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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Purple-Top Strap-Leaf Turnip 



TURNIP 



Turnips thrive best in cool weather. The 

 early flat sorts may be sown from very early 

 spring up to the middle of May. The main crop 

 for fall and winter use should be sown in July 

 or August. Sow the seed in drills i to feet 

 apart and thin out to stand 4 inches apart. 



One ounce of seed to 150 feet of drill; 2V2 to 2 lbs. 

 per acre 



PRICES, except as noted, pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; 

 Vilb. 35 cts.; lb. 85 cts. 



Extra-Early White Milan. Pure white, flat 

 roots of excellent quality and flavor. Pkt. 

 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; }^lh. 60 cts.; lb. $1.40. 



Purple-Top White Globe. Handsome, glob- 

 ular roots, white with the upper portion 

 bright purple. Splendid keeper. 



Golden Ball, or Orange Jelly. Roots almost 

 round, smooth, and of a deep yellow color. 

 Flesh is very sweet and tender. May be used 

 as either an early or late sort. 



PURPLE-TOP STRAP-LEAF. Good for 

 early spring or fall use. Flat white roots with 

 purple top. Good table quality. 



Large White Globe. Large roots; skin and 

 flesh white. Fine for stock. 



Co-w Horn. Long white roots. A heavy pro- 

 ducer on deep soils. Is sometimes used as a 

 cover crop. 



Seven Top. Grown exclusively for the tops 

 which are used in the same manner as spinach. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; }ilh. 50 cts.; lb. $1.25. 



RUTABAGA, or SWEDE 



Grow like ordinary Turnips. Sow in June. 



American Purple-Top. Elongated globe 

 shape,* skin yellow underground and purple 

 above; flesh yellow, fine grained. A large 

 cropper and splendid keeper. 



Sweet German. A heavy producer of large, 

 globe-shaped, white-skinned, and white- 

 fleshed roots. Flesh fine-grained and sweet. 



It is much easier to do any work with proper 

 tools. You will find a complete list of the best 

 garden tools on pages_60, 61,^62, 63, and 64. 



GARDEN HERBS 



The following list of Herbs should be included 

 in all gardens. They are universally used for 

 seasoning and flavoring. pj^^ 



Anise |o 10 $0 25 



Basil, Sweet 10 30 



Borage 10 25 



Caraway 10 25 



Chives 15 75 



Dill 10 25 



Fennel, Florence 10 25 



Lavender 10 45 



Marjoram, Sweet 10 40 



Rosemary lo 50 



Sage... 10 35 



Savory, Summer 10 25 



Thyme 10 50 



NORTHERN-GROWN 

 SEED POTATOES 



It pays to plant good Seed Potatoes. We offer 



northern-grown stocks, selected especially for 



seed purposes. Packed in standard sacks of 165 



pounds net, or 2 K bushels. We are glad to supply 



any quantity from a single peck to car lots. 

 T?he market is variable. Please write for 



prices, stating quantity required, and we will 



quote best prices by return mail. 



Plant 10 to 12 bushels to the acre 



Early Rose. Extra early and especially pro- 

 ductive on heavy soils. Tubers large, oblong 

 in shape, with rounded ends; skin pinkish with 

 shallow eyes. Of good quality. 



Early White Albino. Early and a good cropper. 

 Oblong tubers with creamy white skin and 

 flesh of fine quality. 



Irish Cobbler. Tubers nearly round, of good 

 size, with creamy brown skin and white flesh. 

 Unexcelled for baking. 



Carman No. 3. A heavy-producing, main-crop 

 Potato, largely grown for market. Large, 

 round tubers with light brown skin and few, 

 shallow eyes. Does well on all soils. 



Sir Walter Raleigh. Similar to Carman No. 

 3. Not as productive but better quality. 



Green Mountain. The leading late variety. 

 Tubers extra large, broad and oblong, with 

 light russet skin. Immensely productive and 

 of exceptionally high quality. 



Dibble's Russet. Late or main crop; disease 

 resistant and heavy yielder. Flesh pure 

 white; skin rough russet appearance. 



Irish Cobbler Potatoes 



