SELECT VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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WM. C. BECKERT 



DANDELION 



(^^Jarbeblum) 



An early spring salad. Sow early in spring in drills 12 

 inches apart, and thin out to 6 inches in the rows. 



IMPROVED FRENCH. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., 

 Mlb. $1.25. 



EGGPLANT (gier^jflanse) 

 Sow the seed in hotbeds early in March, transplant to 

 small pots and plunge them in the same beds; this is to 

 make them strong and stocky. They should not be planted 

 out until May or June, when the weather becomes warm 

 and settled, as cool nights and wet weather will check 

 their growth. Set the plants in rows 3 feet apart each 

 way and give them thorough cultivation, drawing the earih 

 up to the stems when they are about a foot high. Repeated 

 sowings are sometimes necessarj', as the seed does not 

 germinate freely without strong and uniform heat. An 

 ounce of seed will produce 1,000 plants. 



NEW YORK IMPROVED THORNLESS. The 

 leading variety; strong and productive in habit. The 

 fruits are deep purple, large, smooth, free from thorns; 

 flesh white, tender, of delicate flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40c. 



BLACK BEAUTY, Fruit broad and thick, lustrous 

 purplish black color; very productive, of excellent quality. 



d Thornless Eggplant 



Slightly earlier than the preceding. Pkt. 5c. 



40c. 



Very Early White Vienna Kohlrabi 



KALE, or 

 BORECOLE 



The leaves are of delicate fla- 

 vor; quite hardy, and improved 

 rather than injured by frost. 

 Will grow in almost any soil. An 

 ounce of seed will sow about 200 

 feet of drill. 



DWARF GERMAN 

 GREENS (Siberian Kale). Gen- 

 erally sown broadcast, but can be 

 sown in drills a foot apart in Au- 

 gust, and the plants treated like 

 spinach; ready for use in fall or 

 early spring. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 

 cts., Mlb. 25 cts. 



DWARF CURLED 

 GREEN SCOTCH. Seldom 

 exceeds 18 inches in height, btit 

 rounds out to a diameter of 3 feet 

 under good cultivation. The 

 leaves are bright green, tender 

 and elegantly curled. One of the 

 best grown. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10c. , 

 ^Ib. 25 cts. 



TALL CURLED GREEN 

 SCOTCH. Unusually hardy, 

 growing 2 feet or more in height, 

 with recurved, spreading, deep 

 green, curly leaves. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 25 cts. 



MOSBACH. In height 

 between the two preceding. 



Leaves bent upward ; light yellow-green in color; very curled; white narrow ribs ; 

 very showy. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Mlb. 50 cts. 



London Flag Leek (see opposite page; 



KOHLRABI iSioUxabx) 



Curled Mosbach Kale 



Very palatable when prepared for the table like turnips. If the weather is favor- 

 able the seed should be sown in April, in rows 18 inches apart, and the seedlings 

 thinned to stand a foot apart for White Giant, and 6 to 8 inches apart for other 

 sorts. They are fit for use when 3 or 4 inches in diameter. For late crops, sow 

 seeds in June or July. An ounce of seed will produce 2,500 plants. 



VERY EARLY WHITE VIENNA. The earliest sort. The plants grow 

 rapidly, have small foliage, and mature their fine, round, white bulbs quite early. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



EARLY PURPLE VIENNA. This variety differs from the above mainly in 

 the color of its roots, which are bluish purple. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



WHITE GOLIATH. A late, very large-growing sort with immense bulbs, 

 stems and leaves. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



See last page of Catalogue about using our Evergreen Lawn Seed for 

 a perfect lawn 



