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WM. C. BECKEKT, ALLEGHENY, PA. 



LETTUCE— Continued. 



Beckert's Forcing Lettuce. Pre-eminently adapted for forcing. It attains a 

 larger size when forced than any other lettuce we have ever seen, double the size 

 of ordinary sorts ; it is a plain leaved cabbage lettuce. A very sure header and not 

 subject to rot. Pkt. 10c, oz. 75c. (See fig. 6, back cover.) 

 SSSS-Denver flarket. An early variet}^ of Head Lettuce, either for forcing or open 

 ground. Forms large solid" heads of a light green color, and is slow to seed; 

 leaves beautifully marked and blistered, very crisp and tender, and of excellent 

 flavor. Pkt, 5c, oz. 25c, i| lb. 75c. 



Saunders. A very desirable cabbage lettuce. It is a good forcing variety, but 

 s especially desirable for an out-door crop. It is very early, a remarkably rapid 

 grower, attains a veiy large size, withstands the heat, and is of the best quality, 

 b^eing very tender and free fi-om bitterness. Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, 34 lb. 75c. 



Perpignam or Defiance. A valuable variet}^ for summer use ; produces immense 

 solid heads, attaining a diameter of seven to eight inches; will stand long and re- 

 main in fine condition; a very shy seeder; qualitj'' of the very best, crisp, tender 

 and free from all bitter taste. Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, J4 lb. 75c. 

 ^ Black=Seeded Simpson. Excellent both as a forcer and for outdoor culture. 

 A very rapid grower, and withstands the heat and drouth better than any other 

 variety. Forms very large, light colored, bushy stalks. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 34 lb. 50c. 



White=Seeded Simpson. Sown broadcast very early in the spring as a gather- 

 iag lettuce ; very light in color; forms medium size and very curly stalks; quality 

 dood. Pkt. 5c oz. 20c. >4 lb. 50c. 

 ^f Golden Queen. A very early variety of golden yellow color ; forms very solid 

 heads with but little waste. It is remarkably crisp, tender and juicy, and of fine 

 flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 30c. 



^ California Cream Butter. Forms round, solid heads, which outside are of a 

 medium green, marked with small brown spots ; within leaves are of rich creamy London Flag Leek, 



yellow;' heads of good size ; medium early and of fine quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. 

 V Grand Rapids. A selection from the Black Simpson, ad- ^'Black= Seeded Butter. Similar to Tennis Ball, but larger 

 mirably adapted for forcing; a very rapid grower ; crisp and Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, ^ lb. 50c. 

 tender. Pkt. 5c, oz. 35c. 



\/ Big Boston. 



Identical in general appearance Avith the 

 oston Market, but double the size. One week later, but 

 greater size of head. Pkt. 5c, oz. 30c. 

 ■w»«err!^ew York Cabbage. A very deep green cabbage lettuce 

 of unysual size and solidity of head; fine quality. Pkt. 5c, 

 ox. 20c, 34 lb. 50c. 



Deacon Cabbage Lettuce. A vigorous grower, hardj^, 

 early, of the highest quality, tender, crisp, and of fine flavor; 

 it stands our hottest sun. is not bitter, and will last long in 

 edible condition . Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, ^-^ lb. 50c. 

 \/ Hanson. Heads green outside and white within. Grows 

 "o a large size. Sweet, crisp and tender. One of the best. 

 Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. I4 lb. 50c. 

 _____ Yellow=Seeded Butter. Produces a large yellow and 

 dense head of excellent flavor, and very crisp and tender, also 

 a good heat register. Pkt. 5e, oz. 20c, 3| lb. 50c. 



All the Year Round. Adapted for growing any season of 

 the year ; heads medium size, very hard, crisp, compact, and 

 of good quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, "3^^ lb. 50c. 



—Brown Dutch. Very hardy, and well adapted for winter 



use. Fine large solid heads of excellent qualitv. Pkt. 5c, 

 oz. 20c, 34 lb. 50c. 

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

 not large, but very tender and crisp. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 3.4 lb. 50c. 

 V Boston Market. Good for forcing ; grows small and very 

 compa^ct heads, very crisp and tender. Pkt. 5c. oz. 20c, 

 3^ lb. 50c. 



—^-■ Salamander. A good heat register ; heads of a good size 

 and very compact ; color, white inside and light green on the 

 outside ; good for summer use. Pkt. 5c. oz. 20c, 3>4 lb. 50c 



^hite Cabbage. Produces large greenish white heads-T5r ^^^.e ; very hardy and easily grown ; very mild and agreeable 



extra quality, sure to head and of quick growth. Stands the 

 heat well, and is suitable both for forcing and outdoor culture. 

 Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c, 31 lb. .50c. .j*^ 

 ""^^ Oak=Leaved. Quite distinct, leaves shaped like those of 

 the oak: compact heads, crisp, tender and slow to run to 

 seed. Pkt 5c. oz. 20c, lb. .50c. 

 Marblehead Mammoth. A very large heading variety of 

 ^*?xcellent quality, tender and free from bitteraess. Pkt. 5c, 

 oz. 25c. 



■irfarly Summer. Medium size, round in leaf and head, 

 smooth, compact and firm, always heading and slow to shoot 

 to seed, qualities which commend themselves to all who aim 

 to raise lettuce either for family use or market. Second early 

 in maturity. Known in the vicinity of New Orleans as the 

 Creole. Pkts. 5c and 10c, oz. 20c, 34 lb. 50c. 



LEEK. (Lauch.) 



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 sufiicient size, transplant 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. 



One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. 

 Musselburg. Grows to very large size, with broad leaves 

 of spreading habit, hardy, and of fine quality. Pkt. 5c, oz. 

 2.5c,- 34 lb. 75c. 



^/London Flag. The variety most cultivated; large, with 

 broad leaves growing on the sides like a flag. Pkt. 5c, oz. 

 25j>, 14 lb. 75c. 



V^ouen Winter. Very large and hardy, lighter green in 

 color than the others, well adapted for keeping. Pkt. 5c, oz 

 25c, 34 lb. 75c. 



Italian Giant. A new variety which grows to an enormous 



in flavor. Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c, 3^ lb- 75c. 

 I— Perpetual. A distinct variety, which produces continu- 

 ously a number of stalks from one plant the first season from 

 seed. The stalks are not as heavy as those of the ordinary 

 leek. The flavor is identical with that of the other varieties 

 of leek, and it is likely to prove entirely hardy. This varietj' 

 can be propogated either by sowing seed or by division of the 

 plants. After being divided up and transplanted, each of the 

 suckers quiL-kly produces a large clump. Pkt. loc, oz. 75c. 



