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



MAIN-CROP RADISHES, continued 



Very large; globular in shape; pure white; stands heat well. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 



// GOLDEN GLOBE. Amber color ; sweet and crisp; stands heat and drought. Pkt. 5c., oz. loc, j{lh. 25c. 

 v^WHITE STRASBURG. Half-long and thick ; skin and flesh pure white. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25c. 



OLIVE-SHAPED YELLOW. A second-early sort, very small and remains tender for a long time. Pkt. 

 its., oz, 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts. 



WINTER RADISHES 



Rich scarlet; flesh pure white; also a good summer variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 



GIANT STUTTGART. 



) cjs., Klb. 25 cts. 



Scarlet Button Badiih 



(See page 17) 



lOUND CHINA WINTER 



i(?|ct?^ ^Ib. 25 cts. 



*>^filNESE ROSE. Half-long; flesh pink, solid, of excellent quality. 

 V/CALIFORNIA, or RUSSIAN. Enormous, with good, solid flesh. 

 x/ymG WHITE SPANISH. Skin and flesh white, solid and mild i 



VX.ONG BLACK SPANISH. „ , 



\/ HOUND BLACK SPANISH. Globe-shaped ; white-fleshed ; piquant flavor. 

 r/CELESTlAL, or WHITE CHINESE. Pure white, firm, tender. Pkt. 5 cts. 



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

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Vi\h. 25 cts. 

 flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. loc, J^lb. 25c. 

 Roots black; the flesh is white and slightly pungent. Pkt. 5c., oz. loc, J^lb. 25c. 



Pkt. 5c., oz. IOC, Klb. 25c. 

 oz. 10 cts., 5^1b. 25 cts. 



RHUBARB, or PIE PLANT Ol^abarber) 



Sow the seed early, and when the plants are large enough thin them to 4 or 5 inches apart. 

 The next spring or fall transplant them 3 feet apart each way in deep, rich .soil. For forcing, 

 take up some large roots and place them in a dark corner of the cellar or greenhouse. 



VICTORIA. Late; stalks thick and large; useful especially to prolong the season. Pkt. 

 .S cts., oz. 20 cts. 



RHUBARB ROOTS. 10 cts. each, $1 per doz. 



SQUASHES, SUMMER AND WINTER 



(©l3ief=i?urbt^) 



Squash seed should be planted about the same time and in much the same manner as 

 cucumbers and melons. The hills should be 9 feet apart each way, slightly elevated and highly 

 manured. Bush varieties may be planted closer together. Use plenty of seed, as the bugs will 

 d#stroy some plants. An ounce of seed will plant from 20 to 30 hills. 



MAMMOTH WHITE BUSH. Fruit large and pure white ; 

 flesh excellent. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., %\^. 20, cts. 



GOLDEN CUSTARD BUSH. Large scalloped Squash of rich 

 golden yellow. Quality excellent. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 2octs. 



FORDHOOK BUSH. Fruit oblong and ridged, flesh and skin 

 light yellow; the finest in quality of the bush Squashes; when ripe 

 it can be kept a long time. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts. 



DELICIOUS. In 



Golden Hubbaid Sciuasli 



form and size it some- 

 what resembles Hub- 

 bard. Skin bronzy 

 green, flesh dark 

 orange. Very thick, 

 fine-grained, dry and 

 sweet and of finest 

 flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., Klb. 30C. 



PROLI F I C 

 MARROW. Fruit 

 deep orange, round- 

 ed, thick, having a 

 small seed cavity. A 

 productive, good- 

 keeping Squash. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. locts., Klb. 

 25 cts. 

 BOSTON MAR- 

 ROW. Well known and popular. Skin and flesh bright orange ; of 

 excellent quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^Ib. 25 cts. 



Boston Harrow Squash 



Skin dark green ; flesh 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 



HUBBARD. A standard late Squasl 

 fine-grained, dry, sweet, late- keeping. 

 V^\h. 25 cts. 



GOLDEN HUBBARD. Skin and flesh deep yellow. Very dry 

 and of excellent flavor. Particularly good for pies on account of its 

 bright color. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 30 cts. 



WARTED HUBBARD. Large ; dark green. Shell very hard, 

 covered with warted knobs. Very thick-fleshed, of the finest quality. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Xlb. 30 cts. 



ESSEX HYBRID. Round, with flattened ends; large, and 

 keeps sometimes until June. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. lo cts., }<lb. 25 cts. 



TURBAN. An excellent fall and winter Squash; flesh yellow, 

 sweet and good. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J^lb. 25 cts. 



MAMMOTH CHILI. Very large, orange-colored fruits, which 

 keep well all winter. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 30 cts. 



GOLDEN SUMMER CROOKNECK. Early; fruits yellow; 

 flesh fine-grained and rich. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Jilb. 25 cts. 



WINTER CROOKNECK. A favorite late - keeping winter 

 Squash, remaining in good condition for months after all other 

 Squashes are done; yellow skin, sweet, fine-grained flesh. Pkt. 5 

 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 25 cts. 



GOLDEN BRONZE. Color dark grayish green ; size 8 to 10 

 pounds; flesh golden yellow, sweet and of good flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., Klb. 30 cts. 



VEGETABLE MARROW. Skin greenish yellow ; flesh white. 

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



SALSIFY, or OYSTER PLANT (58ocf§bart) 



When cooked, the roots have something of the flavor and odor of oysters. They may be boiled, used in soups, or grated and fried as 

 fritters. Culture the same as for parsnips and carrots. Roots are perfectly hardy, and may be left in the ground all winter. A quantity 

 of roots for winter use may be stored in a pit or in sand or damp earth in a cellar. An ounce of seed will sow 75 feet of drill. 



MAMMOTH SANDWICH ISLAND. Roots large, long, smooth, tender and well-flavored, resembling fair-sized parsnips. This sort 

 needs only to be tried to become exceedingly popular. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Klb. 50 cts. 



SEA KALE 



Grown for its bleached stems, which are prepared like asparagus. Sow in drills i inch deep and 2 feet apart ; thin out to 6 inches in the 

 rows ; the following spring plant in hills 3 feet apart. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



