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CABBAGE 



Sow seed in drills 6" apart across 

 the bed, dropping the seed 5 to 6 

 to the inch. Firm soil after covering, 

 then water thoroughly. Keep beds 

 moist but not soaking wet. Seed 

 germinates 3 to 8 days depending 

 on temperature. Transplant to open 

 ground when plants have made 

 fourth pair of leaves. Space 12" x 

 24". Use plenty of good commercial 

 fertilizer. Cultivate frequently, every 

 5 or 6 days until cabbages are large. 



Yellows Resistant Varieties 



Yellows Resistant Marion Market — 



Large, firm round heads, used for early 

 kraut. A development from Copenhagen 

 Market. 7-in., 4-lb. heads. 75 to 80 days. 

 Yellows Resistant Wisconsin Hollander 



— Late, excellent for winter storage and 

 kraut. Similar to Hollander and Danish 

 Ball Head. 7 to 8-in., 7 to 9-lb. heads. 

 100 to 110 days. 



Standard Early Varieties 



Copenhagen Market — Excellent, early 

 short season type. Short stems, BVa-in., 

 3V2#to 4-lb. heads. 65 to 70 days. 

 Early Jersey Wakefield — Pointed heads, 

 small and firm. Earliest pointed variety. 

 Plants compact. 62 days. 

 Golden Acre — Extra early variety pro- 

 ducing uniform well-balanced head. 

 Weighs about 3 lbs. Excellent quality. 

 65 days. 



Late or Winter Varieties 



Danish Ball Head or Hollander — A wide- 

 ly used late type. Deep, round, hard, 

 compact heads, 7 to 8-in., 6 to 7-lb. 

 Tender, crisp, fine for kraut. 100 to 105 

 days. 



Premium Late Flat Dutch — The best late 

 variety. Large, round, flat solid heads of 

 perfect shape. Less inclined to burst 

 than many varieties. Tender; fine quality. 



Red Variety 



Mammoth Red Rock — Best of the red 

 cabbages. Hard, round. Purplish-red 

 heads. Good keeper, 6 to 8-in., 7 to 

 8-lb. heads. 100 days. 



CHINESE CABBAGE 



Must never be grown as a spring 

 crop since it will only go to seed. 

 Plant after lune 15, as days are get- 

 ting shorter, then it will head. An 

 excellent succession crop to follow 

 early peas. 



Some carrots reach deeply into the soil for food and moisture while others widen them- 

 selves in the topsoil. Above are comparative sizes and shapes of carrots. (1) Chantenay; 

 (2) Imperator; (3) Danvers Half Long; (4) Red Cored Chantenay; (5) Oxheart. 



Chihili or Improved Pekin — Dependable, 

 early. Solid, tapered heads, 3 to 4-in. 

 thick. 18 to 20-in. long. 75 days. 



CARROTS 



Use sandy loam enriched by manure 

 the previous year, if possible; but 

 any good land if deeply and well 

 worked will produce a good crop. 

 Sow seed as early as ground can be 

 worked. Sow seed 1/2" to 1" deep in 

 drills 16" to 18" apart. Press soil 

 firmly above seed. When plants ap- 

 pear use cultivator or wheel hoe 

 and thin from 2" to 6" apart, accord- 

 ing to type. Keep cultivated. 



Chantenay, Red Cored (fr) — Root has 

 thick shoulder and tapers to slight 

 stump root, 5-in. long. Red cored. 70 

 days. 



Danvers Half Long — Sweet, tender roots, 



6 to 7-in. long tapering to a blunt point. 



Fine for storing. 75 days. 



Improved Imperator (fr) — Fine-grained, 



tender. Rich orange, indistinct core. 



Roots smooth, tapered to semi-blunt. 77 



days. 



Nantes Improved Coreless (fr) — Excel- 

 lent for forcing. Tops small, roots bright 

 orange, blunt ended. Flesh reddish 

 orange and practically coreless. 70 

 days. 



Oxheart or Guerande — Excellent for 

 shallow soil, easy to harvest. Chunky, 

 tender and sweet. Bright orange. Keeps 

 well. 72 to 75 days. 



CAULiFLOWER 



Packet, 25c 



Needs rich soil and abundant water- 

 ing. Cultivate same as cabbage but 

 protect heads from sunlight to in- 

 sure the prized white curd. This is 

 done by gathering leaves together 

 loosely as soon as heads begin form- 

 ing, and tying them at the top. 

 Early Snowball (fr) — Best and most 

 widely used early variety. Medium, 

 firm compact heads of fine flavor. 6-7 

 inches in diameter. 55 days. 



CELERIAC 



Large Smooth Prague — (Turnip rooted 

 celery). Smooth spherical roots. 2 to 

 3-in. thick. 120 days. 



BECKERT'S VEGETABLE SEED PRICES 



BEETS — Crosby's Improved Egyptian, Extra-Early Egyptian, 



Early Wonder, Detroit Blood Red 



BROCCOLI — Italian Sprouting 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS — Miniature Cabbage 



CARROTS — Improved Chantenay, Danvers Half Long, Nantes 



Half Long, Improved Long Orange, Oxheart 



CABBAGE — Golden Acre, Imp. Copenhagen Market, Enkhui- 

 zen Glory, Penn State Ballhead, Shortstem Danish Ballhead, 

 Large Late Flat Dutch, Marion Market, Mammoth Red, Chihli, 



Wisconsin Yellows Resistant 



CAULIFLOWER— Super Snowball, Select Snowball . . . 



CELTUCE 



CELERY— Golden Plume, Easy Blanching, Golden Self-Blanch- 

 ing, Giant Pascal, Winter Queen 



Summer Pascal 



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