WM. C. BECKERT, PITTSBURG, PA. • SELECT VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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POLE LIMA BEANS 



(All Best Grade Hand-Picked) 



IDEAL. Pods produced in clusters and of enormous size. An im- 

 mense cropper and quality of the very best. Not an extra-early, but 

 unsurpassed for a main crop variety. Pkt. lo cts., pt. i8 cts., qt. 

 35 cts., y^pk. S1.3S. 



EARLY LEVIATHAN. This new variety is not only earlier than 

 any other, but the beans are of the largest size and unsurpassed in 

 ^juality. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., }^pk. $1.35. 



KING OF THE GARDEN. The vines set beans early and bear 

 until frost; only two vines allowed to a hill. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., 

 cjt. 30 cts., i-^pk. Si.i5. 



SIEBERT'S EARLY LIMA. Pods and beans quite large, very 

 sarly and productive, quality the best. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 

 30 cts., 3^pk. Si. 15. 



SHOTWELL. Of the potato Lima class, and superior to Dreer's 

 Lima in earliness, size and quality. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 

 Kpk. Si. 15. 



EDIBLE-PODDED POLE BEANS 



KENTUCKY WONDER WAX. Has all the desirable qualities 

 af Kentucky Wonder Green-Pod. Pods transparent yellow, stringless 

 md of delicious quality, very vigorous and immensely productive. 

 Pkt; 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., Hpk. Si. 50. 



DREER'S GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX. Bears long golden yellow 

 pods in clusters and continues for a long time. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., 

 It. 35 cts., Mpk. Si.3S- 



EDIBLE-PODDED POLE BEANS, continued 

 BLACK WAX POLE. Fleshy pods; medium size tender and string- 

 ess. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., Vipk. $1.15. 



MONT D'OR POLE WAX. Early and productive wax variety of 

 superior quality. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., Hpk. Si. 15. 



KENTUCKY WONDER, or OLD HOMESTEAD. Pods borne 

 in clusters, deep green in color; round, and often 9 inches in length; 

 tender, crisp and of finest quality. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 

 Hpk. Si. 15. 



WHITE-SEEDED KENTUCKY WONDER. Said to be ten days 

 earlier and more prolific than the preceding old favorite variety, with 

 the additional advantages that the seed is pure white. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 pt. IS cts., qt. 30 cts., i-2pk. Sl.15- 



BURGER'S GREEN-POD STRINGLESS. Earlier than Old 

 Homestead and remains longer in bearing. Pods 6 to 8 inches long, 

 borne in clusters; dark green in color; very mealy and stringless. Pkt. 

 10 cts., pt. IS cts., qt. 30 cts., yipk. Si.iS- 



LAZY WIFE. Very productive; pods green, 4 to 6 inches long, 

 broad, thick, fleshy and entirely stringless; rich and tender. Pkt. 

 10 cts., pt. IS cts., qt. 30 cts., ]4pk. Si.iS- 



HORTICULTURAL. Bears profusion of large fleshy pods; one of 

 the best and finest flavored shell beans. Pkt. xo cts., pt. 15 cts.. qt. 

 30 cts., Hpk. Si.iS- 



WHITE CREASEBACK, or BEST OF ALL. Very productive, 

 bearing in clusters; pods silvery green, medium size, best quality. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 2S cts., yipk. gs cts. 



ASPARAGUS, or YARD LONG. Pods round and glossy and 

 attaining a length of 2 feet or more, of good quality. Pkt. 10 cts. 



ARTICHOKE 



Sow early in spring and transplant the following spring to permanent beds in ro\ 

 or hills 3 feet apart. 



LARGE GREEN GLOBE. The best sort for general use. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts. 



ASPARAGUS 



A bed once properly made and planted will last for years. Plenty of fertilizer should 

 De well trenched into a depth of 2 feet or more. The roots should be planted as early in 

 ;he spring as the ground can be prepared, setting them a foot apart in rows, 2,2}^ or 3 

 'eet 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 

 t may be sown elsewhere, and the seedlings transplanted the second year. An ounce of 

 ;eed will sow so feet of drill, and produce about 300 plants. Fair crops may be expected 

 ;hird year from seed. 



COLOSSAL. Very large, deep green; stalks tender and of good flavor. Pkt. S cts.. 



oz. 10 cts., I4^h. 20 cts. 



PALMETTO. Early; stalks fine in 

 size and quality, regular in growth. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ]4\b. 2S cts. 



COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH 

 WHITE. Stalks pure white. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J41b. 30 cts. 



GIANT ARGENTEUIL. A French 

 variety of mammoth size. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., J^oz. 30 cts. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. By plant- 

 ing Asparagus roots instead of the 

 seeds, much time can be saved in get- 

 ting the shoots ready for table or 

 market. Plant in spring as early as 

 possible. See Vegetable plants. 



BROCCOLI 



Giant Argenteuil Asparagus 



(Sproffenfof)!) 



deli- 



Requires the same treatment as cauliflower. The heads are tender, white and ' 

 cate 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 



Amagar Market Brussels Sprouts 



The seed should be sown in April or May, and the plants cultivated like cabbage; the 

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



PARIS MARKET. A semi-dwarf variety, producing large crops of handsome 

 round, solid sprouts. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 3S cts. 



AMAGAR MARKET. Plants of very vigorous growth, about 3 feet in height ; stalks 

 large, thick and close-jointed, and the sprouts set quite thickly on the stalk, and are devel- 

 oped very uniformly. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



