WM. C. BECKERT, ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Giant Pera. The largest long green 

 cucumber in cultivation; grows seventeen 

 to twenty-two inches long; clear white 

 flesh; peculiarly crisp, tender and brittle, 

 with few seeds. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; 

 1^ lb. 25 cts.; lb. 85 cts. 



Long Grecian. Grows to a great 

 length — full}' equal to the English frame 

 varieties. It grows very straight, smooth 

 and uniform, of perfect shape, and has 

 very few seeds. Pkt. 10 cts.; 3 pkts. 

 25 cts. 



West India Gherkin. Not a cucum- 

 ber proper. It is vised, however, for 

 pickling. It bears small, rough, prickly 

 fruits in abundance. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz.lScts. 



Early Russian. Early, hardy and 

 prolific. Fine for table use, growing 

 about three inches long; also good for 

 pickles. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; }:l lb. 25 

 cts.; lb. 85 cts. 



New Everbearing. It is of small size, 

 very early, enormously productive, and 

 \ aluable as a green pickler. The peculiar 

 merit of this novelty is that the vines 

 continue to flower and produce fruit 

 until killed by frost whether the ripe 

 cucumbers are picked off or not, differ- 

 ing in this respect from all other sorts in 

 cultivation. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 25 cts. 



English Frame Varieties. These are 

 some of the English sorts used for forc- 

 ing, attaining a length of twenty to thirty 

 inches, can be grown in hot-beds or 

 houses where the temperature does not 

 fall below 65° at night. Each 25 cts. per 

 pkt. 



Sion House. Giant or Arnstadt. 



Telegraph. Due of Edinburgh. 



Green Prolific. An excellent pickling variety. Medium 

 size, dark green in color, very prolific. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 10 

 cts.; lb. 25 cts.; lb. 85 cts. 



Giant Pera. 



Extra Long White Spine. 



Long Green. The leading 

 long and dark green, firm and 

 others. Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 10 cts. : 



Jersey Pickle. 

 Grown very ex- 

 tensively for 

 pickling, and su- 

 perior to any 

 other sort for that 

 purpose. Fruit 

 small and very 

 uniform in size, 

 deep green in col- 

 or and wonderful- 

 ly p ro due tiVe. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 10 

 cts. ; lb. 25 cts. ; 

 lb. 85 cts. 



^ ^ Extra Long 

 White Spine. 



^ "x^This variety, 

 ^ / while growing too 

 „ ^ long for commer- 

 cial pickles, makes 

 ^ splendid dark 

 green family 

 pickles, and for 

 table use is of 

 very fine quality. They 

 grow ten to twelve inches 

 long and very straight: 

 make fine, hard, brittle 

 pickles when five to six 

 inches long. Pkt. 5 cts.; 

 oz. 10 cts.; }i lb. 25 cts.; 

 lb. SO cts. 



White Japan. When 

 full grown it is nearly 

 white in color; medium 

 size, smooth, straight and 

 of excellent quality. Pkt. 

 5 cts. ; oz. 15 cts. 



long-growing variety; fruit 

 crisp ; not so productive as 

 i< lb. 25 cts. ; lb. 85 cts. 



Jersey Pickle 



CORN, SWEET OR SUGAR. (Zueker Welshkorn.) 



Sugar corn is very susceptible to wet or cold, and should not be planted until the soil has become quite warm; if planted 

 too early it makes no headway and is very liable to rot; plant in hills from three to four feet apart each way, or in rows 

 four to five feet apart and eight to twelve inches in the row; the taller the variety and the richer the soil the more space it 

 requires. For a succession of crops, continue planting at intervals of every two weeks until the middle of July, which will 

 supplj' you with a continuous crop of good roasting ears until frost. 



If by Mail, add postage at the rate often cents per quart. 



Cory. The earliest vari- 

 ety yet introduced. It re 

 sembles the Marblehead, 

 from which it originates, but 

 is even earlier; the stalks are 

 short and the ears are verv 

 low down, and it can be plant- 

 ed two and one-half feetj 

 apart; it is read}' for use 

 three or four davs earlier 

 than Marblehead. Pkt. 5 cts 

 qt. 20 cts.; pk. .i;1.25. 



Early White Cory. In 

 all respects identical with 

 the above except in color, 

 kernels and cob being entire- 

 lywhite; the earliness remains the same. 

 Pkt. 5 cts.; qt. 20 cts.; pk. $1.25. 



Stabler's Early. A new variety, of larger size than 

 usual for the earlv kinds. It is remarkable for sweetness 



res an objectio 



have had to the Cory on account of its color. 



and earliness; ripens nearly as early as the Cory; a desir- 

 able gardener's and canning variety. Very popular with 

 Philadelphia truckers. Pkt. 5 cts.; qt. 20 cts.; pk. $1.25. 



Old Colony. An exceedingly sweet and productive 

 variety, averaging three ears on every stalk. The ears 

 are of large size and always well filled. It ripens about the 

 same time as Moore's Concord, perhaps a little later. Pkt. 

 5 cts.; qt. 20 cts.; pk. $1.25. 



