Clioice ^egetgilple Seeds. 



WM. C. BECKERT, 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



umber. ^See page 45. 



The fruits are remarkable and interesting as curiosi- 

 ties, of enormous size, and \-et of fair quality. They grow in 

 coils, like a snake, with the head protruding, and are sometimes 

 six feet long. Pkt. 10 cts. 



iROAD-LEAVED BATAVIAX. The broad, thick leaves of 

 this variety are slightly wrinkled, and form large, loose heads, 

 which are u$ed for soups and stews, and also make excellent 

 salads when blanched. The plant is very hardy.and yields heavier 

 crops than other sorts, but does not blanch so easily. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 20 cts., Klb. 60 cts. 



OSS-CURLED. A dense-growing Endive, with finely cut and 

 curled, moss-like leaves. They are very beautiful when well 

 Ijlanched, and quite crisp and' tender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 

 lb. 60 cts. 



KITE CURIiEI). This and the preceding sort are not so hardy 

 as other varieties, but the fault is atoned for by the beauty and 

 delicate flavor of the leaves. White Curled has tender, ' curlj- 

 leaves of silvery green. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Klb. 60 cts. 



JAPANESE CLIMBING. Distinct and new in fruit and habit- 

 The vines are vigorous, tall-climbing, and cling tightly to trellises, 

 or any support provided. The fruits are almost straight, large- 

 and from 12 to 16 inches long; the skin is dark green, turning a 

 netted brown when ripe ; the flesh is thick, tender, and delicately 

 flavored. When young the Cucumbers make attractive pickles, 

 and are also good for slicing as salads. Pkt. 15 cts. 



ENGLISH FRAME CUCUMBERS. 



These varieties are used principally for forcing. They can be 

 grown in hot-beds or houses where the temperature does not fall 

 below 65° at night. The fruits are very long, .smooth and handsome, 

 frequently grooving from 20 to.^o inches long/" Per p^li^^t, 25 cents. 

 BEST VABiETIES : l^ion Hous^ Telegrapt^ Giant of 



Amstad4; Duke of Edinburg'HvLong' (rrecian. Each, 25 cts. 



'EST INDIA GHERKIN. 



This is not properly a cucumber, but its small, rough, prickly 

 fruits resemble cucumbers in shape, and are used like them for 

 pickling. The vines grow quite rapidly, and bear heavily. Pkt. 5 

 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



ENDIVE. 



(GnbiiMcn.) 



This is an important fall and winter salad. For early the seed 

 should be sown in April, in drills 15 inches apart, and the seedl 

 thinned to stand 12 inches apart in the rows. Sowings for the main 

 crop can be made in June and July, as the vegetable is used princi- 

 pally in fall and winter. The inner leaves may be blanched to a 

 Ijeautiful vel!ov.-ish white in from three to five weeks, by tying the 



„ lips of the outer 



(eiertitlanje.) 



This is a tropical, heat-loving vegetable, and should be given a 

 rich soil. Sow the seed in hot-beds early in iNIarch, and when the 

 plants are three inches high transplant them to small pots, and 

 plunge them in the same beds ; this is to make them strong and 

 stocky. Thev should not be planted out in rows until May or June, 

 when the weather becomes warm and settled, as cool nights and 

 wet weather will check their growth. Set the plants in rows three 

 feet apart each wav, and give them thorough cultivation, drawing 

 the earth up to 

 the stems when 

 they are about a 

 foot high ; it is 

 well t o keep 

 some plants in 

 the hot-bed for 

 replanting. Re- 

 peated sowings 

 are sometimes 

 necessary, as the 

 seed does not 

 germinate freely 

 without strong 

 and uni form heat. 

 In cutting the 

 fruit be careful 

 not to injure the 

 plants. An ounce 

 of seed will pro- 

 duce 1,000 plants. 

 l/ISTEW YORK 

 ^ IMPROVED 

 THORN- 

 LESS. The 

 " leading market 

 variety ; strong 



and productive in habit. The fruits are deej^ purple, large, 

 smooth, entirely free from thorns, and the flesh is white, tender, 

 ones together, o>i and delicately flavored. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 

 over 'the° phfnts''\^^f PEZIN. Yery earl3-_and_producti_ve, wkh large, smooth 



Green Curled Endive. 



Ordinarily good 

 soil and culture 

 are all the crop 

 requires. An 

 ounce of seed 

 will sow 100 feet 



f drill. 

 C R E E N 

 CURLED . 

 The hardiest 

 variet}' and the 

 one most gen- 

 erally cultiva- 

 ted. The dark 

 green leaves 

 are beautifulh- 

 curled, and 

 when blanched 

 are very crisp 

 and tender; 

 they are ready 

 for use a little 

 earlier than 

 other sorts. 

 Pkt. 5C , oz., 

 20C., Klb. 60 c. 



,and glossy jet-black fruits. The flesh is white, fine-grained and 

 good. Pkt. 10 cts., oz., 50 cts. 



CARDOON. 



(^■arbpn.) 



This vegetable is grown for the mid-ribs of the leaves, which 

 are used for salads, soups and stews, and should be blanched like 

 Celery. Sow seed in early spring where the plants are to stand, in 

 drills three feet apart, and thin the plants to stand a foot apart. 

 I Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts. 



CHICORY. 



( CBicort.) 



Chicory is cultivated chiefly for its roots, which are dried and used 

 for igj'xing with coffee. The seed should be sown in early spring, in 

 mellow soil, and in drills half an inch deep, and the roots cul- 

 ted like Carrots. 

 ARGE-ROOTED MAGDEBURG or COFFEE. The roots 

 form the Chicory of commerce ; the leaves, when blanched, make 

 an exxellent salad. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J^lb. 30 cts. 

 WITLOOF. A plant much resembling Chicory ; may be used like 

 a salad, or boiled like a vegetable. P'kt. 5 cts., oz.io c, Ji'lb. 30c. 

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