\NM. C. BECKERT, 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



I^ettvLce for a.11 P\xrposes, 



"BOSTON" MARKET. Among Boston gardeners this is a favorite 

 for forcing under glass. The small, compact heads are very crisp 

 and tender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Klb. 50 cts. 

 :3iUIITi:-SEEDEI> SIMPSON. This variety is extensivel^J^ARLY SUIVIMEB 

 n spring for a gatliCI Iffg"! ^ 



used for sowing broadcast very early 



Lettuce. The leaves are of a delicate light green, medium in size 

 very curly and well-flavored. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Mlb. 50 c^,jjJrt-' 



^AUNDERS. A very desirable Cabbage Lettuce, remarkabl^*7or 

 its earliness and rapidity of growth ; it is well adapted for forcing, 

 but is especially valuable for early outdoor crops. The heads are 

 large and firm and endure heat well without seeding or growing 

 tough; they are tender and good, with no bitter taste. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 25 cts._, Klb. 75 cts. I p . 



ALL THE YEAR ROUND. So named because it may be •gr8"wn"P^; 

 with equal success at any season of the year. The heads are of 

 medium size, very firm, close, crisp and very good. Pkt. 5 cts., 



^ (fL. 20 cts., Klb. 50 cts. 



'HANSON. A well-known sort ; the favorite for outdoor bedding. 



The plants are large and vigorous, and form immense heads as 



solid as in some of the early Cabbages, but much flatter ; leaves 



green without, light yellow within ; sweet, crisp and iuicy. One 



of the best sorts grown. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Klb. 50 cts. 

 ..SALAMANDER. Noted for its heat-resisting power, and for this 



reason a favorite summer Lettuce. The heads are of good size, 



close and firm, with outer leaves bright green and inner ones 



white. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. J<lb. 50 cts. 

 ^ELLOW-SEEDED BUTTER. Another good, heat-resisting 



Summer Lettuce, with large, dense, yellow heads. Pkt. 5 cts., 



•OZ. 20cts., YxVo. 50 cts. 

 'BLACK-SEEDED BUTTER. Somewhat like Tennisball 



shape of its head, but larger. An old and well-known v 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Klb. 50 cts. 

 JVHITE CABBAGE. Thick-growing and heat-enduring 



well adapted for forcing or outdoor crops ; heads very ; 



formation, large, greenish white, good. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



ViVo. 50 cts. 



.:ST. LOUIS BUTTER. Very popular among market gardeners 

 Jjeads large and solid, resisting heat for a long time without seed 

 /ing or losing their crisp, tender quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts 

 /Klb. 50 cts. 



mCtOLDEN OUEEN. The small, solid heads of this variety con 



tain more 



nthe 

 riety. 



Stan 



many larger 

 ones ; they are 

 formed very ear 

 ly, are a be^ 

 f u 1 golden *^el 

 low, and very 

 crisp, tender and 

 juicy, with few 

 useless outside 

 leaves. Pkt. 5c., 

 oz. 20 f-te J Yy''^-^ 

 50 cts. 



EW PERPET- 

 UAL. This va- 

 riety is entirely 

 distinct, not 

 heading, but 

 forming huge 



compact bushes. The leaf is a yellowish green and very tender. 

 For private iise it is 

 especially adapted, 

 as only one sowmg 

 is necessary for the 

 whole season. It re- 

 mains up to the time 

 of seeding of just 

 the same quality for 

 eating as at anytime 

 before. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 20 cts., Klb. 50c. 



ARGE YELLOW 

 SOLID HEAD. 



Large-growing a n di 

 sure-heading ; crisp! 

 and of good flavor 

 one of the best mar | 

 ket varieties. Pkt || 

 5 cts., oz. 40 cts. 

 %\h. 50 cts. 



ROWN DUTCH. 



A very hardy winter 

 sort, with fine, solid 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 



Oak-Leaved Ltlliti. 



and flavor. 



brownish heads of good 

 ^Ib. 50 cts. 



Early, attractive in appearance, and fine 

 in every way. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. Yi\h. 50 cts. 

 HARDHEAD. This new variety is already noted for many good 

 qualities. The plants grow quite rapidly and form heads very 

 early ; the heads are very solid and beautifully colored, shading 

 from brownish red on the outer leaves through golden yellow to a 

 cream-white center; they may be used from when they are 3 inches 

 across until they run to seed, and never seem to lose their crisp- 

 ness or rich, buttery flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., KIb. 5octs. 



Heads very large and slow in running to seed, 

 strained with red on the outer curled leaves ; quality excellent. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Klb. 50 cts. 



MHANNOCK. An up- 



Salaniander. 



right-growing Lettuce, which 

 forms a beautiful plant from 

 10 to 12 inches high by 9 or 

 10 inches across. The outer 

 eaves spread outward grace- 

 fully from the tips, and are 

 finely wrinkled and glossed 

 with reddish bronze. Very 

 attractive and fresh i n 

 appearance. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 20 cts., Klb. 50 cts. 

 _..-^PECKLED DUTCH BUT- 

 • TER. The leaves of thi 



variety are dotted with freckles of brownish red. The heads are^ 

 sure-forming, slow seeding and very superior in qu-ality. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Klb. 50 cts. 

 BLACK-SEEDED TENNISBALL. This is also known as 

 Stone Tennisball because of its close, hard heads. It is one of the 

 best forcing varieties, and good for outdoor crops, but should not 

 be planted in summer, as the heat causes it to quickly run to seed. 

 The heads are not large, but blanch readily to a fine color, and 

 are crisp and tender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Klb. 50 cts. 

 LyERBALL. Early, and desirable on account of its beautiful 

 cdlor and long-standing cjuality ; the heads are solid, crisp and 

 silvery white. Pkt. 5 cts., 20 cts., 'fib. 50 cts. 

 ' sub^J^ARBLEHEAD MAMMOTH. Vcn- large headv of really 

 th'an good quality; entirely free from 

 coarseness or bitterness, and tiuitc 

 tender. Pkt. 5c., oz. 20c., %\h. 90c. 

 AK-LEAVED. Quite distinct and 

 odd in the shape of its leaves, which 

 are shaped like those of an oak. 

 The heads are small, close and firm, 

 tender and well-flavored, and slow 

 in forming seed. Pkt. 5 cts., or.. 

 20 cts., %\h. 50 cts. 

 WHITE PARIS COS. The Co> 

 'Lettuces all require tying up like 

 Encli\»e in order to blanch them, but 

 are so remarkably fine in flavor that 

 they are well worth a little extra 

 care. The heads are long and up- 

 right in growth, crisp, whito and ' 

 tender to a remarkal^'e degree. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. , oz. 20 cts. , J/^ lb. 50 cts. 



Cos Lettuce. 



