Pkt. 5c, 

 oz/lOcts., 341b. 20 cts., lb. 60c. 

 ••OLIVE - SHAPED 

 WHITE. Like above, except 

 that the roots are white. 

 Flesh is of an excellent quality: 



OLIVE-SHAPED YELLOW 

 oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts., lb. ,5 ct 



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re*. J 

 j6 cts., 

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immense, and the rind is a bright, glossy 

 re/. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 341b. 

 lb. $1.25. 



WINTER LUXURY. Golden rus- 

 set color, and finely netted. Very 

 productive ; an excellent keeper, and 

 of the finest quality for pies. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %lb. 25 cts., lb. 75c. 



CALHOUN. Skin creamy brown; 

 flesh deep salmon-yellow, thick and 

 fine-grained. Makes a pie of rich 

 golden vellow. and of the finest quality. 



10 cts., 341b. 20 cts.,. 



Pk> 5 cts., 

 \ym cts. 

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ECTICUT FIELD. The 



field Pumpkin, grown for 

 stock-feeding. Oz. 5 cts., 341b. 10 cts., 

 lb. 25 cts. 



UE^The question with us is not 

 how cheap seeds we can produce but 

 how good ones. 



White Box and Rosy Gem Radishes, 

 a popular Radish. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J^lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 

 . Similar to the two preceding, except in color. Pkt. 5 cts., 



Scarlet Turnip Radishes 



