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



CABBAGE SEED, conUnued 



DANISH BALLHEAD, or HOLLANDER. Heads of medium size, 

 round and very solid; matures late, and is a splendid keeper. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 35 cts., ]4lh. Si. 25. 



SHORT STEM DRUMHEAD. 



Of very uniform and dwarf growth. 

 Heads very solid, with few outer 

 leaves and attaining a weight of 20 

 to 25 pounds. A very desirable 

 crop variety. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 

 25 cts., Mlb. 75 cts. 



PERFECTION DRUMHEAD 

 SAVOY. Heads large, solid, with / 

 finely curled, close, wrinkled leaves f 

 of cauliflower flavor; a good-keep- '\ 

 ing winter Cabbage. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 25 cts., Mlb. 75 cts. 



EARLY ERFURT SAVOY. 

 Heads elongated, very solid and of 

 a beautiful yellowish green color. 



Its delicious flavor is 

 almost hke that of brussels sprouts 



MAMMOTH ROCK RED. A select late strain of red Cabbage, 

 and solid heads. This is the housekeeper's favorite Cabbage for pickling 

 25 cts., Mlb. 7.S cts. 



Enkhuizen Glory Cabbage (see pag^ 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



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with very large 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 



ZENITH RED. Heads very solid, medium early, very dark red in color of best quality. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 35 cts. 



CARROTS 



(^));oF)ren) 



Half-Long Pointed Carrots 



Carrots succeed best on hea\-y loam, which preferably should have been well fertilized 

 the previous year, as fresh manure often causes the roots to grow pronged and misshapen. 

 Sow the seed as early in the spring as the ground can be prepared, firming the soil down 

 over them. An ounce of seed will sow 100 feet of drill; four pounds will sow- an acre. 



AMSTERDAM FORCING. A new vers- early variety,-. Fine for forcing. Entirely 

 without core. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 341b. 40 cts. 



EARLY FRENCH FORCING. A small globular-shaped reddish orange variety. \'ery 

 desirable for early garden culture or forcing. First quality. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 10 cts.. J^lb. 

 30 cts. 



EARLY SCARLET HORN. For early crops. Roots are about 3 inches long and of 

 ver\- good quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz., lo cts., Mlb. 30 cts. 

 HALF-LONG POINTED. The roots are intermediate in size between Early Horn and Long Orange; 

 smooth, bright orange; well flavored. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 30c. 



HALF-LONG STUMP-ROOTED. Much like the Half-Long Pointed, except that the roots have 

 the stump form. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J41b. 30 cts. 



CHANTENAY. Handsome roots, broad-shouldered, smooth and more uniform than the Danvers. 

 Of superior flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., }4^h. 30 cts. 



HALF-LONG LUC. A very symmetrical, half-long, stump-rooted variety. Early, 

 verj- productive of flne quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 30 cts. 



DANVERS HALF-LONG. The roots are smooth, thick and intermediate bewteen 

 Short Horn and Long Orange in form. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 25 cts., lb. 90 cts. 



ST. VALERY INTERMEDIATE. Thick-shouldered, intermediate in length between 

 the Half-Long and Long Orange varieties. Flesh rich orange color and of finest quality. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., }4lh. 25 cts., lb. 90 cts. 



IMPROVED LONG ORANGE. Extensively grown; good and heav^- in ^-ield. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 25 cts., lb. 90 cts. 



WHITE BELGIAN. A very productive white-fleshed variety for stock feeding. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.. 341b. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



CRESS (^reffe) 



Half-Long Luc Carrots 



The leaves form excellent spicy spring salads, and are also used for garnishing. Pep- 

 per Grass should be sown thickly in shallow drills in early spring, and at intervals for 

 continued supply, as it soon runs to seed. 



WATERCRESS. Small, oval leaves; very tender, crisp and pleasantly spicy when 

 young. Plants of prostrate habit. A perennial aquatic, which grows well in any running 

 streams. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts., 341b. $1.25. 



UPLAND. Seed of this species may be sown anj-svhere in moist places in spring or 

 fall. Leaves broad, crisp, tender and good for salads; plant a perennial. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 

 25 cts., 341b. 90 cts. 



EXTRA CURLED, or PEPPER GRASS. Of pleasant, pungent flavor; the lea\-es 

 can be cut several times. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



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