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WM. C. BECKERT, ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Boston Market. Good for forcing; grows small and 

 very compact heads ; very crisp and tender. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 

 20 cts. ; yi lb. 50 cts. 



Salamander. A good heat resister; heads of a good 

 size and verj' compact; color, white inside and light green 

 on the outside ; good for summer use. Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 20 

 cts. ; 3^ lb. 50 cts. 



White Cabbage. Produces large greenish white heads 

 of extra quality, sure to head and of quick growth; stands 

 the heat well, and is suitable both for forcing and out-door 

 culture. Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 20 cts.; 3^ lb. 50 cts. 



Oak-Leaved. Quite distinct; leaves shaped like those of 

 the oak; compact heads, crisp, tender and slow to run to seed. 

 Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 



20 cts. ; lb. 50 

 cts. 



Dutch Butter 

 Head. A very 

 reliable heading 

 variety; the 

 leaves are dot- 

 ted with rustv 

 freckles; of very 

 superior quahtv 

 and very slow to 

 run to seed. Pkt. 

 5 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 



lb. 50 cts. 



Hardy Green 

 Winter. Very 



hardy and more Oak-leaved Lettuce. 



suitable than anv other to stand out over winter. Pkt. 5 

 cts.; oz. 25cts.: i| lb. 75 cts. 



Prize Head. 



V e r 3' large; 

 stainedwith red, 

 outer leaves 

 curled; very 

 crispandtender. 

 Slow in running 

 to seed. Pkt. 5 

 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; 

 1^ lb. 50 cts. 



Tomhannock. 



Forms a beauti- 

 ful plant; ten to 



Royal Cabbage Lettuce. twelve inches 



high by nine to ten inches across; the leaves grow upright; 

 the upper part of the outer leaves turning outward very 

 gracefully, and are handsomely wrinkled. The edges of the 

 outer leaves are of a glossy, reddish bronze, very ornamental 

 and fresh in appearance. Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 20 cts.;' lb. 50 cts. 



Tennis Ball. One of the earliest; forms a close, hard 

 head, not large, but very tender and crisp. Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 

 20 cts.; 1^ lb. 50 cts. 



Black-seeded Butter. Similar to Tennis Ball, but 

 larger. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; J£ lb. 50 cts. 



Grand Rapids. A selection from the Black Simpson, 

 admirably adapted for forcing; a very rapid grower; crisp 

 and tender. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 50 cts. 



Big Boston. Identical in color, shape and general ap- 

 pearance with the Boston Market Lettuce, but double the 

 size. One week later in maturing, but its solidity and greater 

 size of head will make it a valuable sort, either for forcing or 

 open ground planting. Pkt. 10 cts.; oz. 40 cts. 



New York Cabbage. A very deep green cabbage let- 

 tuce of unusual size and solidity of head; fine quality. Pkt. 

 5 cts.; oz. 20 cts ; 3^ lb. 50 cts. 



Silver Ball Lettuce. A desirable early varietj-; leaves 

 white in color, and stands a long time before shooting to 

 seed. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 25 cts.; lb. 75. 



Paris White Cos. Forming fine, tender and crisp white 

 heads; this variety should be tied up to blanch like Endive. 

 Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 20 cts.; lb. 50 cts. 



:lburg Leek. 



LEEK. (Laueh.) 



Very hardy and of the easiest culture; thrives best in 

 light and well enriched soil. It is used for soups and boiled 

 with meat, and is superior in flavor to the onion. Sow in 

 drills in the hot-beds early in the spring; at the proper 

 time transplant to the open ground in rows twelve to 

 fifteen inches apart and about eight inches in the rows. 

 For the winter supply sow the seed in the open ground 

 early in the spring, and after attaining sufficient size, trans- 

 plant as above, or sow the seed sparsely in drills and thin 

 out to the proper distance. By the latter method it matures 

 sooner and forms larger stocks. In the fall, before severe 

 weather sets in, dig trenches and store away the same as you 

 would celery. It is very hardy, and with slight protection 

 will withstand the severest weather. 



£5gr"One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. 

 Musselburg. Grows to verv large size, with broad leaves 

 of spreading habit, hardv, and of fine quahtv. Pkt. Sets.: 

 oz. 25 cts.; 3^ lb. 75 cts. 



London Flag. ■\\^\' i \ < "/■fvi ///m 



The var ie t V ^^vXi ' ' f, 



most cultivated; / 

 large, w- i t h . / 



broad leaves -.^ \ 



growing on the » ^ 



sides like a flas^. ^2 

 Pkt. 5 cts.; 02. 25 -^^^ i ' A 



cts.; ij" lb. 75 cts. ^ 



Rouen Win- = ^ 

 ter. V ery large 

 and hard^•; 

 lighter green in 

 color than the 

 others; well 

 adapted tor 

 keeping. Pkt. 5 

 cts. ; oz. 25 ct^ 

 yi lb. 75 cts. 



Italian Giant. 

 A new varietv 

 which grows to 

 an enormous 

 size; very hardy 

 and e a s i 1 V 

 grown; very 

 mild and agree- 

 able in flavor. 

 Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 25 



cts. ; 34 lb. 75 cts. London Flag Leek. 



