LEADING POLE BEANS and CHOICE TABLE BEETS. 



WM, C. BECKERT. 

 ALLEGHENY, PA, 



/ POI.IJ, or RUNNING BEANS, continued. 



Y IMPROVED KENTUCKY WONDER, or OLD HOMESTEAD. Very prolific; long, showy green pods, borne in large 



clusters ;. they are often 9 or 10 inches in length : when voune are nearly round, criso and tender. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15c, qt. 30c, pk. $1.75. 



clusters ;. they are often 9 or 10 inches in length ; when young are nearly round, crisp and tender. 



SOUTHERN" PROLIFIC. Pods in clusters; long, round, green, fleshy and tender; bear 

 heavily until frost. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., pk. Si. 25. 



1 HORTICULTURAL, or CRANBERRY. Good as a shell Bean, either green or dry; 

 Beans large, spotted with red; of good flavor; very productive. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 13 cts., 

 qt. 25 cts., pk. $1.50. 



WHITE CREASE BACK, or BEST OP ALL. Very productive, bearing in clusters; 

 pods silvery green, medium size, best quality. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., pk. $1.75. 



RED SPECKLED CUT-SHORT. For planting among corn ; productive and of excellent 



quality. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., pk. $1.75. 



FRENCH ASPARAGUS, or YARD LONG. Pods grow 2 or 3 feet long; a great 

 curiosity ; tender and of asparagus flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 50 cts., qt. jji. 



/ SCARLET RUNNER. With showy scarlet blossoms ; Beans purplish, with black markings. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts 



3 PFAS AND BEARS IN 5-CENT K 

 J PACKETS WE SEHD POSTPAID. ^ 

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 J LIBERAL QUANTITIES— ENOUGH K 

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POLE LIJI A BEANS. 



KING OF THE GARDEN. An improvement on the Large Lima, with large Beans and pods and more productive habit. When' 

 not too closely planted, the vines set Beans early, and bear continuously until frost; but two vines should be allowed to a hill. Pkt. 5c.,. 



pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., pk. S1.75. 



— -"^EXTRA LARGE LIMA. A standard variety ; the Beans are large and buttery in flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30c, pk. Si. 75. 



DREER'S IMPROVED LIMA 



Early and productive ; Beans thick and rounded, tender and good. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 ar to the Dreer's Lima ; early, and bears abundant clusters of pods until frost. 



pt. 15 cts. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



qt. 30 cts., pk. Sr. 75. 

 , CHALLENGER LIMA. Si 



pt. r^cts., qt. 30 cts., pk. $1.75. 



v/EXTRA EARLY JERSEY LIMA. The Beans are smaller than those of some other Limas, but are much the same in form and 

 quality. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., pk. $1.75. 



"•""^WILLOW-LEAF LIMA. Of excellent quality; matures early, is very prolific, and bears until frost. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 13 cts., 

 qt. 25 cts., pk. $1.50. 



^ HORTICULTURAL LIMA. A cross between the two Beans bearing its name, ripening with the Bush varieties ; of decided 

 merit. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., pk. $1.50. 



ENGLISH DWARF BEAN, BROAD WINDSOR. 



English Broad Beans are as hardy as peas, and should be sown in drills 2 feet apart as early in spring as the ground can be 

 prepared. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., pk. $1.50. 



The Best Garden Beets. 



(Salatriiben.) 



WEET and juicy Beet roots, when young and tender, form very tempting salads and pickles. The soil best suited to' 

 the Beet is a deep and light, rich, sandy loam. For very early crops, the seed of Crosby, or some similar sort, is 

 sown in hotbeds, and the seedlings are transplanted to the open ground as soon as it is warm enough. For main 

 crop or early Beets, the seed is sown outside, as soon as the soil is in good condition, in drills from 12 to 24 inches 

 apart, and covered about one inch deep ; the plants are thinned to stand 10 inches apart in the rows. For winter 

 crops, sow seed in July, in drills as for early Beets, but the plants need not be thinned to stand more than 6 inches 

 apart-: An ounce of seed will sow 50 feet of drill ; 5 to 6 pounds, an acre. 



s/CROSBY IMPROVED. This strain has become very popular among 

 market-gardeners, and is an improvement on the Egyptian Blood Turnip, which 

 roots thicker, is ready for use earlier, smoother, and of better shape. The flesh 

 is fine-grained, sweet and tender; the color is deep, rich red. It deserves a 

 leading place among home and market Beets. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., #lb. 25 cts., lb. 80 cts. 



i/bECKERT'S PERFECTION BLOOD TURNIP. For 



second-early, main and late crops, as the name implies, we have here 

 perfection in a table Beet. We have bred up this strain for years, 

 and until last season never offered it for sale. It is not as early as 

 Crosby Improved, but is admirably adapted for main crop and for 

 winter storage. This Beet is almost a perfect globe shape, with small 

 tap-roots. Its tendencies are to grow only to medium size; flesh 

 dark crimson in color, and remains tender and brittle after an entire 

 season's growth ; the strain is so highly bred that the Beets grow 

 nearly as uniform in size and shape as can be. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 Klb< 25 cts., lb. 80 cts. 



</dE WING'S BLOOD TURNIP. One of the best main crop 

 and late sorts. The roots are long, round and smooth, with blood- 

 red flesh, marked by light rings. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., 

 lb. 60 cts. 



Crosby Beet. 



EGYPTIAN BLOOD TURNIP. An early market sort ; it can 



be planted very closely; of fair quality, medium size, and dark crimson color. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 Klb/ao^fts., lb. 60 cts. 



/kDMAND'S BLOOD TURNIP. Round, smooth and uniform in shape, and seldom growing 

 too large. The flesh is unusually sweet and good. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. ic cts., lb. 20 ccs., lb. 60 cts. 



' ECLIPSE. Roots are globe-shaped, deep red, with sweet, fine-grained flesh, which remains 

 tender a long time. Good for both early and winter crops, and one of the most widely grown and 

 generally popular of the Beets. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 c:s., Klb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



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Beckert's Perfection Blood 

 Turnip Beet. 



