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10* PER PACKET 



UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED 



PEAS 



1. Laxton's Progress 2. Little Marvel 3. 

 Alderman or Dark-podded Telephone 

 4. Mammoth Melting Sugar. 



PEPPERS, Continued 



World Beater — One of the best large 

 peppers. Glossy-green, changes to 

 bright red. Mild, very sweet, thick 

 flesh. 75 days 



Hot 



Hungarian Wax — Slender, waxy yellow 

 fruit about 6-in. long, turns red when 

 ripe. Very hot. 65 days. 

 Long Red Cayenne — The he" favorite. 

 For canning, pickling, drying. - Pungent 

 flavored fruit, tapering and twisted. 70 

 days. • 



PUMPKIN 



Plant in middle of spring among corn; 

 or in hills 8' apart each nay. Drop 4 

 seeds to a hill. If planted in hills, cul- 

 tivate the same as melons and cu- 

 cumbers. For winter use gather before 

 frost (leave stem 3" to 4" long) and 

 store in warm, dry place. 



Connecticut Field — Large fruit with flat 

 ends, 15 to 25- lbs. and up to 15-in. 

 Surface, slightly ribbed, deep orange. 

 Thick flesh, orange-yellow, sweet and 

 coarse. 118 days. 



King of the Mammoth — Larces* cf all 

 pumpkins. Valuable for stock feeding 

 and exhibition. Globular, slightly ribbed, 

 flattened, weigh 60 to 90-lb. Flesh solid, 

 yellow-orange, coarse, but good quality. 

 120 days. 



Small Sugar or New England Pie — De- 

 sirable for pie or general use. Round, 

 flat end fruit, deep orange. Thick, yel- 

 low-orange flesh. 118 days. 



RADISH 



Soil should be light, quick and rich 

 to insure rapid growth. Slow growth 

 makes the flavor too strong. Sow as 

 early as ground can be worked, as 

 radishes are very hardy. Make suc- 

 cessive sowings up to hot weather. 

 When in the third leaf, thin to give 

 roots plenty of room. Pull promptly 

 when mature. The secret of crisp, de- 

 licious radishes is quick growth, 

 prompt picking. 



Crimson Giant — Large round, 1 to IV2- 

 in. Deep crimson roots. Very crisp and 

 tender for its size. 28 days. 

 Early Scarlet Globe— Globular, slightly 

 elongated, bright scarlet. 24 days. 

 Early Scarlet Turnip, White Tipped — 

 Carmine red with white tip. Flesh white, 

 crisp and mild. 26 days. 



French Breakfast — Roots thicker toward 



bottom. lVfe-in. long by Vz to 3 /4-inv 

 Dull scarlet, white tipped. 25 days. 



White Icicle — Tapering roots 5 to 5Vz- 

 in., very white with pure white, mild 

 flesh. 27 days. 



Fall and Winter Varieties 



Celestial or Chinese White Winter — 



White flesh, rather mild in flavor. Root* 

 large, 8" long and 2V2 to 3 inches in 

 diameter, cylindrical with heavy shoul- 

 der. 60 days. 



Long Black Spanish — Good keeping 

 winter variety. White, crisp and pun- 

 gent. 8 to 9 in. long, slightly tapered. 

 58 days. 



Round Black Spanish — Top-shaped. 3* 

 to 4". Flesh white, crisp and of strong 

 flavor. 56 days. 



RUTABAGA 



(See Turnip) 



SALSIFY 



Light, rich soil best and it must be 

 stirred to a considerable depth. Sow 

 in rows 18" apart. Cover seeds firmly 

 with of fine soil and thin plants 

 later to 2" to 3" apart in the row. 

 Cultivate the same as parsnips or car- 

 rots. 



Mammoth Sandwich Island — A palat- 

 able and nutritious vegetbale when 

 cooked Flavor is remarkably similar to 

 oysters. 120 days. 



SPINACH 



Plant very early in spring — or start 

 seed in fall (giving it protection by 3" 

 of straw over the winter) and enjoy 

 an early spring crop. Cut all spinach 

 before _ hot weather as it doesn't do 

 well in extreme heat. Sow again in 

 August or September for fall crop. 

 Spinach should be gathered before the 

 flower spike appears. 

 Bloomsdale Savoy, Long Standing (fx) — 

 A few days later than regular Bloo m s- 

 dale Savoy. Holds from 12 to 14 days 

 longer. 42 days. 



Giant Nobel or Giant Thick Leaf — 



Large, vigorous, spreading plant, slow 

 to form seed stalks. Heavy yielder. 

 Large, thick, smooth, deep green leaves. 

 45 days. 



New Zealand — Thrives in dry, hot 

 weather. Can be picked repeatedly all 

 season. Not a true spinach, but similar 

 when cooked. 70 days. 



BECKERT S VEGETABLE SEED PRICES 



PEPPERS, Sweet— California Wonder, Chinese Giant, Harris 



Early Giant, Ruby Giant, Ruby King 



Hot Varieties — Anaheim Giant Chili, Hungarian Long Red 

 Banana, Long Red Cayenne, Red Cherry 



PUMPKINS — Winter Luxury, Mammoth Golden C us haw, Large 



Cheese, Mammoth King, Connecticut Field 



RADISH, Early Round— Early Scarlet Globe, Crimson Giant, 



French Breakfast, Cavalier 



Early Long — Icicle, Cincinnati Market 

 Summer — White Strassburg, Long White Vienna 

 Winter — White Chinese, Long Black Spanish Round Black 

 Spanish \ 



SALSIFY — Mammoth Sandwich Island 



SPINACH — Bloomsdale Savoy, Becker's Emerald, Virginia Sa- 

 voy, Giant Thick Leaf or Nobel, King of Denmark 



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