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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Harris' Early Giant Pepper 



PEPPER 



Light, warm, mellow soil is best for Peppers. 

 The seed should be started indoors or in the 

 hotbed early in March. Give the young plants 

 plenty of heat and moisture, transplanting to 

 paper pots when 3 inches high, and setting them 

 out in the garden late in May. 



One ounce of seed will produce 1,000 plants 

 Harris"* Earliest. Like Neapolitan but earlier 



and a little smaller. Pkt. loc. ; oz. 65c. ; Klb. $2. 

 Neapolitan. Extra early and prolific; fruits 3 



inches long and rather narrow; mild. Pkt. 



10 cts.; oz. 35 cts.; %Vo. Si. 10. 

 Ruby King. Always mild and sweet. Fruits 



thick- fleshed, 4 inches long, tapering to a blunt 



point. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; /iVo. I1.50. 

 PIMIENTO (Crimson Beauty). Medium size 



and bluntly cone-shaped, perfectly smooth, 



very thick- fleshed and sweet as an apple. 



Pkt, 10 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; %\h. $1.50. 

 Sweet Mountain. Similar to Bull Nose but 



longer; mild and sweet. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 50 



cts.; Xlb. I1.40. 

 BuUnose, or Large Bell. Good- sized square 



fruits; usually quite strong in flavor. Pkt. 



10 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; }i\b. $1.40. 

 HARRIS' EARLY GIANT. See complete de 



scription on page 2. Pkt. 25 cts.; >^oz. $1.25; 



Koz. S2.25; oz. S4. 

 Giant Crimson. Large, square, mild fruits; 



medium early; productive. Pkt. 10 cts.; 



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

 Chinese Giant. Fruits average 5 inches long 



and inches in diameter; thick fleshed and 



sweet. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 65 cts.; %\h. $2. 

 Squash, or Tomato-shaped. Small, round, 



thick- fleshed, strong- flavored. Pkt. 10 cts.; 



oz. 50 cts.; Xlb. I1.40. 

 Small Red Chili. Prolific. Fruits very hot and 



pungent. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; %\h. Si. 50. 

 Long Red Cayenne. Like the Chili but longer 



and larger. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; K^lb.Si.50. 

 Large Red Cherry. Very pungent. Pkt. 10 cts.; 



oz. 50 cts.; Xlb, S1.50. 

 Golden Queen. Clear golden yellow. Mild. 



Pkt. ID cts.; oz. 60 cts.; >ilb. $1.75. 



PUMPKIN 



Sow in May in well-enriched hills 8 to 10 feet 

 apart each way, or sow with corn, dropping a 

 few seeds in every third or fourth hill. 



One ounce of seed for 25 hills; 4 pounds for an acre 



Connecticut Field. Large, heavy, oblong in 

 shape, with orange skin and orange-yellow 

 flesh. Productive and largely grown for 

 stock feeding. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 

 Xlb. 40 cts.; lb. |i. 



Green-striped Cushaw. Creamy white striped 

 with green. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; Hlh. 

 60 cts.; lb. $1.50. 



Golden Cushaw. Deep yellow skin and flesh. 

 The Cushaw Pumpkins resemble very large 

 smooth crookneck squashes in shape. Ex- 

 cellent for pies. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 

 Xlb. 60 cts.; lb. $1.50. 



LARGE CHEESE. Large and flat, with creamy 

 buff skin and yellow flesh. Good quality. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Klb. 40 cts.; lb. |i. 



King of the Mammoths or Potiron. Grows 

 to an enormous size (often 100 pounds in 

 weight). Skin salmon- orange; flesh yellow, 

 coarse. Pkt. loc; oz. 20c.; Xlb. 65c.; lb. I1.75. 



Small Sugar. Small, round, bright orange, with 

 fine-grained sweet, yellow flesh. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 20 cts.; Xlb. 50 cts.; lb. $1.25. 



White Cushaw. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 

 Klb. 60 cts.; lb. $1.50. 



WINTER LUXURY or PIE SQUASH. 

 Sweetest of all Pumpkins. Medium size; 

 round, with yellow skin and flesh. Pkt. 

 ID cts.; oz. 20 cts.; Xlb. 50 cts.; lb. ^1.25. 



RHUBARB 



Sow in early spring in rows iK feet apart, 

 covering an inch deep. Thin out to 6 inches. In 

 the fall, transplant to deep rich soil, spacing the 

 plants 3 to 5 feet apart each way, and mulch well 

 with manure. 



One ounce of seed will sow ISO feet of drill 



Victoria. The most popular variety. Large, 

 tender, juicy stalks. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; 

 Klb. 75 cts. 



Rhubarb Roots. Plant 3 to 5 feet apart in 

 deep, well-enriched soil, and keep well sup- 

 plied with moisture. Do not cut the first 

 season. Strong roots, 15 cts. each; large 

 clumps 50 cts. and |i each. 



Small Sugar Pumpkin 



