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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Harris' Early Giant Pepper. 



PEPPER 



(Pfeffer) 



Light, warm, mellow soil is best for Pep- 

 pers. The seed should be started indoors 

 or in the hotbed early in March. Give the 

 young- plants plenty of heat and moisture, 

 transplanting to paper pots when 3 inches 

 high, and setting them out in the garden 

 late in May. 



One ounce of seed will produce 1000 plants. 



Neapolitan. Extra early and prolific; fruits 

 3 inches long and rather narrow; mild. 

 Pkt., 10c; 1/2 oz., 30c; oz., 50c; V4, lb., $1.25. 



RUBY KING, or World Beater. Always mild 

 and sweet. Fruits thick-fleshed, 4 inches 

 long, tapering to a blunt point. Pkt., 10c; 

 1/2 oz., 30c; oz., 50c; 14 lb., $1.25. 



Fimiento (Crimson Beauty). Medium size 

 and bluntly cone-shaped, perfectly smooth, 

 very thick-fleshed and sweet as an apple. 

 Pkt., 10c; Vz oz., 30c; oz., 50c; % lb., $1.25. 



BuUnose or Iiarg-e Bell. Good sized, square 

 fruits; usually quite strong in flavor. Pkt., 

 10c; 1/2 oz., 30c; oz., 50c; V4 lb., $1.25. 



HARRIS' EARIiY GIANT. The earliest of 

 the extremely large-fruited Peppers. 

 Fruits fairly long and almost as large in 

 diameter as Chinese Giant, with thick, 

 meaty fle^^h and fine, mild flavor. Pkt., 

 10c; 1/2 oz.. 35c; oz., 60c; % lb., $1.40. 



Chinese Giant. Fruits average 5 inches long 

 and 4 1/2 inches in diameter; thick fleshed 

 and sweet. Pkt., 10c; Vz oz., 35c; oz., 70c; 

 14 lb., $1.75. 



Golden Queen. Larg-e, deep golden yellow 

 fruits. Flesh is thick and mild. Orna- 

 mental as well as useful. Pkt., 10c; 14 

 oz., 35c; oz., 70c; Vi lb., $1.75. 



Squasli or Tomato-Sliaped. Small, round, 

 thick-fleshed, sweet flavored. Pkt., 10c; 

 1/2 oz., 30c; oz., 50c; % lb., $1.25. 



California Wonder 



The finest and largest Sweet Pepper. 

 Plants grow strong and upright and bear 

 6 to 8 large smooth fruits with extra 

 thick flesh. Fruits keep in good condi- 

 tion for a long time after picking. Pkt., 

 15c; V2 oz., 40c; oz., 75c. 



Small Hot Peppers 



Anaheim Red Chili. Prolific. Fruits very hot 

 and pungent. Pkt., 10c; Vz oz., 30c; oz., 

 55c; 14 lb., $1.40. 



Iiargfe Red Cayenne. T.,arge hot peppers, 1 

 inch in diameter at the stem end, tapering 

 to a point, about 4 inches long. Pkt., 10c; 

 Vz oz., 40c; oz., 75c. 



Iiong- Yellow Hung-arian. Long yellow fruits 

 turning red at maturity. Very hot. Pkt., 

 10c; Vz oz.. 40c; oz., 75c; V4 lb., $2.00. 



Iiarg-e Red Cherry. Very pungent. Pkt., 10c; 

 Vz oz., 30c; oz., 55c; % lb.. $1.40. 



PUMPKIN (Grosse-Xurhis) 



Sow in May in well enriched hills 8 to 10 



feet apart each way, or sow with corn. 



dropping a few seeds in every third or 



fourth hill. 



One ounce of seed for 25 hills; 4 Ihs. 

 for an acre. 



Connecticut rield. Large, heavy, oblong in 

 shape, with orange skin and orange-yel- 

 low flesh. Productive. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 

 V4. lb., 40c. 



Cushaw Green Striped. Creamy white, strip- 

 ed with green. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 lb.. 

 60c. 



IiARGB CHEBSB. Large and flat, with 

 creamy buff skin and yellow flesh. Good 

 quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; V4 lb., 50c. 



KING OF THE MAMMOTH or Fotiron. 



Grows to an enormous size (often 100 

 pounds in weight.) Skin salmon-orange; 

 yellow, coarse. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; Vi lb.. 

 60c. 



Small Sug-ar. Small, round, bright orange, 

 with fine grained, sweet, yellow flesh. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 60c. 



Winter luxury or Pie Squash. Sweetest 

 of all Pumpkins. Medium size; round, 

 with yellow skin and flesh. Pkt.. 10c; 

 oz., 20c; 1/4 lb., 60c. 



Connecticut Field Pumpkin, 



ADCO MAKES MANURE 



Adco when applied to a pile of vegetable 

 matter makes excellent manure. See page 63. 



