Beckerts Choice Vegetable Seeds 



F^or Home^ and JWeirU^&t Garde-ns. 



ALL ARE FRESH, OF SUPERIOR QUALITY AND STRONG GERMINATING POWER. 



OUR Vegetable Seed Department is quite comprehensive, and embraces nearly all varieties 

 that are desirable or of known value, together with all the more important Novelties 

 of recent introduction. The list has been carefully selected and prepared, and the 

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

 endeavored to make them as accurate and helpful to the purchaser in making selections 

 as possible. 



HOW SEEDS ARE SEr«fX. 



POSTAGE PREPAID. We deliver free at Catalogue prices, to any Post Office 

 in the U. S., all Seeds in packets, ounces, quarter-pounds and pounds. 



SEEDS SOLD BY MEASURE, when to be sent by mail, require in addition 

 to Catalogue prices, 8 cts. per pint and 15 cts. per quart for Peas and Beans, 

 and 5 cts. per pint and 10 cts. per quart for Corn. 



iviBERAL PREiaiums. 



Remember that these cash discounts refer only to prices of seeds sold in packetsi 

 and not to prices of seeds sold by weight and measure. Cash must accompany the 

 order in all cases. 



Palmetto Asparagus 

 ON $ 



ORDER, SELECT SEEDS AMOUNTING TO $1.25. ON »2 ORDERS, SELECT SEEDS AMOUNTING TO $2.50. 



ON $3 ORDERS, SELECT SEEDS AMOUNTING TO $3.75. 



ASPARAGUS. 



(Sfargel.) j 

 ^HIS is one of the first and finest spring relishes I 

 which come to the table from the garden, and it | 

 really requires very little trouble in cultivation, I 

 since a bed once properly made and planted j 

 will last for years, demanding but a minimum 1 

 of yearly care. The soil for the bed can | 

 hardly be made too rich, and the fertilizer 

 should be well trenched in to the depth of 

 2 feet or more. The roots should be planted 

 as early in spring as the ground can be pre- 

 pared, setting them a foot apart in rows 3 or 

 4 feet apart, with the crowns from 4 to 6 inches below the surface of 

 the bed. Asparagus seed maybe sown directly in the permanent 

 bed and the plants thinned as they grow ; or it may be sown else- 

 where, and the seedlings transplanted the second year. 



An ounce of seed will sow 50 feet of drill, and produce about 300 

 plants. Fair crops rnay be expected the third year from seed. 

 / COLOSSA.L. A widely cultivated variety, with very large, deep 

 green, tender stalks of good flavor ; the roots are vigorous and pro- 

 ductive. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts. 

 • I .'palmetto. Earlier than Colossal, with stalks as fine in size 

 and quality, and more even and regular in growth. It is of southern 

 origin, but is well adapted to all sections. Average bunches weigh 

 about 2 pounds, and generally measure 13H inches round. Pkt. 5c., 

 o?. 10 cts., J^lb. 30 cts., lb. $1. 



\'''bARR'S 3IAMMOTH. Stalks large, and retain their thickness 

 well up to the top of the shoots ; heads close and round, very rapid 

 in growth, light in color ; verv tender and succulent and free from 

 tough fiber. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., K'b. 30 cts., lb. Si. 



COLUMBIAN 3IAMMOTH WHITE. This new variety differs 

 from other sorts in that its stalks are pure white, and remain color- 

 less as long as they are fit for use. The strain is a choice selection, 

 grown from a pure white sport of Conover's Colossal, found growing 

 in a field ; 80 to 90 per cent, of the plants come true from seed. The 

 variety is as strong and productive as either of the other sorts, form- 

 ing as large shoots, which require no blanching, and bring a much 

 higher price in market. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., %\h. 40 cts., lb. $1.25 

 ASPARAGUS ROOTS— 100 1,000 



HPalmetto. 2-}'ears old Si 25 $10 00 



j/feolossal. 2-years old 100 700 



j.'Barr's Mammoth. 2-years old i 25 10 00 



^^~By mail, 25 cts. per too extra. 



ARTICHOKE. ' 



(2tvtii(^ofe.) 

 Sow quite early in spring, and transplant 

 the following spring to permanent beds in 

 rows or hills 3 feet apart, with a space of 

 2 feet between the plants. The plants wi' 

 give a partial crop the first season, but as 

 they are perennial, will remain in bearing 



for years. They require rich, deep. Inn mi- J^i|iai;iU^^BIIh^3'»w 



soil', and should be protected in winter by a .. 1 



co^rering of leaves or coarse manure. 

 /large GREEN GLOBE. Pkt. ioc, 

 oz- 30 cts. 



PEAS and BEANS in 10 cent packets 

 we send postpaid. These packets contain very 

 liberal quantities— sufficient for a family Lar^e Green Globe 

 g^arden. Artichoke. 



