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



CRESS (Areffe) 



Excellent spicy spring salads. Pepper Grass should be 

 sown thickly in shallow drills in early spring, and at inter- 

 vals for continued supply, as it soon runs to seed. 



WATER CRESS. Small, oval leaves; very tender, crisp 

 and pleasantly spicy when young. Plants of prostrate 

 habit. A perennial aquatic, which grows well in any run- 

 ning stream. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., }^Ib. $1. 



UPLAND. Seed of this species may be sown anywhere 

 in moist places in spring or fall. Leaves broad, crisp and 

 tender; plant a perennial. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., Y\b. 

 75 cts. 



EXTRA-CURLED, or PEPPER GRASS. Of pleasant, 

 pungent flavor; the leaves can be cut several times. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb- 20 cts., Ib. 60 cts. 



EGGPLANT (fctettftanje) 



Sow the seeds in hotbeds in early March, transplant to 

 small pots, and plunge them in the same beds; this is to 

 make them strong and stocky. They should not be planted 

 out until May or June, when the weather becomes wa: 

 the plants in rows 3 feet apart each way and give them thorough cultivation. 

 An ounce of seed will produce 1,000 plant?. 



NEW YORK IMPROVED THORNLESS. Strong and productive. Fruits 

 deep purple, large, smooth, free from thorns; flesh white, tender, of delicate 

 flavor. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., Ylb. $1.25. 



and settled. Set 



York Improved Thornless Eggplant 



BLACK BEAUTY. Fruit broad 

 very productive; of excellent quality. 

 $1.25. 



md thick; lustrous purplish black color; 

 Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., M'b. 



ENDIVE «snbtote) 



This 



Dwarf Curled Green Scotch Kale 



important fall and winter salad. For early, the seed should be 

 sown in April, in drills, 15 inches apart, and the seedlings thinned to stand 

 12 inches apart in the rows. Sowings for the main crop may be made in June 

 and July, as the vegetable is used principally in fall and winter. The inner 

 leaves are blanched by tying the tips of the outer ones together, or by laying 

 boards over the plants. An ounce of seed will sow 150 feet of drill. 



LARGE GREEN CURLED (Ruffec). Dark green leaves, beautifully 

 curled and, when blanched, very crisp and tender; ready for use earlier than other sorts. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., Mlb. 75 cts. 



BROAD-LEAVED BATAVIAN (EscaroIIe). The broad, thick leaves make excellent salads when blanched. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 



20 cts., YiVo. 60 cts. 



MOSS CURLED. This variety has very finely curled leaves. 

 Tender and excellent quality. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., 

 "%\b. 75 cts. 



WHITE CURLED. Has tender, curly leaves of silvery green. 

 Pkts. 5 cts., and 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., Y^h. 75 cts. 



KALE, or BORECOLE 



An ounce of seed will sow about 200 feet of drill. 



(Siberian Kale). Generally sown 

 ills a foot apart in August. Pkt. 



DWARF GERMAN GREENS 



broadcast, but can be sown in dr 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., YsSb. 30 cts., Ib. 



DWARF CURLED GREEN SCOTCH. Seldom exceeds 18 inches 

 in height, but rounds out to a diameter of 3 feet. The leaves are 

 bright green, tender and elegantly curled. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 Mlb. 30 cts., Ib. 80 cts. 



MOSBACH WINTER. Extremely curled; hardy and best qual- 

 ity. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Mlb. 45 cts., Ib. $1.50. 



TALL CURLED GREEN SCOTCH. Unusually hardy, growing 

 2 feet or more in height, with recurved, spreading, deep green, curly 

 leaves. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J^Ib. 30 cts., Ib. $1. 



Lawn Grass Seed. 



Large Green Curled Endive (Ruffec) 



If you desire a perfect lawn, use our 



Evergreen 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. 



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