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



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CRISP RADISHES 



(SRettig) 



To be crisp and tender, Radishes must grow quickly ; wlienever growth is checked 

 by drought or cold weather, they become tough and pithy. Rich, light, sandy soil 

 suits them best. For the forcing crop, sow seeds in hotbeds in rows 5 or 6 inches 

 apart, and thin the plants as the ground becomes warm. Seed of winter varieties 

 should be sown in midsummer. Summer varieties are best adapted for general crop. 

 An ounce of seed will sow about 75 feet of drill. 



/ EARLY, or FORCING RADISHES 



\/ ROSY GEM, or RAPID FORCING. Globe-shaped, deep scarlet, blending 

 into/^ure white at the bottom. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %\h. 25 cts. 



l/MEP SCARLET, or SCARLET BUTTON. Round ; dark red : early and 

 nne/forcer. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Xlb. 25 cts. 



\ /nON plus ultra, or FIRE BALL. Small and globular ; deep, rich red 

 dOlo/; early and fine forcer. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 5<lb. 25 cts. 



V/EARLY SCARLET TURNIP FORCING. Deep scarlet ; tender, mild and 

 crisp; quick-growing; tops small. Pkt. 5 ctS/, oz. 10 cts., }{\h. 25 cts. 



/crimson giant forcing. At 



Vains more than double the size of the other 

 forcing Radishes without getting pithy or 

 hollow ; flesh firm, crisp and of the mildest 

 flaver. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %\h. 30 cts. 

 /VICK'S EARLY SCARLET GLOBE. 

 Beautiful scarlet ; early, crisp, tender and 

 mild; tops small. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 M^lh/25 cts. 



^/WHITE BOX. Turnip- shaped, pure 

 white Radish ; early ; fine for forcing and 

 outrdoors. Pkt. 5 cts'., oz. 10 cts., lilh. 25 cts. 

 V WHITE ROCKET, or EARLIEST 

 WHITE. Olive-shaped; earliest of its class; fine forcer. 

 I /RED ROCKET, or STARTLE. Olive-shaped; deep scarlet 

 ifemply early. Pkt. 5 cts.^ oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts. 



Y/WHITE-TIPPED ROCKET. An improved French Breakfast. Olive-shaped ; deep rose, 

 tipped white; very early. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts. 



VEnir EARLY YELLOW. Extremely early, of fine quality, and excellent for forcing. Pkt. 

 "'S^ct^., oz. 10 cts. Klb. 25 cts. 



k /CINCINNATI MARKET. Scarlet; small top; very early, and probably the best long red va- 

 Wetytor forcing. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts. 



Beckert's Chartier Radish 



Pkt. 5 



oz. 10 cts., K'b. 25 cts. 

 1 color ; very small top ; 



V/WOOU'S EARLY FRAME. Similar to Long Scarl 

 Pkt/ '5 cts., oz. 10 cts., v;lb. 25 cts. 

 y ICICLE. The finest long white 

 variety extant ; flesh semi-trans- 

 parent, crisp, mild; excellent for 

 forcing and early outdoor crop. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts. 

 j /t»EARL FORCING. Shape 

 Half-long and thicker than long- 

 growing varieties. Color waxy 

 white ; good for forcing. Pkt. 5 

 cts., oz. 10 cts., %lh. 25 cts. 



luch used for forcing. 



MAIN-CROP RADISHES 



'BECKERT'S IMPROVED CHARTIER. The finest variety in 

 existence; early as Long Scarlet Short Top, but better in quality; will 

 stand far longer, and is in all respects superior to any other Radish in cul- 

 tivation. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts. 



v/BECKERT'S NONPAREIL, or WHITE CHARTIER. A selec- 

 tton from the preceding, and like it in every point except color, which is all 

 'iCite; a very excellent variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., U^h. 25 cts. 

 LONG WHITE VIENNA. Snow-white ; flesh crisp, tender and brit- 

 tle/ of rapid growth. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J^lb. 25 cts. 



VLONG SCARLET SHORT-TOP. Long, straight and smooth; color 

 vepy attractive. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts. 



VLOjrfG BRIGHT SCARLET. Vivid scarlet, tipped pure white; 

 rapid^rower. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J^lb. 25 cts. 



AyBECKERT'S CHARTIER TURNIP. Local variety of great merit, 

 bure white, early, remaining tender and solid a long time. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., Klb. 30 cts. 



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Beckert's Chartier Turnip Radish 



