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WM. C. BECKERT, ALLEGHENY, PA 



Thick Leaf Sp 



Norfolk Savoy. Curled and 

 winkled in the leaf like the 

 Savoy Cabbage. Stalks large and 

 very productive. Best adapted 

 for fall and winter crop, being 

 hardier than most others. As a 

 summer crop it is not so desira- 

 ble as some of the following 

 sorts, for the reason that on ap- 

 proach of warm weather it shoots 

 to seed very quickly. Pkt. 5 

 cts. ; oz. 10 cts. ; } lb. 15 cts. ; lb. 

 35 cts. 



Viroflay A mammoth sort 

 of excellent quality Early and 

 well suited for spring sowing 

 Pkt. 5 cts. ; oz. 10 cts. ; J lb. 15 

 Spinach. c ts. 



Long Standing, Thick Leaved. A new large, crimp- ^ 

 ed, thick fleshy Savoy leaved variety. Will stand two weeks 

 longer than any other sort before shooting to seed. The best |r?~ 

 for spring sowing, on account of seeding so late. Pkt 5 ^ 

 cts. ; oz. 10 cts. ; lb. 35 cts. ^ 



Prickly. Stands the winter better than any other kind. ^ 

 Leaves long and pointed, not so productive as others. Pkt. ^ 

 5 cts. ; oz. 10 cts. ; \ lb 15. cts. ; lb. 35 cts. ^ 



Round Dutch. A round-leaved imported variet}', pre- ^ 

 ferred by some growers. Pkt. 5 cts ; oz. 10 cts.; \ lb. 15 cts.; Is 

 ■^^V; lb, 35 cts. | 



Flanders. Round-leaved, productive, excellent. Pkt. 5 | 

 cts. ; oz. 10 cts. ; J lb. 15 cts. ; lb. 35 cts. | 



SALSIFY. 



(Bocksbart.) 



Cultivate the same as parsnip or carrots; sow early in the spring in drills two inches in depth and fourteen inches 

 apart; thin out to six inches in the row, like 'parsnips, they are perfectly hardy and can be left out during the winter. 

 It is a delicious vegetable, and worthy of general culture; it is fried or baked into cakes, boiled or used in soups. 

 When grated fine and fried as fritters, the flavor greatly resembles that of the oyster, hence one of the common 

 names of this vegetable is "Oyster Plant." 



iK^-One ounce will sow fifty feet of drill. 



New Mammoth. A variety introduced from the Sandwich Islands, and is a reall}- great im- 

 provement on the French sort generally cultivated. It attains a very large size, being at least twice 

 as large as the ordinary sort, and resembles a fair sized parsnip. In quality it is very superior, being 

 very tender and delicious. As grown with us it has given the utmost satisfaction. Pkt. 5 cts ; oz. 15 

 cts.; X lb. 50 cts ; lb. $1 50. 



Long Black or Scorzonera. Roots black. Before using soak the scraped roots in water for a 

 few hours to take out the bitter taste. Pkt. 5 cts.; oz. 15 cts.; } lb. 50 cts.; lb $1 50. 



TURNIP. (Rube ) 



For early use, sow as soon as the ground can be worked in the spring, in drills fifteen inches apart, and thin to 



Mammoth Salsify. 



'hite Strap Leaf 



Purple Top Strap Leaf. 



ight inches apart as 

 plants are large enough to handle. 

 For succession, sow at intervals of 

 a fortnight until the last week of 

 July, from which time until the 

 end of August sowings may be 

 made for main .and Tate crops. 

 The sowing should always be done 

 just before rain if possible, and the success of the crop in a 

 great measure depends upon quick germination, and a rapid 

 and free growth at first. 



*£g"One ounce will sow 150 feet of drill; two pounds to the 

 WHITE FLESHED VARIETIES. 



Extra Early Purple Top Munich. The 



earliest variety. Color white, with purple top, of 

 excellent quality when young, but not adapted for 

 keeping, as it soon becomes bitter and tough. Pkt. 

 5 cts.; oz. 10 cts.; } lb. 20cts.; lb. 60 cts. 



Bed or Purple-Top Strnp-Leaved Of fine 

 quality and of the most rapid growth. Grown 

 extensivelv as a fall or winter crop. Pkt. 5 cts. ; 

 oz. 10 cts. • i lb. 20 cts. ; lb. 60 cts. 



