Wm. C. Beckert's Choice List of Vegetable Seeds. Allegheny, Pa. 



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SWEET CORN, continued 



BLACK MEXICAN. Grains deep bluish purple, of 

 delicious quality; medium early. Pkt. locts., pt. i3cts., 

 qt. 25 cts., 54pk. go cts. 



METROPOLITAN. Large for an early Corn; 9 

 inches long and 10- and 12-rowed. Quality excellent. Pkt. 

 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., 'Apk. 75 cts. 



SQUANTUM. Medium early; ears 12-rowed and deep 

 in the grain; sweet and tender. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., 

 qt. 20 cts., ^pk. 75 cts. 



9. SHAKER'S EARLY. Ears large and of fine 

 quality. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., J^pk. 75 cts. 



7. RUSSELL'S PROLIFIC. Ears are large, well 

 shaped and filled, and of best quality. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 

 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., Kpk. 90 cts. 



6. EARLY EVERGREEN. Similar to Evergreen, 

 but earlier. Quality best. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 

 20 cts., %pk. 75 cts. 



3. EARLY MAMMOTH. Two weeks earlier than 

 Late Mammoth ; ears as long, but more tapering. Pkt. 

 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., Kpk. 75 cts. 



5. COUNTRY GENTLEMAN. Ears of good size 

 and well filled with deep, white grains of delicious 

 quality- Cobs small. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., 

 ;^pk. 90 cts. 



2. STOWELL'S EVt'lsGREEN. Grown more 

 than any other sort. Ears large, with deep, sugary 

 grains ; remains fit for use a long time. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 

 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., ^pk. 75 cts. 



1. LATE MAMMOTH. Among the best large- 

 eared sorts. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts., Kpk. 

 75 cts. 



WHITE EVERGREEN. Possesses to an intensi- 

 fied degree all the qualities of Stowell's Evergreen, and 

 has in addition the valuable characteristic of being pure 

 white. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., Kpk. 90 cts. 



ARTICHOKE 



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Sow early in spring and transplant the following spring to permanent beds in rows or hills 3 feet apart. 



The best sort for general use. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



LARGE GREEN GLOBE. 



ASPARAGUS 



(@}3argel) 



A bed once properly made and planted will last for years. Plenty of fertilizer should be well trenched in to a 

 depth of 2 feet or more. The roots should be planted as early in the spring as the ground can be prepared, setting 

 them a foot apart in rows, 2, 2]4 or 3 feet apart, with the crowns from 4 to 6 inches below the surface of the bed. 

 Asparagus seed may be sown directly in the permanent bed and the plants thinned as they grow; or it may be sown 

 elsewhere, and the seedlings transplanted the second year. An ounce of seed will sow 50 feet of drill, and produce 

 about 300 plants. Fair crops may be expected the third year from seed. 



COLOSSAL. Very large, deep green; stalks tender and of good flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. loc., 5ilb. 20c., lb. 6oc. 



PALMETTO. Early; stalks fine in size and quality, regular in growth. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. loc., ^Ib. 25c., lb. 70c. 



COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH WHITE. Stalks pure white. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., M'lb. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 



GIANT ARGENTEUIL. A French variety of mammoth size. Oz. 15 cts., %]h. 40 cts. 

 ASPARAGUS ROOTS. By planting Asparagus roots instead of the seeds, much time can be saved in getting 



the shoots ready for table or market. They can be planted in the fall or spring. We advise spring planting, and 



as early as the ground is in good condition. See Vegetable Plants. 



BROCCOLI (©jjroffenfo^I) 



Requires the same treatment as cauliflower. The 

 heads are tender, white and of delicate flavor. An ounce 

 of seed will produce about 2,000 plants. 



WHITE CAPE. Creamy white, medium, compact ; 

 sure to form; delicate flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS (siofenfo^t, 



The seed should be sown in April or May, and the 

 plants cultivated like cabbage ; the heads are improved barr's Asparagus 

 by frost. An ounce of seed will produce 2,000 plants. 



DWARF IMPROVED. Dwarf, with small, solid, tender heads, growing 

 close along the stem. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



