WM. C. BECKERT, ALLEGHENY, PA. 



BE ETS. — Continued. 



Bassano. A very early light colored variety, very sweet 

 and tender in quality ; since" the introduction of the Egyptian 

 it is not grown to any extent, but is nevertheless a desirable 

 sort. Pkt, 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 20 cts.; lb., 60 cts. 



Long Smooth Biooi Red. A half-long deep red variety 

 of excellent quality ; grown principally for winter use, for 

 which purpose it is excellent. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 

 20 cts.; lb.. 6'0 cts. 



Swiss Chard or Sea Kale B«et. Cultivated for its 

 leaves, which are used similar to spinach. The midribs are 

 stewed like asparagus. It is an excellent vegetable, not as 

 well known as it should be. Pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 10 cts. ; \ lb., 

 25 cts. 



BROCOLI. (Sprossen-Kohl.) 



A species of the cabbage family closely allied to the cauliflower, and 

 not differing from it materially in the mode of treatment. 

 ■BSg^One ounce will produce 3,000 plants. 



White Cape Produces heads of a medium size, com- 

 pact and creamy white in color ; a sure header. Pkt. , 5 cts. ; 

 oz., 50 cts. 



Purple Cape. This sort is better adapted to our climate 

 than the preceding ; heads of a purplish color ; very large 

 and compact, and has excellent flavor. Pkt., 5 cts ; oz., 

 40 cts. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS. (Gruener-Sprossen.) 



Cultivated for the small cabbage-like heads which grow out in con- 

 siderable number from the sides of the main stalks. Sow the seeds in 

 hot-beds and transplant ; treat similar to cabbage or cauliflower ; a de- 

 licious vegetable. 



.8S-One ounce will produce 3,000 plants. 



Dwarf Improved. Dwarf ; compact in its growth. Pkt., 

 5 cts. ; oz., 25 cts. 



Tall French. Very fine quality ; taller in growth than 

 the preceding. Pkt. , 5 cts. ; oz. , 25 cts. 



BOREKOLE or KALE. (Gruener-Kohl.) 



A species of the cabbage family which does not form heads, being used 

 in the open state. It can be grown almost in any kind of soil, but the 

 best results are obtained from very rich soil ; sow in April and May in 

 beds, transplant and cultivate similar to cabbage. The varieties are ex- 

 tremely hardy and much improved by frost ; not grown so largely as if 

 its superior qualities were generally known ; its delicacy and tenderness 

 is equalled by but few of the cabbage varieties. 



Tall Green Curled Scotch. A tall growing variety, at- 

 taining a height of two feet and over ; produces abundance 

 of deep green and ver} r curly leaves ; recurved and spreading 

 in habit ; withstands very severe winter weather. Pkt., 5 

 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 30 cts. 



New Dwarf Very Early. A new sort ; of special ex- 

 cellence, being a very dwarf fine curled variety of a yellowish 

 green color, growing very close to the ground. Pkt. , 5 cts. ; 

 oz., 15 cts.; \ lb., 40 cts. 



Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. 



Dwarf Green Curled Scotch. A round dwarf variety, 

 rarely exceeding eighteen inches in height, but spreading out 

 under good cultivation to three feet in diameter ; the leaves 

 are beautifully curled and of a bright green ; this variety is 

 very hardy, and will remain over winter in any place where 

 the temperature does not fall below zero ; it is most tender 

 after being bitten by a sharp frost. Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 15 cts. ; 

 \ lb., 40 cts. 



Siberian Kale, German Greens or Sprouts. This 

 variety is extensively grown as Winter Greens ; sown in the 

 month of September in rows one foot apart, and treated in 

 every way as spinach, it is ready for use in early spring. 

 Pkt., 5 cts.; oz., 10 cts.; \ lb., 25 cts.; lb., $1.00. 



Cottager's Kale. A great favorite in England ; it is 

 dwarf, not exceeding twelve inches; leaves rich green, deeply 

 curled and feathered almost to the ground ; very hardy, and 

 a most profitable sort; more weight being grown on the same 

 space than with any other variety. Pkt. , 5 cts. ; oz. 20 cts. : 

 \ lb., 60 cts. 



CABBAGE. (KopfKohl.) 



For cabbages the ground must be highly manured deeply dug 

 or ploughed, and thoroughly worked to insure good full-sized 

 heads. A heavy , moist and fresh loam is the most suitable. The 

 early sorts are sometimes sown early in autumn, and protected 

 m cold-frames through the winter and transplanled early in the 

 spring ; but more generally at the North they are sown very early 

 in the spring in hot-beds, or later in the open ground. In the 

 mild climate of the Southern States, where they will stand the 

 winter, they are planted out in the fall. For early use sow about 

 February loth in hot-bed or greenhouse, covering the seed about 

 one-half of an inch deep ; the plants will be large enough to 

 transplant by March 10th ; then put them into cold-frames three 

 and one-half inches apart each way. As soon as thev °-et a °-ood 

 „iove the glass part of the day, in order to tia?den them 



for the open 



mue increasing the time, until bv 



All Seasons. 



April 20th the plants are ready to be transplanted out-doors For 

 late crop sow from the middle of March to middle of April It 

 is important that the plants should stand thinly in the seed bed 

 or they will run up weak and slender, and be likely to make lone 

 stumps. If they come up too thick, prick them out into beds 

 four to six inches apart, which will cause them to grow low and 

 stocky. Treated m this manner, the plants will form lateral 

 roots ; and they can be removed, with the earth attached in a 

 moist day, without checking their growth. When the weather is 

 hot and dry the roots of the plants may be dipped in a puddle of 

 loam and water. 



To preserve cabbages during the winter, pull them in a drv 

 day and turn them over on the heads a few hours to drain Set 

 them out m a cool cellar, or bury them in the open ^round' with 

 the heads downward, in long trenches, in a dry situation In 

 the Middle States bury the stump and part, of the head in the 

 open ground, and place over them a light covering of straw and 

 boards m severe weather. 



4Sr* One ounce produces 3,000 plants 



