CHOICE VEGETABLE SEEDS. 



WM. C. BECKERT. 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Extra-Early Jersey Wakefield. 



Cabbage Seed of Best Quality. 



1 ABBAGE is one of the gardener's most important crops, the value of which depends as largely upon the quality of the 

 seed used as upon soil, climate and culture. They are usually sown early in spring in hotbeds, and later in the open 

 ground for main and late crops. In the mild climate of the southern states, where the plants can endure the winter, 

 they may be set out in rows in fall. Seed sown in hotbed or greenhouse about February 15 will give plants large 

 enough to transplant into hotbeds about March 10. Set them 3 or 4 inches apart each way, and as soon as they 

 become well established remove the glass for part of the da}', to harden them for final transplanting into the open 

 ground, increasing the exposure daily until April 10 or 20, when the final transplanting may be made. Plants for 

 this early crop need not stand farther apart than 1% x 2 feet. For late crops, sow seed in April or May and trans- 

 plant in July, setting the plants in the ground up to the first leaf, and 2x3 feet apart. It is important that the 

 plants should not stand thick in the seed-bed, as this would induce weak, slender plants. If the transplanting 

 must be done on a dry, hot day, the roots should be " puddled "—kept in buckets of soil and water beside each 

 planter— until they are placed in the ground. 



To insure large, solid heads of Cabbage, the soil must be ploughed deep and made 

 very rich. The plants need thorough cultivation, and the insects which molest them 

 should be kept in check with remedies which seem most efficacious in the locality. 

 Crops of Cabbage should not be grown for a number of years in the same ground, on 

 account of club-root. 



To keep Cabbages over "Winter, harvest them on a dry day, turning the heads 

 down for a few hours to drain. Store them in a cool cellar, or bury them in trenches 

 dug in some dry place in the open ground, heads downward. In the Middle states only 

 the stumps and part of the heads need be buried, then covered lightly with straw, or 

 with boards in severe weather. An ounce of seed will produce 3,000 plants. 



EXPRESS. The earliest Cabbage in cultivation ; not so large as the Wakefield, 

 however. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., Klb. 75 cts. 



V/EXTRA EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD. The best early variety of Cab- 

 bage. Heads of medium size, pyramidal, pointed, firm and solid, with few outside 

 leaves ; they are very uniform in shape, size and time of maturing, and are of good 

 quatfty. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., Klb. 85 cts., lb. $3. 



^OjARGE JERSEY WAKEFIELD, or CHARLESTON. A selection from 



the above, and 10 days 

 later, with heads 

 rounder and twice as 

 large. A fine variety, 

 and worthy of general 

 cultivation. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 30/rts., Klb. 85 cts., 

 lb. S3- 



EARLY WINNIGSTADT. Conical or "sugar-loaf" heads of fair 

 :. It is one of the best summer Cabbages, and, if sown late, good for 

 (fall. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Klb. 45 cts., lb. Si. 35. 



-EARLY QUEEN. A week earlier than any other flat-headed Cab- 

 "bage. Heads flat and solid, with few outside leaves, averaging 4 pounds 

 in weight ; stems short. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., J£lt>. 90 cts., lb. $3. 



|/HENDERSON'S EARLY SUMMER. A favorite second-early 

 sort. 8 to 10 days later than the Wakefield, and twice its size. The heads 

 are large, solid, roundish flat, of good flavor, and stand a long while after 

 maturity without bursting The outer leaves of the plant grow close and 

 upright, so that thev may be planted close together. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 

 Klb. 80 cts., lb. $2.75. 



'""EARLY DRUMHEAD. Second-early. The large, firm, heavy- 

 heads rest upon very short stems. Pkt.5 cts., OZ.25C, Klb. 75c, lb. $2.50. 



-ALLHEAD. One of the best early summer Cabbages; uniformly 

 large in size, of good quality, sure-heading, and adaptable to many- soils. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., Klb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 



^/ALL-SEASONS, or VANDERGAW. Noted for its superior quality 

 and delicacy of flavor. Almost as early as Henderson's Early Summer; 

 heads larger and quite thick through ; good for early and late crops. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. , 

 K'lb. 70 cts., lb. $2.25. 



HOLLANDER A distinct variety; plants long-stemmed, but compact; leaves 

 very smooth and thick; head of medium size, round and very solid; matures late, and 

 is a splendid keeper; one of the hardiest in cultivation, and endures both frost and 

 drouth that would destroy other sorts. Quality excellent. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., Klb. 

 90 cts., lb. $3. 



, HENDERSON'S SUCCESSION. About a week later than Early Summer, with 

 heads much larger. Good for early or late use. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., Klb. 70 cts., lb. $2. 25. 



NONESUCH. Little later than Early Summer. Plants from seed sown in the fall 

 will not run to seed, like most second-early sorts when wintered over. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 30 cts., Mlb. 90 cts., lb. S3. 



, SUREHEAD. The heads are of Flat Dutch type, uniform in shape and size, solid and 

 rtieayy. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., Klb. 70 cts., lb. $2.25. 



SELECT LARGE LATE FLAT DUTCH. An excellent keeping variety ; the old 

 standby for main crops, and still more extensivelv grown for main crops than any other ( 

 sort. Heads large, broad, roundish, flat, sold, and'ofgood quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 

 Klb. 6octs., lb. Si. 75. 



SELECT LARGE LATE DRUMHEAD. Popular and widely grown for main 

 ierops. Good-keeping, sure-heading. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Klb. 60 cts. , lb. $1.75. 

 / AUTUMN KING, or WORLD-BEATER. Late ; sure-heading ; heads of enor- 

 mous size, yet regular and uniform, with few outer leaves. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 

 Klb. 75 cts., lb. $2.50. 



Henderson's Early Summer. 



Hollander Cabbage, 



