\NM. O. BECKERT, 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



PARSNIPS and PEPPERS. 



Parsnips. 



(^Pastinafe.) 



Aside from its value as a table vegetable, the Parsnip also furnishes a healthful and 

 nourishing food for stock, and is especially valued for this purpose by dairymen. Sow 

 the seed in drills 15 inches apart, as early as possible in spring, and thin the plants until 

 they are 5 or 6 inches apart in the rows. The roots are improved by frost, and only 

 enough for winter use need be taken up in the falll, eaving the rest in the ground until 

 spring, to be dug up as required. By running a plow, such as is used for breaking sod, 

 along one side of the rows, field crops of Parsnips will be thrown out so that they can be 

 harvested easilj'. Deep, rich, sandy soil is best suited to the culture of Parsnips, but on 

 any deep, uch, mellow soil the yield is good per acre, and the roots will be smooth and 

 larg^ if no fresh manrre is used ; this tends to make them coarse-grained and misshapen. 

 An%unce of seed will sow 150 feet of drill ; five pounds will sow an acre. 



' IMPROVED HOLLOW CROWX. The variety most widely cultivated. The 

 roots are tender and sweet, and their yield per acre is heavy. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 Mlby-es cts., lb. 70 cts. 



/GUERNSEY. The roots do not grow as long as those of the preceding, but are 

 tiacker and more easily gathered. A very heavy cropper; roots smooth ; flesh fine 

 grained and of e.xcellent quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., "^Ib. 25 cts., lb. 70 cts. 



Peppers, 



ImprovedlHoUow Crown Parsnips 



(^feffer.) 



Sow seed in hotbed early in April, and transplant the seedlings to rich, warm, mellow 

 soil as soon as the weather has become warm and settled, setting them about 2 feet apart 

 in drills 3 feet apart. Seed may be sown later in the open ground, when all danger from 

 frost is over, and thinned to the distance given above. The young green pods of Peppers 

 are useful in making all sorts of pickles, and some of the plants when covered with small, 

 ripe, scarlet pods are very ornamental. An ounce of seed. will produce 2,000 plants. 



rLARGE BELL, or BULL 

 NOSE. A widely grown, standard 

 old variety, with very large, thick 

 pods. Pkt. 5c., oz. 30C., Klb. 90c. 

 I/'rUBY king. Beautiful, 

 bright red pods, about 5 inches 

 long and 3 or 4 inches thick ; mild 

 and pleasant in flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 30 cts., Klb. 90 cts. 

 J^MPROVED LONG RED. 

 Pods abundant, bright red, long, 

 sharp. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., 

 Klb. 90 cts. 



epCARDINAL. New, and worthy, 

 of cultivation simply for its beauty. 

 The pods are long, curved and 

 tapering, 2 inches thick at the stem 

 end ; the flavor is sweet and mild. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 90 cts. 



3 inches 



a— CELESTIAL. Pretty, conical pod 

 long, thickly covering the round, branching" plants 

 When young they are a delicate, creamy yellow, chang 

 ing as they ripen to bright, vivid scarlet, so that a plant 

 full of fruit shows beautiful color contrasts. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 30 cts., Klb. 90 cts. 

 — — ItALBIDOSCOPE. The long, wavy branches 

 droop with their weight of pods, which are small, 

 rounded, and of many colors, changing from cream-color 

 in the. youngest ones though canary-yellow, orange, rose 

 and pink, to deep, luminous scarlet in the ripe pods. 

 The plants seem to be always covered with pods in all 

 stages of growth ; their flavor is clear and sharp, and they 

 are as useful in all ways as other Peppers. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 30 cts., Klb. 90 cts. 

 -^PROCOPP GIANT. Pods ofuniformly very large 

 size, from 8 to 9 inches long, very thick, and moderately 

 sharp. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., 5<'lb. 90 cts. 

 C-'S- GOLDEN DAWN. Plants of this variety are quite 

 dwarf and very fruitful ; the pods are of medium size, 

 inversely bell-shaped, rich, golden yellow, very thick, 

 sweet and anild. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., Klb. 90 cts. 

 fcJ.--'^XHEART. A small heart-shaped Pepper; medium 

 size ;, excellent for pickles. Pkt. 5c., oz. 30c., K lb. 90c. 



1 ^■^WEET MOUNTAIN. An early fruiting sort ; 

 esbrmous, mild- flavored pods much used" for mango making, and mi; 



ii«»»-"GOLDpN BELL. Pods large, yellow ; similar to Large Bell 

 oz. 30 cts., Klb. 90 cts. 



-a— CREOLE. Small red pods, no larger than a Marrowfat Pea ; they are used in the manufacture of 

 Tojifasco sauce. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., Klb. 90 cts. 



\/ LONG RED CAYENNE. Pods long, slender, bright red, very sharp. Pkt. 5c., oz. 30c., %\h. 90c. 

 •i^ I*ONG YELLOW CAYENNE. Pods yellow, similar to the above. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., Hih. 90 cts., 

 ^^ED CHILI. Much used for making Pepper-sauce. Pods small, conical, scarlet, pungent ; plants 

 very fruitful. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. .30 cts., !+lb. 90 cts. 



,RED CLUSTER. Similar to Chili, but with smaller leaves and fruits. The pods are thin, coral red, 

 sharp.v Pkt, 5 cts., oz. 30 cts., Klb, 90 cts. 



CHEJIRY RED. Pods small, round, bright red ; ornamental. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz, 30 cts., Klb. 90 cts. 



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I All seeds by weight or | 



1 packet sent postpaid at | 



I prices given, except where | 



E otherwise noted. i 



Improved Long Red. 



igwith salads. Pkt. 5c., oz. 30c., Klb. 90c. 

 : shape, but milder flavored. Pkt. 5 cts.. 



Bull Hose Pepper. 



