AU VEGETABLE SEEDS 



,10c PER PACKET^ 



UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED 



PEPPERS — Continued 



Long Red Cayenne — The hot favorite. 

 Fcr canning, pickling, drying. Pungent 

 rlavored fruit, tapering and twisted. 70 

 days. 



Sweet 



California Wonder Improved — Number 

 one quality peppers, about 4-in. long 

 and 3y2-in. diameter, very smooth, 3 

 and 4 lobed, glossy green, turning 

 bright crimson when ripe. Remarkably 



Pimento or Perfection — Best of the me- 

 dium sized sweet peppers. Excellent for 

 stuffing. Smooth, heart-shaped, about 

 3-in. long. 125 days. 



Ruby King — All-America, bred for size 

 and uniformity. Dark green turning to 

 -right deep red fruit. Thick flesh sweet 

 and mild. 60 days. 



World Beater — One of the best large 

 peppers. Glossy-green, changes to 

 bright red. Mild, very sweet, thick 

 flesh. 75 days. 



PUMPKIN 



Plant in middle ci spring among 

 corn; or in hills 8' apart each way. 

 Drop 4 seeds to a hill. If planted in 

 hills, cultivate the same as melons 

 and cucumbers. For v/inter use 

 gather before frost (leave stem 3" to 

 4" long) and store in warm, dry 

 place. 



Connecticut Field — Large fruit with flat 

 ends, 15 to 25-lbs. and up to 15-in. Sur- 

 face, slightly ribed, deep orange. 118 

 days. 



King of the Mammoth — Largest of all 

 pumpkins. Valuable for stock feeding 

 and exhibition. Globular, slightly ribbed, 

 flattened, weigh 60 to 90-lb. Flesh solid, 

 yellow-orange, coarse, but good quality. 

 120 days. 



Small Sugar or New England Pie — De- 

 sirable for pie or general use. Round, 

 flat end fruit, deep orange. Thick, yel- 

 low-orange flesh. 118 days. 



RADISH 



Soil should be light, quick and rich 

 to insure rapid growth. Slov/ growth 

 makes the flavor too strong. Sow as 

 early as ground can be worked, as 

 radishes are very hardy. Make suc- 



Fresh tempting crisp radishes! Usually the first food your garden yields, plant a variety 

 and sow them intermittently at 10 day intervals for season-long enjoyment. In our illus- 

 tration above is a comparison of varieties: (1) Chinese Rose Winter; (2) Long Black Span- 

 ish; (3) White Icicle; (4) Crimson Giant; (5) Early Scarlet Globe, and (6) French Breakfast. 



cessive sowings up to hot weather. 

 When in the third leaf, thin to give 

 roots plenty of room. Pull promptly 

 when mature. The secret of crisp, 

 delicious radishes is quick grov/^th, 

 prompt picking. 



Crimson Giant — Large round, 1 to Wz- 

 in. Deep crimson roots. Very crisp and 

 tender for its size. 28 days. 



Early Scarlet Globe — Globular, slightly 

 elongated, bright scarlet. 24 days. 



Early Scarlet Turnip. White Tipped — 



Carmine red with white tip. Flesh white, 

 crisp and mild. 26 days. 



French Breakfast — Roots thicker toward 

 bottom. 1 V2-in. long by V2 to %-in. 

 Dull scarlet, white tipped. 25 days. 



White Icicle — Tapering roots 5 to 5V2- 

 in., very v/hite, mild wlesh. 27 days. 



Fall and Winter Varieties 



Celestial or Chinese White Winter — 



White flesh, rather mild in flavor. Roots 

 large, 8" long and 2V2 to 3 inches in 

 diameter, cylindrical with heavy shoul- 

 der. 60 days. 



Long Black Spanish — Good keeping 

 winter variety. White, crisp and pun- 

 gent. 8 to 9-in. long, slightly tapered. 

 58 days. 



Round Black Spanish — Top-shaped. 3" 

 to 4". Flesh white, crisp and of strong 

 flavor. 56 days. 



RUTABAGA 



(See Turnip) 



SALSIFY 



Light, rich soil best and it must be 

 stirred to a considerable depth. Sow 

 in rows 18" apart. Cover seeds firm- 

 ly with 1/2" of fine soil and thin 

 plants later to 2" to 3" apart in the 

 row. Cultivate the same as carrots. 



Mammoth Sandwich Island — A palat- 

 able and nutritious vegetable when 

 cooked. Flavor is remarkably similar to 

 oysters. 120 days. 



ALL PRICES 

 IN THIS CATALOG 

 ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE 

 • WITHOUT NOTICE 



BECKERrS VEGETABLE SEED PRICES 



Pkt. V2OX. Or. J 4 Lb. 



PEPPERS, Sweet — California Wonder, Chinese Giant, Harris 









Early Giant, Ruby Giant, Ruby King, Calwonder ... 



.10 



1.00 



3.00 



Hot Varieties — Anaheim Giant Chili, Hungarian Long Hot 









Banana, Long Red Cayenne, Red Cherry 



,10 



1.00 



3.00 



PUMPKINS — Winter Luxury, Large Cheese, Mammoth King, Con- 









necticut Field, Small Sugar 



10 



.20 



.65 



RADISH. Early Round — Early Scarlet Globe, Crimson Giant, 









French Breakfast, Cavalier 



10 



.25 



.75 



Early Long — Icicle, Cincinnati Market 



.10 



.25 



.75 



Summer — White Strassburg, Long White Vienna 



10 



.25 



.75 



Winter — White Chinese, Long Black Spanish, Round Black 









Spanish 



.10 



.30 



.90 



SALSIFY — Mammoth Sandwich Island 



10 



.50 





SPINACH — Bloomsdale Savoy, Becker's Emerald, Virginia 









Blight Resistant Savoy 





.20 



.65 



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