Choice Vegetable Seeds 



7 WM. C. BtCKE^RT, ALLLQHILNY, PA. 



FIELD BEETS FOR STOCK FEEDING 



Grown for stock feeding, they form very wholesome and nutritious food. Of special value for feeding 

 to cows, as they greatly increase the flow of milk. The seed should be dropped about 2 inches apart, in 

 drills 2 feet apart, and the nlants thinned so that there v. ill be 12 or 16 inches between them. From five 



to eight Dounds of seed are required to sow an acre 



GIANT LONG RED MANGEL. 



Swiss Chard (bee preceding pa 



Roots long and thick, with 

 grow partly above ground. 

 GIANT- INTERMEDIATE 



producer. 



ORANGE GLOBE. Large, orange- 

 c )lored, oval variety. Good on shallow 

 soil. 



GOLDEN TANKARD. Has lar- 

 and handsome roots, and grows partl\ 

 above the ground. Flesh bright yellow. 



RED-TOP SUGAR BEET. C iii 

 buies with heavy yield a good percenta,t;i 

 of sugar ; white flesh. 

 Mangel Beet in quantities oi 5 lbs, and ove ■ 



at 30 cts. per lb. Prices of all the above 



Field Beets, oz. 5 cts., 4 ozs. 16 cts., lb. 



35 cts.; postpaid, 43 cts. 



Heavy cropper 



ose and white flesh 

 Heavy 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS 



The seed should be sown in April or May, and the plants cultivated like cabbage ; the 

 heads are improved by frost. An ounce of seed will produce 2,000 plants. 



DWARF IMPROVED. Dwarf, with small, solid, tender heads, growing very 

 close along the stem. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts 



Beckert's Perfection Blood Turnip Beet 



(See preceding page) 



CORN SALAD (Sammcr ©alat) 



Sow the seed thickly in shallow drills in September, and firm the soil well down 

 above it, if the weather be dry. Highly appreciated, and much grown where other 

 salads and lettuces do not succeed. An ounce of seed will sow a bed 20 feet square. 



LARGE-SEEDED. 



25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 



ROSETTE- SHAPED. Forms compact stalk 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %]h. 30 cts., lb. 90 cts. 



Has large, tender leaves. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb- 

 with deep green leaves. Pkt. 



WATER AND UPLAND CRESS 



(Me) 



The leaves form excellent spicy spring salads, and are also ■ 

 Pepper Grass should be sown 

 thickly in shallow drills in early 

 spring, and at intervals for con- 

 tinued supply, as it soon runs to 

 seed. 



Small, 



ed for garnishing. 



very tender, crisp v^j'f^ 

 y spicy when young. yAt-!^^.. 1 



in any running stream. 



WATER CRESS. 



oval leaves 



and pleasantly spicy wnen young. 

 Salad Plants of prostrate habit. A per- 



ennial aquatic, which grows well 

 Pkt. 5 cts. oz. 30 cts., Klb. 90 cts. 



in moist places in spring 

 plant a perennial. Pkt. 



UPLAND. Seed of this species may be sown anywher( 

 or fall. Leaves broad, crisp, tender and good for salads; 

 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Klb. 60 cts. 



EXTRA CURLED, or PEPPER GRASS. Of pleasant, pungent flavor; the 

 leaves can be cut several times. Pkt. 5 cts , oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts. 



DANDELION |!Satb<Hum) 



An early spring salad. Sow early in spring in drills 12 inches apart, and thin out to 

 6 inches in the rows. 



IMPROVED FRENCH. Pkt. 10 cts. 



30 cts., Klb- jSi.io. 



Eztra Curled Cress 



