WM. C. BECKERT, 

 ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Cucumbers, Best Sorts for Salads and Pickling. 



Bennett's White Spine Cucumber. West India Gherkin. 



CUCUMBERS. 



and settled, and the ground mellow 



(©urfe.) 



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

 and light. Plant the seeds in well enriched hills about 4 feet apart each way, and as soon as all danger from insects is over, thin the plants 

 to leave 4 of the strongest in each hill. For succession, sow at intervals of every two weeks until midsummer. Extra early crops may b« 

 grown by planting the seeds in hotbeds in April, upon pieces of sod turned upside down, and removing them to hills in the 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. 



An excellent variety for family use. Pkt. 



BENNETT'S WHITE SPINE. Fruits 7 to 10 inches long, ancKp-T A I L B Y HYBRID. 



proportionately thick throughout, being as full at both ends as in the 

 center. They retain their glossy green color a long time on the vineSj 

 Pkt: 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 30 cts. 



|/EXTRA LONG, or 'EVERGREEN WHITE SPINE 



from 10 to 12 inches long, very straight and fine in appearance. When 



about-5 or G inches long they make excellent pickles. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 



lOjrfs., 341b. 25 cts. 



'i/lMPROVED WHITE SPINE. Early and productive. Fruit 



medium size, good shape, light green, with a few white spines on the 



surface. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 

 ... -- EVERGREEN. Early and prolific; possesses every qualification 

 " of a perfect pickle sort, and being, as well, excellent for slicing. Pkt. 



5 c^., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



(/'IMPROVED LONG GREEN. The leading long-growing sort, 

 'and excellent for pickles. The fruits are dark green, long, well-shaped, 



firm and crisp. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 

 ^ COOL AND CRISP. Early and prolific; desirable for slicing. 



When mature it is of good size, very tender and crisp. Pkt. 5 cts., 



oaHO cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



Y JERSEY PICKLING. Superior for pickling, and extensively 

 grown for that purpose. Vines are wonderfully productive and the 

 fruits are rich, deep green, small and very uniform in size. Pkt. 

 5 ctot., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 30 cts. 



[ /CHICAGO, or WESTERFIELD PICKLE. Very large; used for 

 Ijnckling. The fruits are deep green, of medium length, pointed at 

 the ends. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 341b. 30 cts. 



REEN PROLIFIC. Fruits bright green, of medium size, short, 

 almost cylindrical, crisp and good. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



EVERBEARING. Produces fruit until frost ; early and produc- 

 tive. Fruits are small, well-shaped, and good for pickling. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 

 ,.^-PARIS PICKLING. Distinct from all others, the fruit being 

 strikingly long and cylindrical and covered with fine prickles; solid, 

 crisp and tender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 30 cts. 



5 cts., 'oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 



-NICHOL'S MEDIUM CREEN. Heavy cropper, with straight, 

 smooth, green fruits. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 

 Fruits-fr*" EARLY RUSSIAN. Early and prolific; fruits are small, oval, 

 pointed, crisp and good. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts. 

 JAPANESE CLIMBING. Vigorous, tall-climbing, clinging 



Aightly to trellises. Fruits almost straight, large, and from 12 to 16 

 inches long; skin dark green, flesh thick and delicately flavored. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



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

 for pickling. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 341b. 50 cts. 



ENGLISH FRAME CUCUMBER, TELEGRAPH. 



This variety is used for forcing. It can be grown in hotbeds 

 or houses where the temperature does not fall below 65 degrees 

 at night. The fruits are long, smooth and handsome, frequently 

 growing from 20 to 30 inches long. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Jersey Pickling Cucumb 



DANDELION. 



Mushrooms. 



/ (Sotoenjafyn.) 

 Sow as early as the weather will allow, in good, well-enriched soil, and in rows a foot apart. Thin to stand 3 or 

 4 inches apart in the rows. An ounce of seed will sow 100 feet of drill ; a pound will sow an acre. 

 ^-FRENCH THICK-LEAVED. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



" MILLTRACK " MUSHROOM SPAWN. 



Our brand of Spawn has been celebrated for many years. It is manufactured under a peculiar process known 

 exclusively to the manufacturer/and, when once used, no gardener will willingly take to any other kind. One chief 

 feature of its superiority is the extraordinary length of time it continues to produce Mushrooms. Lb. 15 cts., by mail 

 25 cts.; 10 lbs. $1. 



Mushrooms, How to Crow Them. (Falconer.) $1.50, postpaid. 



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