WM. C. BECKERT, PITTSBURG, PA. 



SELECT VEGETABLE SEEDS 



FIELD BEETS FOR STOCK 

 FEEDING 



Grown for stock feeding, they form very wholesome and 

 nutritious food. Of special value for feeding to cows as 

 they greatly increase the flow of milk. The seed should be 

 dropped about 2 inches apart, in drills 2 feet apart, and 

 the plants thinned so that there will be 12 to 16 inches 

 between them. From five to eight pounds of seed are re- 

 quired to sow an acre. 



GIANT LONG RED MANGEL. Heavy cropper. 

 Roots long and thick, with rose and white flesh, and grow 

 partly above ground. 



GOLDEN TANKARD. Has large, handsome roots, 

 and grows partly above the ground. Flesh bright yellow. 



RED-TOP SUGAR BEET. Combines with heavy yield 

 a good percentage of sugar; white flesh. 



CHAMPION YELLOW GLOBE. Large, smooth, yel- 

 low globe-shaped roots. 



GIANT YELLOW INTERMEDIATE. Distinct color 

 bright yellow; roots oval-shaped, growing two-thirds above 

 the ground. Enormous yielder. 



Mangel Beets in quantities of 5 lbs. and over at 30 cts. 

 per lb. Prices of all the above Field Beets, oz. 5 cts., 

 4 ozs. 15 cts., lb. 35 cts.; postpaid, 43 cts. 



CABBAGE SEED 



Extra-Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage 



Seed sown in hotbed or greenhouse about February 15 

 will give plants large enough to transplant into hotbeds 

 about March loth. Set them 2 to 3 inches apart each way, and as soon as they become well established, remove the glass for part of the 

 day, to harden them for final transplanting into the open ground, increasing the exposure daily until April 10 or 20, when the final 

 transplanting may be made. Plants for this early crop need not stand further apart than i x 2 feet. For late crops sow the seed in April or 

 May, and transplant to the open ground when large enough, setting the plants up to the first leaf, and 2x3 feet apart. It is important 

 that the plants should not stand thick in the seed-beds, as this would induce weak, slender plants. To insure large, solid heads of Cabbage, 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 effica- 

 cious in the locality. Crops of cabbage should not be grown on the same ground for a number of years on account of the tendency to club-root. 



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

 oz. 25 cts., Mlb. 75 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., 341b. 90 cts. 



EXTRA-EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD. Best early variety. 

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

 outside leaves; uniform in size and time of maturing, and of good 

 quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., K'b. 90 cts. 



LARGE JERSEY WAKEFIELD, or CHARLESTON. A selec- 

 tion from the above, and 10 days later, with heads rounded and twice 

 as large. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., Mlb. 90 cts. 



Select Late Flat Dutch Cabbage 



VOLGA. Of Russian origin. Of early maturity, coming in a few 

 days after Early Wakefield. Heads round, uniform and very solid, 

 weighing from 10 to 12 pounds. Very hardy and will thrive in any 

 section where Cabbage can be grown. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., M'b. 

 S1.25. 



EARLY ALLHEAD. The best of the flat-headed early summer Cab- 

 bages. 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. 30 cts., }^lb. 90 cts. 



EARLY SUMMER. Heads large, solid, roundish flat; stand a 

 long while after maturity without bursting. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts.. 

 J41b. 90 cts. 



EARLY WINNIGSTADT. Conical heads of fair size. One of 

 the best early Cabbages. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., Mlb- 75 cts. 



ALL -SEASON, or SUCCESSION. Almost as ear y a'^ Early 

 Summer; heads larger and quite thick through; good for early and 

 late crop. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., Mlb. 75 cts. 



ENKHUIZEN GLORY. A most excellent new variety from 

 Holland. Combining earliness, size and quality; comes in as early as 

 the preceding. Produces large, solid, ball-shaped heads, with few 

 outside leaves. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts., Mlb. $1.25. 



SUREHEAD. The heads are of Flat Dutch type, uniform in 

 shape and size, solid and heavy. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., Mlb. 75 cts. 



THE LUPTON. Slightly earlier than the Flat Dutch, and of 

 more compart growth. Heads large; stalks short; color dark green. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., }ilh. 75 cts. 



FOTTLER'S BRUNSWICK. The heads often weigh from 20 

 to 25 pounds, and are hard and solid. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., }4^h. 75c. 



SELECT LARGE LATE FLAT DUTCH. An excellent keep- 

 ing 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. 2^5 cts., Mlb. 75 cts. 



AUTUMN KING. Late; sure-heading; heads of enormous size, 

 yet regular and uniform. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts., M'b. 75 cts. 



DANISH SHORT-STEM ROUNDHEAD. An earlier and 

 shorter-stemmed type of the preceding; heads larger and heavier; with- 

 stands severe droughts, and produces good results under more adverse 

 conditions than any ether variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts.,Mlb Si. 25. 



