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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



CARROTS 



Deep, light, sandy soil will produce smooth 

 shapely Carrots, while a heavier clay will grow 

 firmer and better colored roots. For early crop, 

 sow the short-rooted varieties from the first to 

 the middle of April, in rows 12 inches apart, and 

 cover about Kinch deep. For main crop, sow 

 up to the middle of June in rows of 15 to 18 

 inches apart. Thin out the plants to stand 3 to 

 4 inches apart. Carrots may be kept for winter 

 use in the same manner as beets. 



One ounce of seed will sow 100 feet of row 



FRENCH FORCING or EARLY SHORT 

 HORN. Small, round reddish orange roots of 

 fine flavor. Largely used for forcing in frames, 

 matures very quickly. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 

 Xlb. 50 cts.; lb. $1.50. 



Early Scarlet Horn. Deep orange in color; 

 2/? to 3 inches long. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 

 Klb. 50 cts.; lb. $1.50. 



Guerande, or Oxheart. Roots short and blunt, 

 3 to 4 inches in diameter and about 4 inches 

 long. The best Carrot for hard, stiff soils. 

 Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Hlh. 45 cts.; lb. $1.25. 



Chantenay Half-Long. Slightly tapered, 

 blunt-rooted variety, the earliest of the large 

 Carrots. Excellent for home gardens and 

 early market. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Xlb. 

 45 cts.; lb. $1.25. 



DANVERS HALF-LONG. Roots average 6 to 

 8 inches long, tapering to a blunt point. Pro- 

 ductive and a good keeper. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 15 cts.; %\.b. 45 cts.; lb. Si. 25. 



Half-Long Luc, or Coreless. Orange-red, 

 blunt roots, slightly tapered. A heavy yielder. 

 Quite similar to Danvers. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 20 cts.; H\h. 60 cts.; lb. $2.- 



Half-Long Stump-rooted. Handsome roots, 

 almost cylindrical in shape, tender and fine 

 quality. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Hlh. 45 cts.; 

 lb. $1.25. 



St. Valery. An excellent half-long main-crop 

 variety. Broad at the neck, tapering to a 

 point. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; Xlb. 45 cts.; 

 lb. $1.25. 



Long Orange. Rich orange, long, tapering 

 roots; fine for stock feeding. A heavy yielder 

 on deep soils. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; ^Ib. 

 45 cts.; lb. I1.25. 



Large White Belgian. Very large; flesh and 

 skin white; used for feeding cattle. Pkt. 10 cts.; 

 oz. 15 cts.; Xlb. 35 cts.; lb. Si. 



Special Early Snowball Cauliflower 



Chantenay Half-Long Carrots 



CAULIFLOWER 



Cauliflower is, in our opinion, the finest 

 flavored of all the cabbage family and may easily 

 be grown in the small garden, providing the soil 

 is moderately rich. 



Best heads are grown in rich, moist soil and 

 in cool weather, so it is usually grown as an early 

 spring or fall crop. Culture is the same as for 

 cabbage. 



SPECIAL EARLY SNOWBALL. The most 

 reliable and popular extra-early Cauliflower. 

 Compact plants with few outer leaves and 

 large, solid, snowy white heads. Good for 

 forcing as well as outdoors. Pkt. 25 cts.; 

 >4 0z. Si. 



Danish Dry Weather. A little larger and later 

 than Snowball, but will endure more drought 

 and hot weather. Pkt. 25 cts.; Koz. Si. 



Early Paris. Larger and a little later and 

 coarser than the preceding. Reliable header. 

 Pkt. 15 cts.; Koz. 50 cts. 



CHINESE CELERY CABBAGE 



Far too few people are acquainted with this 

 delicious Chinese vegetable. It has all the good 

 qualities of both cabbage and lettuce, with a 

 flavor all its own. It may be cooked like cab- 

 bage or cauliflower and served with cream dress- 

 ing or may be used raw as a lettuce. Heads are 

 oblong in shape and self-blanching. Sow in July 

 or early August, in rows 2 feet apart, and thin or 

 transplant to i foot apart in the rows. The heads 

 form best in cool fall weather and may be stored 

 like cabbage until midwinter. 



One ounce of seed will sow 150 feet of row 



Pe-Tsai. Heads narrow and very tall. Pkt. 



10 cts.; oz. 40 cts.; %\b. Si. 25. 

 Wong Bok. Heads short and broad; preferred 



by market gardeners. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 50 cts.; 



Klb. Si. 50. 



