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WM. C. BECKERT, ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Differs onlv from the two pre- 

 Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. -20 cts.; lb. 60 



Typ. 



Southport Red Globe. 



ceding varieties in color, 

 cts.; lb. $2. 



Queen Pickling. Very early and mild; remains of a 

 small size, and is well adapted for pickling. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 

 25 cts.; >-4 lb. 80 cts.; lb. !f8. 



Bermuda Red. Well known as the earliest onion appear- 

 ing in market. Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 20 cts.; lb. 60 cts. ; lb. $2. 



Giant White Tripoli or El Paso. Grows very large and 

 of handsome form, with pure white skin. Qj^iality excellent 

 but poor keeper. Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 20 cts. ; lb.'60 cts. ; lb. 

 $2. 



Bermuda White. Extraordinarily early, pure white, fiat 

 to globular in form; of fine texture and admirable flavor. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 20 cts. ; lb. 60 cts. ; lb. |2. 



Giant Red '^occa. Red-skinned, beautiful globe-shaped, 

 similar to the Yt-llow Rocca. except in color. Pkt. 5 cts.; 

 oz. 20 cts. ; X lb. 60 cts. ; lb. !t;2. 



ONION SETS. Prices Variable. 



If by mail, add postage at the rate of 10 cts. per quart. 



White Onion Sets. The best for early use. Qt. 20 cts.; 

 pk. $1.50. 



Yellow Danvers. Qt. 15 cts. ; pk. $1 .10. 



OKRA. (Essbara Hioiseus.) 



Long young pods of this plant are used in soups, stews, 

 etc.. to which they impart a rich flavor and are considered 

 nutritious. So«- the seeds thickly in rich ground about the 

 middle of May, or when the ground has become warm, in 

 drills three feet apart and one inch deep, thin out to ten 

 inches apart in the drills. Hoe often, and earth up a little 

 to su|)port the stems. The very young pods can be gathered 

 and dried for winter use. 



One ounce will plant 100 hills. 



New Improved Dwarf. A distinct variety', growing 

 about fourteen inches in height. Grown in competition 

 with the ordinary dwarf, the stalks produced twice the 

 number of pods, which are very smooth and beautiful. Pkt. 

 5 cts. ; oz. 15 cts.; 34 lb. 40 cts. 



White Velvet. The pods of the White Velvet Okra are 

 round and smooth. In all other varieties they are ridged 

 or square edged. Besides this the pods are much larger 

 than those of any other Okra, are never prickly to the touch, 

 and are produced in the greatest abundance. Pkt. 5 cts.; 

 oz. 10 cts.; ;4 lb. 30 cts. 



White Velvet. 



PEAS. (Erbsen.) 



Owing to their great hardiness, they can be planted just 

 as soon as they can be put in the ground in the spring — they 

 will endure a great deal of cold either before or after sprout- 

 ing. By sowing as early as 

 practicable, and making 

 continued sowings at inter- 

 vals of about two weeks, a 

 succession of good peas 

 can be had almost during 

 the entire summer. Late 

 sowing, however, does not 

 yield so well as the early, 

 hot and dry weather being 

 against their perfect de- 

 velopment. Sow in drills 

 two to three inches deep 

 and from two to four feet 

 apart, according to variety 

 — narrow for the dwarf and 

 wide for the tall-growing 

 sorts. Dwarf sorts require 

 exceedingly rich soil while 

 the very tall kinds must 

 have onlj' ordinary soil, 

 otherwise they grow too 

 much in stalk; the latter 

 also require r o d d i n g. 

 Wrinkled varieties are al- 

 ways superior in quality, 

 more delicate in flavor, and Alaska, 

 remain longer in season. The wrinkled appearance, as 

 in sugar corn, indicates a greater amount of saccharine 

 matter. They are, however, not so hardy as the smooth- 

 seeded sorts. The * denotes wrinkled varieties. 



j^flP'One quart will plant about 125 feet of drill. 



If by Mail, add postage at the rate of 15 cts. per quart. 



Alaska. The earliest variety in cultivation, and grows 

 to a height of two feet. Stalks and pods of a light green 

 color. Pods a trifle smaller than other early peas. Quality 

 excellent, very productive and about seventv-five per cent, 

 of the pods can be gathered in the first picking. Pkt. 5 cts.; 

 qt. 30 cts.; pk. $1.70. 



*Horsford's Market Garden. A cross between Alpha 

 and American Wonder. Very stalky and requires no bush- 

 ing. Each vine throws out fifteen to twenty laterals. Quality 

 of the ver}' best Time of maturity medium between the 

 early and late varieties. Sow the seed thin. Pkt. 5 cts.; 



qt. 25 cts. ; pk. $1.60. Varieties marked thus * Wrinkled. 



