CELERY, Continued 



Golden Self Blanching, Dwarf — Com- 

 pact plants, yellowish green foliage. 

 Broad solid stalks, nutty flavor. Blanches 

 readily. 120 days. 



Wonderful or Golden Plume — Early, 

 medium plant with compact, full -heart. 

 Blanches easily to golden yellow. 112 

 to 115 days. 



CHICORY 



Witloof (French Endive) — Compact, 

 blanched head. Crisp, broad leaves 

 having pleasant sharp flavor. Must be 

 reset in cold frame or greenhouse in 

 north. 140 to 160 days. 



COLLARD 



Sow seed heavily and transplant when 

 4" high; or sow in rows in permanent 

 beds and thin to 16" to 18" apart 

 when plants are well started 



Southern or Georgia — An excellent 

 cooked green. Long stemmed plant, 

 with clustered leaves. Withstands heat 

 and bad soil. 24 to 36 days 



IOANA CORN 



SWEET CORN 



Do not plant until all danger of frost 

 is past. Be sure soil is well worked 

 and dry — then drop 6 kernels of corn 

 in a shallow hole made with the cor- 

 ner of the hoe. Cover each "hill" 

 with about 1" of fine soil pressed 

 down firmly. When 6" high, thin to 

 three or four plants in each hill. 



Hybrids 



We offer Hybrid Sweet Corn varieties 



known and grown the country over — 

 the finest that can be procured any- 

 where. We list here only a few of these 

 choice kinds. Whatever your needs or 

 your preference, be sure we can supply 

 you with the kind of corn you want. 

 Talk it over with us. 



Golden Cross Bantam (fr) — Extremely 

 uniform. Ears 10 to 14 rows, slightly 

 lighter yellow than Golden Bantam. 

 Highly resistant to Stewart's disease. 

 85 days. 



Ioana (fr)— 1940 All-America. Ears IV2 

 to 8-in., well filled with 12 or 14 rows 

 of deep, medium narrow, light yellow 

 kernels. Highly resistant to drought 

 and bacteria wilt. 87 days. 



Marcross (fr) — An early wilt-resistant 

 yellow hybrid, producing deep golden 

 yellow kernels 7 days earlier than 

 Golden Bantam. Ears 6 to 7-in. long, 

 with 12-14 rows of large sweet kernels. 

 73 days. 



Stowell's Hybrid Evergreen — White. 

 Large ears about 8-in. long; big kernels, 

 very sweet. One of the best late va- 

 rieties. 95 days. 



Open-Pollinated 



Bantam Evergreen — A cross of Golden 

 Bantam on Stowell's Evergreen. 14 to 

 18 rows. Deep, rich golden kernels, 

 tender, sweet. 90 days. - 



Black Mexican — Pure white corn with 

 purplish-black seed. Ears are 7 to 8 in. 

 long, 8 rows. Cylindrical straight rowed. 

 88 days. 



Country Gentleman or Shoe Peg (fr) — 



Prolific late variety. Favored by can- 

 ners. Irregular kernels, very deep, 

 sweet. 93 days. 



Golden Bantam (fr) — The best and most 

 favorably known of all the yellow va- 

 rieties. Stalks often have 2 ears. Ears 

 8 rowed, kernels broad, with tender 

 hull. 



Stowell's Evergreen — White. Large ears 

 about 8-in. long; big kernels, very 

 sweet. Good late variety. 93 days. 



POP CORN 



South American or Yellow Dynamite — 



Rich, creamy, yellow, smooth and round 

 kernels, which pop double size of 

 others. Ears 8 to 9-in. long. Vigorous 

 grower. 115 days. 



White Hulless (Japanese) — Chunky ears 

 without row formation. White pointed 

 kernels, narrow. Pop snowy white. 85 

 days. 



New! Hybrid Pop Corn 



You will be delighted with the new 

 hybrid pop corn. Yields are ter- 

 rific; every plant produces corn 

 with satisfying uniformity of big 

 ears, with uniform popping ability. 

 ASK US ABOUT THESE NEW 

 HYBRIDS! 



EARLY FORTUNE CUCUMBER 



CUCUMBER 



Select soil fully exposed to sun and 

 enrich thoroughly with fertilizer. Seeds 

 should be planted not over 1" deep 

 in hills from 3' to 5' apart each way. ■ 

 Sow 15 to 20 seeds to a hill. When 

 plants crowd thin to 3 plants per hill. 

 Frequent shallow cultivation necessary 

 until runners appear. 



A and C or Colorado — A long dark 

 green cucumber which merits a trial. 

 Uniform, nearly cylindrical, well rounded 

 at ends. 



Cubit — Won Bronze Medal Award in 

 1944 All-American Selections. Dark 

 green, white spine, cylindrical with 

 blunt ends. Firm flesh and uniform col- 

 oring. New and worthwhile. 



Early Fortune — Rich, dark green fruits 

 with firm, crisp, pure white flesh. 

 Grows to 9 by 2 1 /2-in. Ships well, and 

 is highly resistant to disease. 66 days. 



Long Green Improved — Black spined, 

 good pickling. Grows 10 to 15 in. long, 

 70 days. 



Marketer — Fine new variety, very pro- 

 lific. Attractive rich, dark green color, 

 carried right down to blossom end. 

 Crisp, icy-white flesh. 7 3 /4-in. long, 2%- 

 in. diameter. 



PEAT MOSS 



Imported granulated Peat Moss is an 

 excellent soil-builder and mulch. 



4 bushel Bale $2.50 

 8 bushel Bale $3.95 

 16 bushel Bale $5.95 



BECKERTS Vegetable Seed Prices 



Cucumbers Pkt. Vz Oz. Oz. Vi Lb. 



Clark's Special, Davis Perfect, Extra Long, Im- 

 proved Long Green, Longfellow, Straight Eight, 



Burpee Hybrid $0.10 $0.35 $1.00 



PICKLING VARIETIES— Jersey Pickling, National 



Pickling, Snow's Perfection, Cubit 10 .35 1.00 



Eggplant 



Black Beauty, New York Improved Spineless 10 $0.40 .75 



Endive 



Large Green Curled, Pancalier, Giant Fringed, 



Broad-leaved Batavian 10 .25 .75 



Garden Herbs 



Basil Sweet, Borage, Caraway 10 



Chives 25 



Dill, Horehound 10 



Sage 25 



Savory, Summer, Thyme 10 



Kale 



Dwarf Blue Curled Siberian, Dwarf Green Curled 

 Siberian, Dwarf Green Curled Scotch, Dwarf Blue 



Curled Scotch $0.10 $0.35 $1.00 



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