Celeriac, Egg-Plant and Endive. 



WM. C. BECKERT, 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Prague Giant Celeriac 



ENDIVE. 



( gnbt&te 



This is an important fall and 

 winter salad. For early, the seed 

 should be sown in April, in dri 

 15 inches apart, and the seedlings 

 thinned to stand 12 inches apart in 

 the rows. Sowings for the main 

 crop can be made in June and July, 

 as the vegetable is used principally 

 in fall and winter. The 

 leaves may be blanched to i 

 tiful yellowish white in 

 from 3 to 5 weeks, by 

 tying the tips of the 

 outer ones together, or 

 by laying boards over 

 the plants. Ordinarily 

 good soil and cult 

 all the crop requires. An 

 ounc^of seed 

 l^feet of dri 

 \r CREEN CURLED 



Improved New York Thornless Egg-Plant. 



Most generally cultivated. Dark green leaves, beautifully 

 curled, and when blanched very crisp and tender; they are ready for use a little earlier 

 .than otheV sorts. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



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



when blanched. The plant is very 

 hardy, and yields heavier crops than 

 other sorts, but does not blanch so 

 easily. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



MOSS-CURLED. Dense-grow- 

 ing, with finely cut and curled moss- 

 like leaves, quite crisp and tender. 

 Pktyffcts., oz. 20 cts. 



/WHITE CURLED. Has tender, 

 curly leaves of silvery green. This 

 is deservedly one of the most highly 

 esteemed varieties of Endive. Pkt. 5 

 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



CELERIAC, or TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY. 



(Snellen ©efferie.) 



Sow in early spring, in light, rich, soil; transplant the seedlings in May, and water 

 freely in dry weather. They will be ready for cooking in October, and may be pre- 

 served in dry sand for use during winter. " Celeriac is said to be as fine a nerve tonic 

 as celery, and can be grown in many sections where celery culture is practically impos- 

 sible.' The roots have almost the same flavor as the crispest white celery stalks, while 

 they keep much longer than celery. An ounce of seed will produce about 2,000 plants, 

 i/ PRAGUE CI ANT. The roots of this variety are very large and smooth, with no 

 •fide roots. When young they are quite tender and marrow-like, having a very fine 

 flavor, and cooking quickly. The plants are vigorous, with large, deep green foliage. 

 We believe this to be the best of all varieties for general culture, and so have discarded 

 other sorts. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



EGG-PLANT. 



(©ierpflanse.) 



Sow the seed in hotbeds early in March, trans- 

 plant to small pots and plunge them in the same 

 beds; this is to make them strong and stocky. They 

 should not be planted out in 

 rows until May or June, 

 when the weather becomes 

 and~settled, as cool 

 nights and wet weather will 

 check their growth. Set the 

 plants in rows 3 feet apart 

 each way and give them 

 thorough cultivation, draw- 

 ing the earth up to the stems 

 when they are about a foot 

 high; it is well to keep some 

 plants in the hotbed for re- 

 planting. Repeated sow- 

 ings are sometimes neces- 

 sary, as the seed does not 

 germinate freely with- 

 out strong and uniform 

 heat. In cutting, do 

 not in^»re the plant, 

 ce of seed will 

 uce 1,000 plants. 

 NEW YORK IM- 

 PROVED THORN- 

 LESS.' The leading 

 market variety ; strong 

 and productive in habit. The fruits are deep pur- 

 ple, large, smooth, free from thorns; flesh 

 white, tender, delicate flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 35c. 

 ——WHITE PEARL. Fruit pure creamy white, 

 as large as New York Improved ; quality very 

 fine, well flavored. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts. 



For Plants and Roots of 

 Egg-Plant, Rhubarb, etc., 



see Vegetable Plants and Roots, page 25. 

 Write us for special prices on large quanti- 

 ties. Market-gardeners will do well to 

 communicate with us before purchasing 

 elsewhere. Our prices have been carefully 

 revised and are as low as good, fresh, pure, 

 true seed can be sold for after last year's 

 short crops. We offer all our seeds with 

 full confidence that they will succeed any- 

 where that seeds can be given ordinary care 



«3=-The two varieties of Ege-Plant offered aoove 

 we know to be by far the best of all sorts grown, and 

 so we offer no others, long lists of varieties being 

 merely confusing to inexperienced gardeners. Some- 

 times during cool, moist summers, when the fruit 

 fails to set, pinching off the ends of the branches 

 after the plants begin to bloom is found a good 

 practice. 



Broad-leaved Batavian Endive. 



Green Curled End 



i WE DEI IVER FREE »t any post office in the United States, at the prices named in thi 

 t Catalogue, all Vegetable Seeds that are sold by weight, as packets 



i ounces, quarter-pounds, half-pounds and pounds. 



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