I0< PER PACKET 



UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED 



1. Chives 2. Dill 3. Fennel, Sweet 4. 

 Sage 5. Sweet Basil 6. Thyme. 



SWEET CORN, Continued 



Stowell's Evergreen — White. Large ears 

 about 8-in. long; big kernels, very 

 sweet. Good late variety. 93 days. 



POP CORN 



South American or Yellow Dynamite — 



Rich, creamy, yellow, smooth and round 

 kernels, which pop double size of 

 others. Ears 8 to 9-in. long. Vigorous 

 grower. 115 days. 



New! Hybrid Pop Corn 



You will be delighted with the new 

 hybrid pop corn. Yields are ter- 

 rific; every plant produces corn 

 with satisfying of big ears, with uniform 

 popping ability. ASK US ABOUT THESE 

 NEW HYBRIDS! 



CUCUMBER 



Select soil fully exposed to sun and 

 enrich thoroughly with fertilizer. Seeds 

 should be planted not over i" deep 

 in hills from 3' to 5' apart each way. 

 Sow 1$ to 20 seeds to a hill. When 

 plants crowd thin to 3 plants per hill. 

 Frequent shallow cultivation necessary 

 until runners appear. 

 A and C — A long dark green cucumber 

 which merits a trial. Uniform nearly 

 cylindrical, well rounded at ends. 



Cubit — Won Bronze Medal Award in 

 1944 All- American Selections. Dark 

 green, white spine, cylindrical with 

 blunt ends. Firm flesh and uniform col- 

 oring. New and worthwhile. 



Davis Perfect — Midseason. 9" to 10" 

 long. Tapered ends. Good color. 68 

 days. 



Early Fortune — Rich, dark green fruits 

 with firm, crisp, pure white flesh. 

 Grows to 9 by 2V2-in. Ships well, and 

 is highly resistant to disease. 66 days. 

 Long Green Improved — Black spined, 

 good pickling. Grows 10 to 15 in. long. 

 70 days. 



Marketer — Fine new variety, very pro- 

 lific. Attractive rich, dark green color, 

 carried right down to blossom end. 

 Crisp, icy-white flesh. 7% -in. long 2%- 

 in. diameter. 



National Pickling — Rich dark green. 

 Straight and rather blunt at ends but 

 not chunky. Best all-around pickler. 55 

 days. 



Straight Eight — Unsurpassed as slicing 

 cucumber. All- America Selection. 2V2- 

 lb. fruits, rounded at ends, medium 

 green. 68 days. 



EGGPLANT 



Requires continuous warm weather for 

 best results. Seed should be started 

 in a hotbed, as it is slow to germinate. 

 Set plants in open ground when 2" 

 tall and protect from hot sun when 

 young. Be sure to keep young plants 

 developing rapidly. Cultivate freely. 

 To produce large fruits, remove lateral 

 branches so as to reduce number of 

 fruits per plant. Spray to protect from 

 potato bugs. 



Black Beauty (fr) — Large, egg-shaped, 

 smooth, very dark purple fruits. Keep 

 well. Plant bears 4 to 5 fruits. Early. 



New Hampshire Hybrid — Developed for 

 short season areas. Round to olive shape 

 fruits, growing low on the bush. 



ENDIVE 



Sow at intervals for continuous sup- 

 ply. When well started, transplant or 

 thin to 1' apart. To blanch, tie outer 

 leaves together over the center when 

 plant is nearly grown. Just before kill- 

 ing frosts in fall, dig the plants, tak- 

 ing plenty of soil with roots — pack 

 closely together and store in dark 

 cellar for winter use. 



Full Heart or Escarole — A strongly 



bunched mass of thick, slightly crum- 

 pled leaves, well blanched heart. Up- 

 right growing plant about 12 inches in 

 diameter. 71 days. 



Green Curled Ruffec — Plants 16 to 18- 

 in. in diameter. Fine fall variety. White 

 tender, fleshy. 95 days. 



HERBS 



Every garden has a place for herbs. 

 In the vegetable garden or even in 

 the flower garden for their ornamental 

 appearance. 



Anise — Garnish or seasoning. 

 Basil, Sweet — Flavor for soups. 

 Borage — Salad or to flavor drinks. 

 Caraway — Seeds and leaves for flavor. 

 Coriander — Flavor for candy. 

 Chives — Flavor for soups, stews. 

 Dill — Flavor for pickles. 

 Fennel, Sweet — Garnish or salad. 

 Marjoram. Sweet — Seasoning. 

 Rosemary — Aroma and seasoning. 

 Sage — Seasoning, fresh or dried. 

 Thyme — Aromatic seasoning. 



The symbol (fr) following the variety 

 names indicates vegetables best 

 suited for home freezing. 



BECKERT S VEGETABLE SEED PRICES 



Pkt. V2 Oz. Oz. 



GARDEN HERBS — Basil Sweet, Borage, Caraway, Dill, Hore- 



hound, Summer Savory, Thyme 10 



Chives, Sage 25 



KALE — Dwarf Blue Leaved Curled Siberian, Dwarf Green 

 Curled Siberian, Dwarf Green Curled Scotch, Dwarf Blue 



Curled Scotch .10 .35 



KOHLRABI— Early Purple Vienna, Extra-Early White Vienna .10 .40 .75 

 LEEKS— American Flag ... .25 .50 .75 



LETTUCE. Leaf and Butterhead — Blackseeded Simpson, Grand 

 Rapids, May King, White Boston, Crisp-as-Ice, Early Curled 



Simpson 10 .25 



Crisp Sorts — Iceberg, New York 10 .50 



Oak Leaf, Imperial-44 15 .50 



Romaine or Cos Lettuce — Trianon, or Paris White Folding .10 .25 



Deer Tongue Lettuce .25 .75 



If you're not sure 

 about your plant- 

 ing, just ask us. 

 Many a good gar- 

 den plan starts in 

 our store. 



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