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WM. C. BECKERT, ALLEGHENY, PA.— CHOICE VEGETABLE SEEDS 



PARSLEY 



Much used for garnishing and flavoring soups, stews, etc. The seed is slow to ger- 

 minate, and should be sown as early as possible, in drills 12 inches apart, thinning plants 

 in rows 4 to 6 inches apart. 



y DWARF EXTRA CURLED. Dwarf, with finely curled leaves. Quite decorative, 

 as well as savory. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 10 cts., %lb. 25 cts. 



, CHAMPION MOSS CURLED. Leaves bright green, finely cut and beautifully 

 cMrJed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Hlb. 25 cts. 



* PLAIN-LEAVED. Best for flavoring; very 



t/' HAMBURG. A very large-rooted variety; 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., x A\b. 20 els. 



ly. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10c, Klb. 20c. 

 the roots are used for flavoring soups. 



PARSNIPS 



($a§tinafen) 



DWARF EXTRA CURLED PARSLEY. 



Sow the seed in drills 15 inches 

 apart, as early as possible in spring, 

 find thin the plants until they are 5 or 6 inches apart in the rows. The roots are improved 

 by frost, and only enough for winter use need be taken up in the fall, leaving the rest in 

 the ground until spring, to be dug up as required. By running a plow, such as is used 

 for breaking sod, along one side of the row, field crops of Parsnips will be thrown out so 

 that they can be harvested easily. Deep, rich, heavy soil is best suited to the culture of 

 Parsnips, but on any deep, rich mellow soil the yield is good per acre, and the roots will 

 be smooth and large if no fresh manure is used; this tends to make them coarse-grained 

 and misshapen. An ounce of seed will sow 100 feet of drill; 5 pounds will sow an acre. 



1 IMPROVED HOLLOW CROWN. The variety most cultivated. The roots are 

 tender and sweet, and their yield per acre is heavy. Always good and in demand. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %lb. 25 cts. 



y GUERNSEY. The roots do not grow as long as those of the preceding, but are 

 thicker and more easily gathered. A very heavy cropper; roots smooth; flesh fine- 

 grained and of excellent quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %lb. 25 cts. 



PEPPERS 



($fef?er) 



Sow in hotbed as early as April, and transplant to rich, warm, mellow soil, as soon as 

 the weather has become warm and settled, setting them about two feet apart in drills;! 

 feet apart. Seed may be sown later in the open ground, when all danger from frost is 

 over, and thinned to the distance given above. The pods are used in making all sorts of 

 pickles. An ounce of seed will produce 1,000 plants. 



LARGE BELL, i BULL NOSE. 



Widely grown, standard old varietv, 

 with very large, thick pods. Pkt. 

 5 cts.. oz. 20 cts. 



CHINESE CI ANT. Ofenormous 

 size, early and very productive; fruit 

 bright scarlet and of thick, blocky 

 form; flesh thick and extremely mild. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 



RUBY KING. Bright red pods, ab out 5 inch 

 and pleasant in flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz- 25 cts. 



SWEET MOUNTAIN. Enormous, mild-flavored pods, much used for mango mak 

 ing and mixing with salads. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



PROVED HOLLOW CROWN PARSNIP. 



ong and 3 or 4 inches thick; mild 



L IMPROVED LONC RED. Pods long, curved and tapering 

 tne stem end; flavor sweet and mild. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



t GOLDEN QUEEN. Pods large, yellow; s 

 flavored. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 20 cts. 



Two inches thick ar 



LONC RED CAYENNE. 



oz. 20 cts. 



RED CHILI. Used for making Pepper-sauce 

 gent; plants very fruitful. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



ar to Large Bell in shape, but milder 

 Pods long, slender, bright red, very sharp. Pkt. 5 cts.. 



Pods small, conical, scarlet; pun- 



MARTYNIA 



The seed-pods are excellent for pickling if gathered when tender and about half- 

 grown. Sow the seed in May, in rows 3 feet apart, and thin the plants to stand 2 feet 

 apart in the rows. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



LARGE BELL, OR BULL NOSE PEPPER. 



If you desire a perfect lawn, try our Evergreen Lawn Seed. See third page of cover. 



