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



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PEAS, continued 



SENATOR. 3 feet. An immense cropper of medium late maturity; pods very large, 

 round and well filled; quality unsurpassed. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts. 



ALDERMAN. 3 feet. A choice selection from the Duke of Albany class, but larger 

 in pod, more productive and of equally fine quality; mature about the same time as the 

 Duke of Albany. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., %pk. $1.30. 



STRATAGEM. 2% feet. Pods very large, filled with very large dark green peas of 

 finest quality; medium late. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., Kpk. $1.30. 



WHITE MARROWFAT. 81 days; 4K feet. Pkt. 10 cts., pt, 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 

 ^pk. 70 cts. 



MAMMOTH-PODDED MELTING SUGAR. In this variety the entire pod is 

 cooked, being sweet, tender and stringless, and makes a delicious dish; pods 5 or 6 inches 

 long and 1% inches wide; plant very tall; crop late. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., 

 J^pk. $1.30. 



ARTICHOKE 



(2lrtifd)ocfe) 



Sow early in spring and transplant 

 the following spring to permanent 

 beds in rows or hills 3 feet apart. 



LARGE GREEN GLOBE. The 

 best sort for general use. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 40 cts. 



ASPARAGUS 



( ©garget) 



A bed once properly made and 

 planted will last for years. Plenty of 



fertilizer should be well trenched in to aspaeagus 

 a depth of 2 feet or more. The roots 



should be planted as early in the spring as the ground can be prepared, setting them a 

 foot apart in rows, 2, 2% or 3 feet apart, with the crowns from 4 to 6 inches below the 

 surface of the bed. Asparagus seed may be sown directly in the permanent bed and the 

 plants thinned as they grow; or it may be sown elsewhere, and the seedlings transplanted 

 the second year. An ounce of seed will sow 50 feet of drill, and produce about 300 plants. 

 Fair crops may be expected the third year from seed. 



*~ COLOSSAL. Very large, deep green; stalks tender and of good flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., J^lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



PALMETTO. Early; stalks fine in size and quality, regular jn growth. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., J41b. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE. Stalks pure white. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 Mlb. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 



GIANT ARGENTEUIL. A 



French variety of mammoth size. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 30 cts., lb. $1. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. By plant- 

 ing Asparagus roots instead of the 

 seeds, much time can be saved in 

 getting the shoots ready for table or 

 market. They can be planted in the 

 fall or spring. We advise spring 

 planting, and as early as the ground 

 is in good condition. See Vegetable 

 Plants. 



10 cts. 



BROCCOLI 



(@proffenfo&0 



Requires the same treatment as 

 cauliflower. The heads are tender, 

 duke op Albany peas white and of delicate flavor. An ounce 



of seed will produce about 2,000 plants. 

 WHITE CAPE. Creamy white, medium, compact; sure to form; delicate flavor. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS 



The seed should be sown in April or May, and the plants cultivated like cabbage; the 

 heads are improved by frost. An ounce of seed will produce 2,000 plants. 



DWARF IMPROVED. Dwarf, with small, solid, tender heads, growing close 

 along the stem. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



LAWN GRASS SEED. — If you desire a perfect lawn, use our Evergreen 

 Lawn Seed. FOR SHADY PLACES, sow our Shady Nook Lawn Seed. Both 

 kinds, if sown early in the spring, will produce a good lawn by midsummer. 



BKUSM.LS SPROUTS 



