WM. C. BECKERT, ALLEGHENY, PA.— Choice Vegetable Seeds 



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CUCUMBERS 



(®ur!e) 



For general crops, the seed cannot be planted in the open ground before the weather has become warm and settled, and the ground 

 mellow and light. Plant the seeds in well-enriched hills about i feet apart each way, and as soon as all danger from insects is over thin 

 the plants to leave four of the strongest in each hill. For succession, sow at intervals of every two weeks until midsummer. Extra-early 

 crops may be grown by planting the seed in hotbeds in April, upon pieces of sod turned upside down, and removing them to hills in 

 open ground as soon as the weather is warm enough. For pickles, sow seed from the middle of June until the middle of July. The vines 

 bear longer if the fruits are gathered as soon as they are large enough ; their strength is soon exhausted by ripening fruits. An ounce of 

 seed, will plant 100 hills ; 2 pounds will plant an acre. 



V\ FORCING WHITE SPINE. A selected strain of White Spine 

 seed. Fruit large, green, medium thick, holds its color well. An 



excellent variety. Pkt. 



IMPROVED LONG GREEN. 



excellent for piekles. Pkt. 5 cts 



oz. 25 cts. 



M P R O V E D 

 WHITE SPINE. Early 

 and productive. Fruit 

 medium size, good shape, 

 light green, with a few 

 white spines on the sur- 

 face. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 

 cts., 34 lb. 60 ets. 



ARLINGTON WHITE 

 SPINE. Very prolific and ear- 

 ly; fruit large and smooth, 

 "much used for forcing, but 

 equally desirable for outdoor 

 culture. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 

 341b. 60 cts. 



EXTRA-LONG WHITE 

 SPINE. A smooth, dark green 

 variety, attaining a length of 10 

 to 12 inches: regular in form 

 and size. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 

 cts., Mil). 60 cts. 



VERCREEN WHITE 

 PINE. Productive and early ; 

 fruit long, deep green and re- 

 tains its color at all stages of 

 its growth. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 

 cts., Mlb. 60 cts. 



The leading long-growing sort, and 

 oz. 20 cts., 341b. 60 cts. 



Fruit long and cylindrical, dark green, 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 341b. 60 cts. 



small and very uniform 



Pkt. 



COOL AND CRISP. 



early and very productive. 



EMERALD. The fruit retains its very dark green color long after 

 being picked, is long, straight, smooth and quite free from warts or 

 spines; for pickles and forcing. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., i^lb. 60 cts. 



♦' JERSEY PICKLING. Vines are wonderfully productive and the 

 fruits are rich deep green. 

 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 341b. 60 cts. 



\ CHICAGO, or WESTERFIELD PICKLE. The fruits are deep 

 green, of medium length, pointed at the ends. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 

 341b. 60 cts. 



^.BOSTON PICKLE. A medium-sized variety, much used for 

 pickling. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 341b. 60 cts. 



FORDHOOK PICKLE. Very prolific and a continuous bearer. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 341b. 60 cts. 



rTHE CUM- 

 E R L A N D. 



Thickly set with 

 spines over the 

 entire surface ex- 

 cept the stem 

 end; form 

 straight and cy- 

 lindrical. Pkt. 10 

 cts., oz. 20 cts., 

 341b. 60 cts. 



KPARIS PICK- 

 LING. Distinct 

 from all others, 

 the fruit being 

 strikingly long 

 and cylindrical 

 and covered with 

 fine prickles ; sol- 

 id, crisp and ten- 

 der. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz.20t\, 341b. 60c. 



JAPANESE CLIMBING. Fruits almost straight, large, and 

 from 12 to 16 inches long; skin dark green, flesh thick and delicately 

 flayored. 1 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 341b. 60 cts. 



WEST INDIA GHERKIN. Small, rough, prickly fruits,, used 

 for pickling. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 34 lb. 50 ets. 



ENGLISH FRAME CUCUMBERS 



These varieties are used for forcing. They can be grown in hot- 

 beds or houses where the temperature does not fall below 65° at night. 

 The fruits are long, smooth and handsome, frequently growing from 

 20 to 30 inches long. 



y Improved Telegraph, pkt. 25 cts. Improved Sion House, pkt. 



r 25 cts|/ Duke of Edinburgh, pkt. 25 cts. 



JERSEY PICKLING. 



EXTRA -LONG WHITE SPINE. 



ENDIVE (©nbibie) 



BROAD-LEAVED BATAVIAN ENDIVE. 



This is an important fall and winter salad. For early, the seed should be sown in April, in 

 drills 15 inches apart, and the seedlings thinned to stand 12 inches apart in the rows. Sowings 

 for the main crop may be made in June and July, as the vegetable is used principally in fall and 

 winter. The inner leaves may be blanched to a beautiful yellowish white in from three to five 

 weeks by tying the tips of the outer ones together, or by laying boards over the plants. Ordi- 

 narily good soil and culture are all the crop requires. An ounce of seed will sow 150 feet of drill. 

 r/LAROE GREEN CURLED. Dark green leaves, beautifully curled, and when blanched 

 <ferv crisp and tender; ready for use earlier than other sorts. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 

 \S BROAD-LEAVED BATAVIAN. The broad, thick leaves make excellent salads when 

 BTanched. The plant is very hardy, and yields heavier crops than other sorts, but does not 

 blanch so easily. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



WHITE CURLED. Has tender, curly leaves of silvery green. This is deservedly one of 

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



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