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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



wOol and Crisp Cucumber 



CUCUMBERS 



Cucumbers thrive best in a rich, warm, loamy 

 soil, and planting should be delayed until 

 settled warm weather. Make hills about 4 feet 

 apart each way and thoroughly mix into the soil 

 well-rotted manure to a depth of 6 inches or 

 more. Scatter twelve to fifteen seeds to a hill 

 and cover one inch deep; thin out to three or 

 four of the strongest plants after danger of 

 insects is over. Dust the young plants with 

 Slug Shot to kill the beetles and worms. 



One ounce of seed will plant about 50 hills 



PRICES, except as noted, pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 

 V4lb. 50 cts. 



SUPREME GREEN. Plants are very vigorous, 

 with rich dark green foliage and very resistant 

 to blights. Fruits are uniform, usually 8 to 

 10 inches long, and the darkest green we have 

 seen in Cucumbers. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 

 'Alh. 75 cts. 



Arlington White Spine. Straight, sym- 

 metrical fruits; suitable for forcing or in the 

 garden. 



COOL AND CRISP. Long, dark green; finest 

 quality; bears through a long season. 



Davis Perfect. A favorite sort. Slender, dark 

 green fruits, tender and fine for slicing. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; Xlb. 60 cts. 



Early Fortune. An early variety, about 8 

 inches long, with few seeds; rich dark green 

 in color. Good shipper; very productive. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; Klb. 60 cts. 



Extra Long, or Evergreen White Spine. 

 Very long fruits, rich dark green; flesh white, 

 firm, and crisp. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 

 }ilb. 60 cts. 



Forcing White Spine. A splendid free- growing 

 strain for forcing. Pkt. 25 cts.; >20z. 75 cts.; 

 oz. $1.25. 



Fordhook Famous. Extra-large fruits; flesh 



thick, crisp, and fine-flavored. 

 Improved Long Green. Very long, slender, 



smooth, dark green fruits. Desirable for both 



pickles and slicing. 

 Japanese Climbing. A climbing variety that 



can be grown on fences or trellises. Fruits 



10 to 12 inches long; fine for slicing. Pkt. 



10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; Klb. 65 cts. 



Pickling Varieties 



CHICAGO PICKLE. A prolific bearer of very 



uniform, medium- sized fruits. 

 Green Prolific, or Boston Pickling. Short, 



smooth, bright green; fine for pickles. 

 Jersey Pickle. Fruits are light green, long, and 



slender. Productive. 



I West India Gherkin. Small fruits, 2 to 3 

 inches long, covered with spines. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 25 cts.; Klb. 70 cts. 



English Frame Varieties 



A distinct type especially selected for forcing. 

 We ofl'er the finest English varieties. 

 Improved Telegraph, Matchless, Roch- 



ford's Market. Each, pkt. 50 cts. 



EGGPLANT 



Sow the seed in hotbed or indoors in early 

 March. When the plants are 3 inches high, 

 transplant to small pots, and later on to larger 

 pots. Set them out in the garden late in May, 

 about 3 feet apart each way. 



One ounce of seed will produce 1,000 plants 

 Black Beauty. Early; fruits large and almost 



black. Pkt. 10 cts.; >20z. 30 cts.; oz. 55 cts.; 



Klb. S1.65. 



New York Improved Purple. Large, smooth, 

 dark purple fruits; prolific. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 >^oz. 30 cts.; oz. 55 cts.; }ilh. $1.65. 



New York Improved Purple Eggplant 



