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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



New Delicacies for Your 1926 Garden 



We wish you would try some of all of these fine varieties. Each is supreme in its class 

 and bound to give the utmost satisfaction. We have thoroughly tested each of these 

 fine varieties in our trial gardens and have found them to be a decided improvement 

 over the old form. Prominent growers in this section to whom samples were given last 

 season were very enthusiastic over results obtained. 



Penn State Danish Ballhead Cabbage 



Penn State Danish Ballhead 



Cabbage 



A very superior strain of the Short- stemmed 

 Danish Ballhead Cabbage. Heads are ex- 

 tremely solid, almost globular in shape, and on 

 average soil will weigh from 4 to 6 pounds. Stems 

 are short. Due to the uniformity of heads and 

 blight- resistance will outyield the old types. 

 This fine new variety is very resistant to Cabbage 

 diseases, particularly to black- leg. Pkt. 25 cts.; 

 yioz. 80 cts.; oz. $1.50. 



Special Snowball Cauliflower 



There seems to be innumerable strains of 

 Snowball Cauliflower, but fortunately, we have 

 been able, through our comparative trials, to 

 select and offer to our customers a stock that is 

 second to none. This has been proven b^' results, 

 not only in our trials but in crops produced by 

 many of our customers. The plants are very 

 compact with but few outer leaves. Heads are 

 large, pure white, and very solid. Pkt. 25 cts.; 

 Koz. Si. 



Supreme Green Cucumber 



A grand new variety of the Davis Perfect tj-pe. 

 Plants are very vigorous, with rich dark green 

 foliage and very resistant to blights. Fruits are 

 dark green, tapering slightly to the ends. Fine 

 for large fruits or for pickles. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 Oz. 25 cts.; %\h. 75 cts. 



Golden Plume Celery 



A splendid new variety of Celery greatly 

 resembling Golden Self-blanching, but matures 

 earlier, grows taller, and is much thicker through 

 the base than that variety. Blanches very easily 

 and is unexcelled in flavor. Pkt. 25c. ; Koz. |i .50. 



Barden's Wonder Bantam 

 Sweet Corn 



Imagine an ear of Corn 8 to 9 inches long with 

 10 rows of deep, buttery yellow grains having all 

 the sweet, luscious flavor of the long-famous 

 Golden Bantam, and you have drawn a mind 

 picture of Barden's Wonder Bantam. To really 

 appreciate its qualities you must grow and eat it 

 yourself. Pkt. 10 cts.; pt. 30 cts.; qt. 60 cts.; 

 2 qts. Ii.io; pk. $3.50. 



Harris Early Giant Pepper 



A fit companion for that other fine Pepper, 

 Harris' Earliest. Harris' Early Giant is the 

 earliest of the extremely large- fruited Peppers. 

 Fruits fairly long and almost as large in diameter 

 as Chinese Giant, with thick, meaty flesh and 

 fine mild flavor. Pkt. 25 cts.; Xoz. Si. 25; 

 Koz. I2.25. 



Crosby's Special Egyptian Beet 



An exceeding fine type of this all-purpose 

 Beet. Crosby's Special is of very rapid growth, 

 with small tops. Roots are rather deep turnip- 

 shaped, blood- red, and of the very finest quality. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; %Vo. 50 cts. 



Special Earliana Tomato 



A special strain kept up to the highest quality 

 by years of painstaking selection. Fruits are 

 good sized, bright red in color, solid, and gener- 

 ally free from cracks. Matures very early and is 

 exceedingly prolific. Pkt. 10 cts.; Koz. 35 cts.; 

 oz. 60 cts.; Xlb. Si.75- 



Special Earliana Tomatoes 



