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



Magnificent Celery 



White Plume Celery 



CELERY 



(©eHetie) 



Celery can be grown in any garden soil, but the finest is produced in deep, mellow bottom land. Seed for early crops should be sown 

 in hotbeds about March 15. The plants may be either thinned to give them room to grow, or transplanted to another bed to grow until 

 it is time to plant them in the open ground. For main crop, seed should be sown in the open air as soon as the soil and air are warm enough. 

 They should be covered lightly, or merely pressed into the earth with a board, if the soil is fine and mellow. The seed-bed must be kept 

 free from weeds, and well watered in dry weather. When the plants are large enough, transplant them to shallow trenches or furrows, from 

 4 to 6 feet apart, according to the variety grown, setting the plants 6 inches apart in the rows and pressing the soil firmly around them. 

 Blanching consists of drawing earth up to the stalks at intervals of about two weeks, until all but the tops of the plants are covered. Celery 

 may be kept for winter use in pots or cellars, or in deep, narrow trenches, in a dry situation; the latter must be covered with boards, with 

 sufficient soil and manure on top to keep out the frost, leaving openings at short distances for ventilation in mild weather. An ounce of seed 

 will produce about 2,000 plants. 



GOLDEN SELF-BLANCHING. Very scarce. Stalks beautiful 

 golden yellow. Planis semi-dwarf and vigorous, with large, ribbed and 

 rounded stalks which are quite crisp and tender. Pkt. 15 cts., J^oz. 

 45 cts., oz. $1.50. 



WHITE PLUME. Easily blanched, and one of the very hand- 

 somest sorts grown. In large plants the stalks, hearts a d inner leaves 

 become white without any blanching. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 

 35 cts., Mlb- $1, lb. $3.50. 



GIANT PASCAL. Stalks broad, thick and about 2 feet high; 

 blanch quickly; rich, nutty flavor; tender, crisp and stringless. A 

 fine market Celery. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., J^Ib. 75 cts., 

 lb. $2.50. 



COLUMBIA. Excellent 

 stocky. Stalks thick and of 

 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 



BECKERT'S PERFECTION WINTER. Grows to good size; 

 very brittle, and white in color. For solidity, crispness and fine, nutty 

 flavor it is unsurpassed; its most valuable recommendation to growers 



rly variety. Of medium height and 

 lich yellow color when bleached. Pkt. 



is its remarkable keeping qualities, as it can be kept ■ 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., 341b. $1.25, lb. $4.50. 



ily until spring. 



MAGNIFICENT. This Celery is of the very finest quality. A 

 very popular golden dwarf type of past years, recommended for a 

 late fall and winter crop, being unexcelled as a long keeper. Of 

 medium height and strong and robust growth. Very full-hearted, 

 crisp and solid, and when blanched it is of a golden yellow. Pkt. 

 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., Mlb. $1.25, lb. $4.50. 



WINTER QUEEN. Of medium height and strong, robust growth; 

 stalks thick and heavy, with numerous hearts; perfectly solid, rich 

 and of delicious nutty flavor; a fine winter keeper. Pkts. 5 cts. and 

 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., Hlb. $1, lb. $3.50. 



PERFECTION HEARTWELL. Hearts large and close-growing; 

 crisp, tender, keeping until late quite. One of the best. Pkts. 5 cts. 

 and 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., Mlb. 75 cts., Ib. $2.50. 



STANDARD BEARER. A splendid red variety. Compact, 

 sturdy habit; of robust growth and superior quality. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 60 cts. 



I awn flra<s«i S*»*»rl If vou desire a perfect lawn, use our Evergreen Lawn Grass Seed. FOR SHADY PLACES, sow our Shady 

 tJCCU> Nook Lawn Grass Seed. Both kinds, if sown early in the spring, will produce a good lawn by midsummer. 

 See inside back cover for Lawn Grass Seed, and for directions how to make a lawn. 



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