BECKERT'S CHOICE VEGETABLE SEEDS 



For Home and Market Gardens. 



flLL ARE FRESH, OF SUPERIOR QUALITY flND STRONG GERMINATING POWER. 



jUR Vegetable Seed Department is quite comprehensive, and embraces nearly all varieties that 

 are desirable or of known value, together with all the more important novelties of recent 

 introduction. The list has been carefully selected and prepared, and the descriptions given 

 are chiefly derived from our own experience and observation. We have endeavored to make 

 them as accurate and helpful to the purchaser in making selections as possible. 



HOW SEEDS ARE SENT. 



POSTPAID. Seeds in packets, ounces and quarter pounds are sent postpaid at Catalogue prices. 



POSTA.GE, at the rate of 8 cents per pound, must be included for seeds in quantities of one-half pound, one pound and upwards. 

 SEEDS SOLD BY MEASURE are sent at purchaser's expense, and for these postage must be added to Catalogue prices at the 

 rate of 8 cents per pint and 15 cents per quart for Beans and Peas ; 5 cents per pint and 10 cents per quart for Corn. 



LIBERAL PREMIUMS. 



Remember that these cash discounts refer only to the prices of seeds sold in packets, and not to prices of 

 seeds sold b_v weight and measure. Cash must accompanj' the order in all cases. 



On $1 orders, select Seeds amounting to 



On 2 " " " " " 



On 3 " " " " " 



$1.25 



. 2.50 

 • 3.75 



-|" 3For premiums on $ 

 |: jFlower Scebs, ^ 

 * see page 2. * 



ASPARAGUS. 



(Spargei.) 



^HIS is one of the first and finest spring relishes 

 which come to the table from the garden, and it 

 reall}' requires very little trouble in cultivation, 

 since a bed once properly made and planted 

 will last for j-ears, demanding but a minimum 

 of yearly care. The soil for the bed can 

 'hardly be made too rich, and the fertilizer 

 should be well trenched in to the depth of 2 

 feet or more. The roots should be planted 

 as earl}- in spring as the ground can be pre- 

 pared, setting them a foot apart in rows 3 or 

 4 feet apart, with the crowns from 4 to 6 inches below the surface of 

 the bed. Asparagus seed ma.y be sown directly in the permanent 

 bed and the plants thinned as thev grow ; or it maj- be sown else- 

 where, 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- 

 Y/so\ving ; in one or two years from roots planted, according to age, 

 COLOSSAL. A widely cultivated variety, with very large, deep / 

 green, tender stalks of good flavor; the roots are vigorous andv/ ' 

 / productive. . Pkt, 5 cts., oz, 10 cts,, Klb. 25 cts., lb. 50 cts. 

 5 / 2-year-old roots §1 per 100, $7 per 1,000. 

 FALMETTO. Earlier, and a better yielding sort than Colossal 

 with stalks as fine in size and quality, and more even and 

 lar in growth. It is of southern origin, but has been tested all 

 the country, and seems well adapted to all sections. Average 

 bunches weigh about 2 pounds and generally measure 13 J< in- 



j /ches in circumference. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Klb. 30 cts., lb. -Si. 

 L'-''* 2-year-old roots, Si per 100, $7 per 1,000. 



(■ COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE. This new variety has a 

 i wonderful advantage over all other sorts in that its stalks are pure 

 1 white, and remain colorless as long as they are fit for use. The 

 str-ain is a choice selection, grown from a pure white sport of Con- 

 over's Colossal, found growing in a field ; 80 to 90 per cent, of the 

 plants come true from seed. Thevarietyis said to be as strong and 

 productive as either of the sorts above, forming^venj^larger shoots, 

 which require no blanching, and 

 bring a much higher market price. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., Klb. $1. 



BROCCOLI. 



(S^rpffemitoM.) 



This vegetable is a species of Cab- 

 bage, and requires about the same 

 treatment as Cauliflower. When 

 properly cooked the heads are tender, 

 white and delicate in flavor. An ounce 

 of seed will produce about 3, 000 plants. 

 WHITE CAPE. Heads creamy 

 white, of medium size, compact, 

 sure to form and delicate in flavor. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., Klb. Si. 25. 

 URPLE CAFE. Much like the 

 above, except that the heads are 

 larger and of a purplish color. Pkt. 

 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., Klb. $1.25. 



Palmetto Asparagus. 



