Vegetable Seeds - BECKERTS SEED STORE, 101 AND 103 FEDERAL ST., N. S., PITTSBURGH, PA. 



Improved Learning Field Corn 



VEGETABLE PLANTS AND ROOTS ^ d S?iS£Jff^ 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. Strong, transplanted, six-year-old roots 



for forcing. $3 for 25, $5.50 for 50, $10 per 100. 

 Selected two-year-old roots (25 2-year-old roots weigh 2 lbs.), 



30 cts. for 25, 50 cts. for 50, 90 cts. per 100, $3.25 for 500, $6 per 



1,000. Three-year-old roots (25 3-year-old roots weigh 3 lbs.), 50 



cts. for 25, 75 cts. for 50, $1.25 per 100, $4.75 for 500, $9 per 1,000. 

 FROST-PROOF CABBAGE PLANTS. These are grown on one 



of the sea islands, where conditions are suited for growing tough, 



hardy Cabbage plants during the winter and early spring. They 



make a slow, steady growth, and when about eight weeks old they 



are very tough and hardy, and can then be sent to the North and 



planted a month earlier than home-grown plants, as they stand a 



temperature of 8 to 10 degrees above zero without injury. They 



should be planted a month to six weeks earlier than you would 



plant home-grown plants. These plants have a wilted and stunted 



THE FOLLOWING PLANTS, ALL IN THEIR SEASON: Beets, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbag. 

 Eggplant, Endive, Kohlrabi, Leek, Lettuce, Pepper, Tomato. Ask for prices. 



special prices 



appearance, but regardless of appearance they will give you good 

 results. Varieties: Early and Large Wakefield, Early Flat 

 Dutch, and Succession. Prices, postpaid, 35 cts. per 100, $1.55 

 for 500, $2.75 per 1,000. 

 RHUBARB ROOTS. 10 cts. each, by mail 20 cts.; $1 per doz., $6 

 per 100. 



Mammoth Clumps for Forcing. 60 cts. each, $6 per doz. 

 HORSE-RADISH ROOTS, Maliner Kren. A new variety from 

 Bohemia. Far superior to the old variety. Will produce roots for 

 grating five months from planting. White as snow, free from 

 disease and grows to enormous size when left in the ground until 

 spring. The most profitable variety to grow. 15 cts. per doz., 

 . by mail 20 cts.; 75 cts. per 100, $6 per 1,000. 



CHIVES. Per clump 10 cts., by mail 20 cts.; $1 per doz. 



Cauliflower, Celery, Celeriac, 



MISCELLANEOUS SEEDS 



PRICES VARIABLE 



PEDIGREE FIELD CORN 



Reid's Yellow Dent. A standard variety. Ears 9 to 10 inches long, 



16 to 20 rows. Kernels light yellow, deeply dented. Cob medium 



size. Pk. 50 cts., bus. $1.75. 

 Improved Learning. One of the best Yellow Dent varieties. Me- 

 dium early and sure to ripen anywhere south of central New York. 



Deep, bright yellow kernels of fine quality; cobs small; stalks 



grow to medium height and often produce two large ears. Pk. 



50 cts., bus. $1.75. 

 White Cap Yellow Dent. Has never failed to ripen. Ears large, 



with deep kernels; yellow, with a white tip to each kernel. Pk. 



50 cts., bus. $1.75. 

 Early Mammoth Yellow Dent. Truly an early variety for ear of 



its size. Matures from 100 to 115 days. Grain deep golden yellow; 



ears very large; stalk short, with broad blades. A very heavy 



yielder. Pk. 50 cts., bus. $1.75. 

 Golden Surprise. This variety will mature as far north as any 



Dent Corn grown; ears 8 to 10 inches in length, with deep yellow 



grains. Pk. 50 cts., bus. $1.75. 

 Silver Mine. One of the best White Dents. Kernels deep and 



cobs small. A fine yielder. Pk. 50 cts., bus. $1.75. 

 BEANS, Early Soja. Market price. 

 BUCKWHEAT, Japanese. Bus. $1.40. 



CORN, Sugar. For fodder. Pk. 45 cts., bus. $1.50. 



Red- Cob Ensilage, bus. $1.75; Cuban Giant Ensilage, bus. 

 $2; Eureka Ensilage, bus. $2. 



OATS, Northern-grown Canadian Cluster. Enormous yielder, 

 producing large heads. Pk. 50 cts., bus. (32 lbs.) $1.50. 



White Tartar King. Straw stiff and heavy; heads compact and 

 branching; grain white, short, thick and plump. Has yielded 

 40 bushels per acre. Pk. 50 cts., bus. (32 lbs.) $1.50. 



Swedish, or Washington. Earliest of the heavy-yielding sorts; 

 grains white, large and plump. Very prolific. Pk. 50 cts., bus. 

 (32 lbs.) $1.50. 



Storm King. Grains short, plump and thin-skinned. A heavy 

 cropper. Straw stiff and strong; will not lodge. Pk. 50 cts., bus. 

 (32 lbs.) $1.50. 



BARLEY, Beardless. Earlier than any other Beardless Barley, and 



a heavier yielder. Write for prices. 

 POP CORN, White Rice, Golden Queen. Pkt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts. 

 FLAX SEED. Lb. 10 cts., pk. 85 cts., bus. $3. 

 MILLET, Southern German, or Golden. Market price. 



Japanese. Market price. 



Egyptian, or Pearl. An enormous cropper; attains a height of 8 

 to 10 feet. Sow five pounds to the acre. Lb. 12 cts., 10 lbs. $1, 

 100 lbs. $8. 

 OSAGE ORANGE. Lb. 40 cts. 

 PEAS, Canada Field. Bus. $2 to $2.25. 

 RAPE, Dwarf Essex. Lb. 15 cts., 10 lbs. $1, 100 lbs. $8. 

 RYE, Winter. Pk. 40 cts., bus. $1.40. 



Spring. Pk. 50 cts., bus. $1.70. 

 SORGHUM, Early Amber. Market price. 

 BROOM CORN, Evergreen. Market price. 

 KAFFIR CORN, White. Lb. 10 cts., bus. (50 lbs.) $2. 

 COWPEAS, Clay, Whippoorwill. Market price. 

 SPELTZ, or EMMER. A grain introduced from Russia, adapted to 

 poor and dry soils. Has valuable feeding qualities. Qt. 15 cts., 

 pk. 50 cts., bus. $1.75. 

 VETCHES, Sand, Winter or Hairy. Best fodder crop on poor 

 soil. On good soil makes a growth of 4 to 5 feet. Remains green 

 all winter. Suitable for spring and fall sowing. Write for prices. 

 Spring (Vicia sativa). Grown for the same purpose as Winter 

 Vetches; sow in the early spring. Pk. 90 cts., bus. $3.25. 

 WHEAT, Klondyke, Red Wave, Michigan Hard Red, Red 

 Mediterranean and Saskatchewan Fife. Write for prices. 



I -.urn rVoce Qood K y° u desire a perfect lawn, use our 



Lawn urass Seed. Ev £ rgreen Lawn Seed . for shady 



PLACES, sow our Shady Nook Lawn Seed. Both kinds, if sown 

 early in the spring, will produce a good lawn by midsummer. See 

 inside back cover for seed and for directions how to make a lawn. 



