BECKERT'S CHOICE VEGETABLE SEEDS 



For Home and Market Gardens. 



(iLL ARE FRESH. OF SUPERIOR QUALITY fIND STRONG GERMINATING POWER. 



lUR 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. Seed in packets, ounces and quarter pounds are sent postpaid at Catalogue prices. 



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

 SEiBOS SOLD BY MEASURE, when to be sent by mail, require in addition to Catalogue prices, 8 cts. per pint and 15 cts. per 

 quart for Peas and Beans, and 6 cts. per pint and 10 cts. per quart for Corn. 



LIBERAL PREMIUMS. V^TZ^^T^Z^^'!^^ 



Remember that these cash discounts refer only to prices of seeds sold in packets, and not to prices of B Z. rremiums £ 

 seeds sold by weight and measure. Cash must accompany the order in all cases. A OD FlOWer Seecls, A 



On $1 Orders, select Seeds amountinsr to $x.25 2 see paoe 43. 2 



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ASPARAGUS. 



KSpargcl.) 



HIS is one of the first and finest spring relishes 

 which come to the table from the garden, and it 

 really requires very little trouble in cultivation, 

 since a bed once properly made and planted 

 will last for years, 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 early 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 may be sown directly in the permanent 

 bed and the plants thinned as they grow ; or it maybe sown else- 

 where, and the seedlings transplanted the second year. 

 ' An ounce of seed will sown 50 feet of drill and produce about 300 

 plants. Fair crops may be expected the third year from seed. 

 COIiOSSAIi. A widely cultivated variety, with very large, deep 

 green, tender stalks of good flavor ; the roots are vigorous and 

 productive. Pkt. 5 cts., oz,, 10 cts., J^lb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts. 

 PALMETTO. An earlier than Colossal, with stalks as fine in size 

 and quality, and more even and regular in growth. It is of 

 southern origin, but seems well adapted to all sections. Average 

 bunches weigh about 2 pounds, and generally measure 13H inches^<^ 

 round. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 SARK'S MAMMOTH. Stalks large, and retain their thiclinniiT 

 well up to the top of the shoots. Heads close and round, very 

 rapid in growth, light in color; very tender and succulent and 

 free from tough fiber. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J^lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



'^COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE. This new variety dififers 

 from other sorts in that its stalks are pure white, and remain col- 

 orless as long as they are fit for use. The strain is a choice selec- 

 tion, grown from a pure white sport of Conover's Colossal, found 

 growing in a field ; 80 to 90 per cent, of the plants come true from 

 seed. The variety is said to be as strong and productive as either 

 of the other sorts, forming even larger shoots, which require no 

 blanching, and bring a much higher market price. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 Oz. 15 cts., Klb. 60 cts., lb. ?2. 



JASPARAGUS ROOTS-ioo 1,000 

 Palmetto. 2-year-old . Si 00 87 00 

 Colossal. 2-year-old. . i 00 7 00 



' Barr's Mammoth. 2-yr. i 25 9 00 



BROCCOLI, 



(©>jrDffen=SD^r.) 



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., 5{lb. $1.25. 

 •PUXCPLE CAFE. Very much like 



the above, except that the heads 



are larger and of a purplish color. 



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



Palmmo Asparagus. 



