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



CABBAGE SEED, continued 



bage, the soil must be plowed deep and made very rich. The insects 

 which molest them should be kept in check with remedies which seem 

 most efficacious in the localit}'. Crops of Cabbage should not be grown 

 for a number of years on the same ground, on account of club-root. 



EARLY EXPRESS. Very early ; small, conical heads. Pkt. 5 

 cts., OZ. 20 cts., Xlb. 60 cts. 



EUREKA, or FIRST EARLY. The earliest of the flat-headed 

 varieties, maturing with Early Wakefield ; heads very solid and of 

 medium size. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., Klb. 90 cts. 



EXTRA-EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD. Best early variety 

 Heads of medium size, pyramidal, pointed, firm and solid, with few out- 

 side leaves ; uniform in size and time of maturing, and of good quality. 

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



LARGE JERSEY WAKEFIELD, or CHARLESTON. A 



selection from the above, and 10 days later, with heads rounded and 

 twice as large. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., Klb. 75 cts. 



EARLY WINNIGSTADT. 



best early Cabbages. Pkt. 5 cts.. 

 oz. 15 cts., Klb. 50 cts. 



EARLY ALLHEAD. The 



best of the flat-headed earl)' sum- 

 mer Cabbages. Heads roundish 

 flat, very solid and grows uniform 

 in size and form, sure-heading and 

 adaptable to many soils; equally 

 good as a winter Cabbage. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., 141b. 75 cts. 



EARLY SUMMER. Heads 

 large, solid, roundish flat ; stand 

 a long while after maturity with- 

 out bursting. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 

 cts., Yilh. 75 cts. 



ALL-SEASONS. Almost as 

 early as Early Summer ; heads 

 larger and quite thick through : 

 good for early and late crops. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., KIb. 65 cts. 



SUCCESSION. A week later 

 than Early Summer, with heads 

 much larger. Good for early or 

 late use. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 

 Klb. 65 cts. 



Conical heads of fair size. One of the 



Select Late Flat Dutch 



Extra-Early Jersey Wakefield 



Early Allhead 



SUREHEAD. The heads are 

 of Flat Dutch type, uniform in 

 shape and size, solid and heavy. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 5<lb. 

 65 cts. 



THE LUPTON. Slightly 

 earlier than the Flat Dutch, and of 

 more compact growth. Heads 

 large ; stalks short ; color dark 

 green. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Klb. 

 65 cts. 



FOTTLER'S BRUNS- 

 WICK. The heads often weigh 

 from 20 to 25 pounds, and are hard 

 and solid. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 

 K lb. 65 cts. 



SELECT LARGE LATE 

 FLAT DUTCH. An excellent 

 keeping variety ; more extensively 

 grown for main crops than any 

 other sort. Heads large, broad, 

 roundish flat, solid and of good 

 quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 

 %\h. 65 cts. 



AUTUMN KING. Late; 

 sure-heading; heads of enormous 

 size, vet regular and uniform. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 

 %\h. 65 cts. 



DANISH BALLHEAD, or HOLLANDER. Heads 

 of medium size, round and very solid ; matures late, 

 and is a splendid keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., K'b. 

 75 cts. 



DANISH SHORT -STEM ROUND HEAD. An 



earlier and shorter-stemmed type of the preceding ; heads 

 larger and heavier ; withstands severe droughts, and pro- 

 duces good results under more adverse conditions than 

 any other variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts., li\h. $1. 



PERFECTION DRUMHEAD SAVOY. Heads 

 large, solid, with finely curled, close, wrinkled leaves of 

 cauliflower flavor ; a good keeping winter Cabbage. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Klb. 65 cts. 



EARLY ERFURT SAVOY. Long extended 

 heads, and very heavy. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 75 cts. 



MAMMOTH ROCK RED. A select late strain of 

 red Cabbage, with very large and solid heads. This is the 

 housekeeper's favorite Cabbage for pickling. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 25 cts., Jilb. 75 cts. 



RED PICKLING. The darkest of the red Cabbages, 

 red through to the very heart. Very solid and heavy, 

 stonehard and keeps well until late in the spring. Pkt. 

 10 cts., oz. 75 cts. 



For early crop, plant Eureka; for medium crop, 

 Allhead, and for late crop, Select Flat Dutch. Early 

 Erfurt the best Savoy; Red Pickling the best red. 



