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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



SQUASH 



Plant the bush kinds in well drained 

 ground, enriched with rotted manure, in 

 hills 5 feet apart each way; the Winter kind 

 10 to 12 feet apart each way. 



One ounce cf seed for 25 hiils; 

 3 to 4 lbs. per acre. 



Summer Varieties 



ACORN. Small, dark green, acorn-shaped 

 fruits, usually 6 inches long and 4 inches 

 wide. Fine flax or; ripens early and at 

 the same time is a good Winter keeper. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 65c. 



Cocozelle Bush (Italian Vegetable Marrow). 

 Oblong in shape; dark green skin, marbled 

 yellow or pale green; best flavored at 

 half-grown stage. Delicious sliced and 

 fried like egg plant. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 

 M lb., 65c. 



LONG ISLAND WHITE BUSH. Earlier and 

 less scalloped than Mammoth White Bush. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 60c. 



Mammoth White Bush. Fruits 10 to 12 

 inches across, of uniform shape, flattened, 

 scalloped; pure white in color. Pkt., 10c; 

 oz., 20c; Vi lb., 60c. 



White Vegetable Marrow. Similar to Co- 

 cozelle but larger and later. Skin light 

 green; flesh white. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; *A 

 lb., 60c. 



Yellow Summer Crookneck. Golden yellow, 

 thickly warted and of fine flavor. One of 

 the best Squashes for the home garden. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; lb., 60c. 



Winter Varieties 



Boston Marrow. Similar in size and shape 

 to Improved Hubbard, with lemon-yellow 

 skin and yellow flesh; rich and sweet. 

 Extra fine keeper. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 

 lb., 60c. 



HUBBARD, BLUE. A new variety of Hub- 

 bard Squash. Skin is blue; flesh is orange- 

 vellow and even finer in flavor and tex- 

 ture than the other Hubbards. Pkt., 10c; 

 oz., 25c; lb., 75c. 



Hubbard, Golden. Same as Hubbard Im- 

 proved, but skin is deep orange-yellow. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 60c. 



Hubbard, Improved. The old favorite. Fruits 

 large; skin dark green; flesh yellow and 

 tender. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; *4 lb., 60c. 



Hubbard, Warted. A little larger than Im- 

 proved Hubbard. Hard, warty, dark green 

 skin; flesh yellow and fine grained. An 

 excellent keeper. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % 

 lb., 60c. 



Blue Hubbard Squash. 



Beauty Tomatoes. 



TOMATOES 



Sow the seed in late February or early 

 March, in the hotbed or a box indoors placed 

 in a sunny window. When the plants are 

 2 to 3 inches high, transplant them to other 

 boxes or paper pots, and transplant again, 

 if possible, when about 6 inches high, to 

 maKe them stocky and stimulate root 

 growth. Set the plants in tne garden, 3 to 

 4 leet apart in late May. A rich, moist, 

 loamy soil is best for Tomatoes. An oc- 

 casional application of nitrate of soda will 

 pusn the young plants along rapidly. Sow 

 three or four different varieties in order to 

 have a succession of fruit all Summer. Sup- 

 porting the plants with stakes or trellis will 

 increase the yield. 



One ounce of seed will produce about 

 2000 plants. 



BEAUTY. A favorite large, pink or purple- 

 lruited, main crop variety. Productive. 

 Pkt., 10c; v 2 oz., 35c; oz., 60c; % lb., $1.75. 



Bonny Best. A profitable variety coming in 

 shortly after John Baer and producing 

 large crops of large, solid, deep scarlet 

 fruits of superb quality. The best extra 

 early for the home garden and largely 

 grown for market. Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 35c; 

 oz., 60c; hi lb., $1.75. 



Buckeye State. An extra large, purple- 

 fruited Tomato that gives remarkable 

 crops of handsome fruit on rich, mellow 

 soil. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 40c; oz., 75c; % 

 lb., $2.25. 



Chalk's Early Jewel. Fine second early or 

 midseason sort. Fruit scarlet, round, 

 somewhat flattened and of finest quality. 

 Bears over a long season. Pkt., 10c; V 2 

 oz., 35c; oz., 60c; % lb., $1.75. 



Dwarf Champion. Dwarf, bushy growth. 

 Medium early and productive. Good sized, 

 smooth, pink fruits of fine quality. Pkt., 

 10c; y 2 oz., 35c; oz., 60c; % lb., $1.75. 



Dwarf Giant or Dwarf Fonderosa. A dwarf 

 strain with the giant size and superb fla- 

 vor of Ponderosa. Pkt., 10c; V 2 oz., 40c. 

 oz., 75c; M lb., $2.25. 



Dwarf Stone. Fruits large and bright scar- 

 let, like Stone but dwarf in growth. Qual- 

 ity excellent. Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 35c; oz., 

 60c; % lb., $1.75. 



MARGLOBE. A blight and wilt resistant 

 strain of Globe Tomato developed by 

 the U. S. Department of Agriculcure. A 

 heavy yielder of smooth, meaty, glob- 

 ular fruits. Our trials of this really 

 new variety have shown it to be a 

 great improvement over the old tvpe. 

 Pkt., 25c; y 2 oz., 55c; oz., $1.00; M 

 lb., $3.50. 



