Celeriac, Egg= Plant and Endive. 



WM. C. BECKERT. 



ALUEGHENY, RA. 



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CELERY, 



Few other sorts equal it in rich delicacy of 



>ntinued. 



BOSTON MARKET. Half-dwarf and very robust, producing numerous small shoots from the sides: quality fine. Bleaches nicely 

 and is crisp and nutty. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 ets.. Mlb. 65 cts. 



-»^NEW ROSE. Of good size, crisp and tender, keepinir long in prime condition. 

 Pkt. ,T cts.. 0Z-. 20 cts., ViVn. 65 cts. 

 ..^LARCE WHITE SOLID. Verv large, 

 flavor. Pkt, 5 ets., oz. 20 cts.. Mlb. 65 cts. 



^„_;J-ONDON RED. Unexcelled in quality. One of the best keepers. Pkt. Sc., oz. 30 cts. 



CELERIAC, OR TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY. 



(j^nollen (SeUerie.) 



Sow in early spring, in light, rich soil, transplant the seedlings in JIay. and water fieely 

 in dry weather. They will be ready for cooking in October, and may be preserved for 

 use during winter in dry sand. Celeriac is said to be as tine a nerve tonic as celery, and 

 (■■in be grown in many sections where celery culture is practically impossible. The roots 

 e^almost the same iJavor as the crispest white celery stalks, while they keep much longer 

 celery will. An ounce of seed will produce about 2.000 plants. 



PRAGUE GIANT. The roots of this variety are very large and smooth, with no side 

 roots. When young they are quite tender and 

 marrow-like, having a very fine flavor, and cooking 

 quickly. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 25 cts. 



APPLE-SHAPED. Small, round leaves and 

 ,^.--Si)ple-shaped roots of good flavor: early in ma- 

 turing: smooth and smaller than the above. Pkt. 



Prague Giant Celeriac. 



EGG-PLANT. 



f6-icr(.if[an5C. ) 

 Sow the seeds in hotbeds 

 early iu March, transplant to 

 small pots and plunge them in 

 the same beds: this is to make 

 them vtrons and stockv. Tl.ev 

 sbould not be planted out in mws 

 until ilay or .June, w 

 weather liecomes warm and set- 

 tled, as cool niglits and wet 

 weather will check 

 their growth. Set the 

 plants iu rows 3 feet 

 apart each way and 

 give them thorough 

 cultivation, drawing 

 the earth up to the 

 stems when they are 

 about a foot high : it is 

 well to keep some 

 plants in the hotbed 

 for replanting. Re- 

 peated sowings are 

 somerimt 



d unif on 



EGG-PLAHT, continued. 



as the seed does not germinate freely without 

 heat. In cutting, do not injure 

 the iilants. An ounce of seed 

 ll/ffroduce 1.000 plants. 



NEW YORK EM- 

 ROVED THORNL£SS. 

 The leading market variety: 

 strong and productive • in 

 liabit. The fruits are deep 

 le, large smooth, free 

 from thorns: flesh white, 

 tender, delicate flavor. Pkt. 

 ."ids., oz. 40 cts. 



WHITE PEARL. Fruit 

 pure ereamv wliite. as 

 largf^as New York Im- 

 proved : Muality very 

 tine. well flavored. 

 Pkt. 5 ets., oz. 40 cts. 



at any post ofliee in tlie 

 United States, at the 

 prices named in tliis Cata- 

 logue, all Vegetable Seeds 

 that are sold by weight, as 



Improved Hew Tort Thornless Egg-Plant. 



ENDIVE, 



(Gnbitiic.) 



This is an important fall and winter salad. Fo; 

 April, in drills 15 inches apart, and the seedlings t 

 rows. Sowings for tlie main crop can be made in -Ji: 

 principally in fall and winter. The inner leaves ma' 

 white in "from 3 to 5 weeks, by tying the tips of" 

 boards over the plants. Ordinarily good soil and 

 ounce of seed will sow 150 feet of drill. 



lie seed should be sown m 

 stand 12 inches apart in the 

 Illy, as the veffetalile is usea 

 ■bed to a lieautiful yellowish 

 I- ones together, or by laying 

 re all the crop requires. An 



=^*-CREEN CURLED. Most generally cultivated. L 

 curled, :ind when blanched verv crisp and tender: thev : 

 than oTh. r sorts. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



BROAD-LEAVED BATAVIAN. The broad, thick 

 wiieii blanclied. The plant is very hardy, and yields hea' 

 does not blanch so easily. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 20 cts. 



MOSS-CURLED. Dense-growing with finely cut and curled 

 "^nsp^nd tender. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 20 cts. 



' rHITE CURLED. Has tender, curly leaves of silvery green. This is deservedly 

 ' of the most highly esteemed varieties of Endive. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



^FOR PLANTS AND ROOTS of EGG-PLANT, RHUBARB, etc., see Vegetable Plants 

 and Roots, page 25. Write us for special prir-es on large quantities. Market-gardeners will do well 

 lo communicate with us before purchasing elsewhere. 



beautifully 

 little earlier 



s make excellent salads 

 ops than other sorts but 



ike leaves, quite 



Green Curled Endive. 



