WM. C. BECKERT, 101 AND 103 FEDERAL ST., NORTH SIDE, PITTSBURG, PA. • Vegetables 



BECKERT'S 

 SUPERIOR VEGETABLE SEEDS 



FOR HOME- AND MARKET-GARDENS 



Seeds of Superior Quality and Strong Vitality 



Our Vegetable Seed Department embraces nearly all varieties that are desirable or of known value, 

 together with the more important of recent introductions. The list has been carefully selected, and 

 the descriptions given are chiefly derived from our own experience and observation. We have en- 

 deavored to make them as accurate and helpful as possible, to aid the purchaser in making selections. 



HOW SEEDS ARE SENT 



ADD POSTAGE at the rate of 8 cents per pint and 15 cents per quart to the Catalogue price for Peas and Beans when to 

 be sent by mail. For Sugar Corn, add 5 cents per pint and 10 cts. per quart when to be sent by mail. 



FREE DELIVERY to any post-office in the United States, at the prices named in this Catalogue, of all Vegetable Seeds that 

 are sold by the PACKET, OUNCE and QUARTER-POUND. 



ARTICHOKE (*ttfi$o&) 



Sow early in spring, and transplant the following spring to permanent beds in rows 

 or hills 3 feet apart. 



LARGE GREEN GLOBE. The best sort for general use. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



Asparagus 



(Sparge!) 



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

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

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

 feet 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 

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

 seed will sow 50 feet of drill, and produce about 300 plants. Fair crops may be expected 

 third year from seed. 



COLOSSAL. Very large, deep 

 green; stalks tender and of good flavor. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb- 25 cts., 

 b. 70 cts. 



PALMETTO. Early; stalks fine in 

 size and quality, regular in growth. 

 Pkt. s cts., oz. 10 cts., MVo. 25 cts., 

 lb. 75 cts. 



COLUMBIAN MAMMOTH 

 WHITE. Stalks pure white. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts.. ^lb. 25 cts., lb. 

 75 cts. 



GIANT ARGENTEOTL. A French 

 variety of mammoth size. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., x ioz. 30 cts., lb. 90 cts. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. By planting Asparagus roots instead of the 

 time can be saved in getting the shoots ready for table or market. Plant 

 early as possible. See Vegetable plants. 



Giant Argenteuil 



seeds, much 

 in spring, as 



BROCCOLI (S^roffenfoBl) 



Amagar Market Brussels Sprouts 



Requires the same treatment as cauliflower. The heads are tender, white and of deli- 

 cate flavor. An ounce of seed will produce about 2,000 plants. 



WHITE CAPE. Creamy white; medium, compact; sure to form; delicate flavor. Pkt. 

 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 



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. 25 cts., J^Ib. 75 cts. 



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

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

 oped very uniformly. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., Si. 15. 

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