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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



French Forcing Carrot. 



Chantenay Carrot. 



CARROTS 



( GrELBEN RUBEN) 



Deep, light, sandy soil will produce 

 smooth, shapely Carrots, while a heavier 

 clay will grow firmer and better colored 

 roots. For early crop, sow the short-rooted 

 varieties from the first to the middle of 

 April, in rows 12 inches apart, and cover 

 about V2 inch deep. For main crop, sow up 

 to the middle of June in rows 15 to 18 

 inches apart. Thin out the plants to stand 

 3 to 4 inches apart. One ounce of seed will 

 sow 100 feet of row. 



CHANTS NAY IMPROVED. Slightly tap- 

 ered, blunt-rooted variety, the earliest of 

 the large Carrots. Excellent for home 

 gardens and early market. Pkt., 10c; oz., 

 20c; 14 lb., 60c. 



Danvers Half-Long-. Roots average 6 to 8 

 inches long, tapering to a blunt point. 

 Productive and a good keeper. Pkt., 10c; 

 oz., 20c; % lb., 60c. 



French Forcing or Early Snort Horn. Small, 

 round, reddish orange roots of fine flavor. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; *4 lb., 65c. 



Guerande or Oxheart. Roots short and 

 blunt, 3 to 4 inches in diameter and about 

 4 inches long. The best Carrot for hard, 

 stiff soils. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; *4 lb., 60c. 



HALF - LONG STUMP -ROOTED. Hand- 

 some roots, almost cylindrical in shape, 

 tender and of fine quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 

 20c; % lb., 60c. 



Long* Orange. Rich orange; long, tapering 

 roots; fine for stock feeding. A heavy 

 yielder on deep soils. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 

 % lb., 60c. 



Nantes, Improved. Long cylindrical roots, 

 1 to IY2 inches in diameter. Pure orange- 

 scarlet in color with practically no core. 

 Pkt, 10c; oz., 20c; *4 lb., 60c. 



White Belgian. Pkt, 10c; oz., 20c; *4 lb., 60c. 



Cardoon 



Cardoon has large grayish leaves with 

 thick stalks which are blanched and 

 cooked like Asparagus. Plants should not 

 be closer than 18 inches apart. Blanch with 

 straw in August. Pkt, 15c; oz., 50c. 



Danvers 



Half-Long 



Carrot. 



CAULIFLOWER 



(BLUMENKOHL) 



Cauliflower is, in our opinion, the finest 

 flavored of all the cabbage family and may 

 easily be grown in the small garden, pro- 

 viding the soil is moderately rich. 



Best heads are grown in rich, moist soil 

 and in cool weather, so it is usually grown 

 as an early Spring or Fall crop. Culture is 

 the same as for cabbage. 



SUPER SNOWBALL. The finest strain of 

 Snowball Cauliflower ever offered. Sure 

 heading and of superb quality. Pkt., 50c; 

 % oz., $1.50; oz., $4.00. 



SPECIAL EARLY SNOWBALL. Compact 

 plants with few outer leaves and large, 

 solid, snowy white heads. Good for forc- 

 ing as well as outdoors. Pkt, 25c; Vx oz., 

 $1.00; oz., $2.50. 



Danish Dry Weather. A little larger and 

 later than Snowball. Pkt., 25c; 14 oz., 

 $1.00; oz., $2.50. 



Super Snowball Cauliflower. 



