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



BEST GARDEN BEETS, continued 



ROUND BLACK RED. Globe-shaped; medium early; flesh intense, dark red; quality of the 



best. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., J^Ib. 45 cts., Ib. $1.50. 

 CRAUPADINE. Half-long, deep red roots; flesh firm, juicy and tender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., Mlb. 35 cts., Ib. $1.30. 



SWISS CHARD, LUCULLUS. Grown for its tender, succulent tops, which are prepared 

 "or the table like spinach or asparagus, the leaves being boiled like spinach and the thick mid- 

 ribs being served with a dressing, like asparagus. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 Hlb. 35 cts., Ib. $1.30. 



lucullus Swiss Chard 



BROCCOLI (®l>roffenfo$I) 



Requires the same treatment as cauli- 

 flower. The heads are tender, white and 

 of delicate flavor. An ounce of seed will 

 produce about 2,000 plants. 



WHITE CAPE. Creamy white; me- 

 dium, compact; sure to form; delicate 

 flavor. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 35 cts. 



FIELD BEETS FOR STOCK-FEEDING 



Grown for stock-feeding, they form very wholesome and nutritious food. 

 Of special value for feeding to cows, as they greatly increase the flow of milk. 

 The seed should be dropped about 2 inches apart, in drills 2 feet apart, and 

 the plants thinned so that there will be 12 to 16 inches between them. From 

 five to eight pounds of seed are required to sow an acre. 

 GIANT LONG RED MANGEL. Heavy cropper; roots long and thick. Oz. 5 cts., }4lb. 

 15 cts., Ib. 50 cts. 



GIANT YELLOW INTERMEDIATE. Roots oval-shaped; enormous yielder. Oz. 5 cts., 

 Jilb. 15 cts., Ib. 50 cts. 



GOLDEN TANKARD. Has large roots; flesh bright yellow. Oz. 5 cts., H\h. 15 cts., Ib. 50 cts. 

 GIANT RED ECKENDORF. Very large, cylindrical roots. Oz. 5c, Mlb. 15c, Ib. 50c. 

 GIANT HALF-SUGAR. Rich in sugar, with close-grained flesh, and more nutritious 

 than others. Roots bronze-green above ground and grayish white below. Very productive. 

 Oz. 7 cts., ^Ib. 20 cts., Ib. 60 cts. 



CHAMPION YELLOW GLOBE. Large, smooth, yellow, globe-shaped roots. Oz. 5 cts., 

 > 4 Ib. 15 cts., Ib. 50 cts. 



RED-TOP SUGAR BEET. Has a good percentage of sugar; white flesh. Grows very large, 

 but retains its tender quality. Oz. 7 cts., K'b. 20 cts., Ib. 60 cts. 



CABBAGE 



Seed sown in hotbed or greenhouse about February 15 will give plants 

 large enough to transplant into hotbeds about March 10. Set them 2 to 

 3 inches apart each way, and as soon as they become well established, 

 remove the glass for part of the day, to harden them for final transplant- 

 ing into the open ground, increasing the exposure daily until April 10 to 

 20, when the final transplanting may be made. For late crops, sow the 

 seed in April or May and transplant to the open ground when large 

 enough, setting the plants up to the first leaf, and 2x3 feet apart. It is 

 important that the plants should not stand thick in the seed-beds, as 

 this would induce weak, slender plants. The insects which molest them 

 should be kept in check with remedies which seem most efficacious in 

 the locality. Crops of Cabbage should not be grown on the same ground 



for a number of years 

 on account of the 

 tendency to club- 

 root. 



Extra-Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage 



Copenhagen Market 

 Cabbage 



EARLY EXPRESS, or LIGHTNING. Very early; 

 small, conical heads. Pkts. 5c and 10c, oz. 30c, J4lb.$l. 



EUREKA. The earliest of the flat-headed varieties, 

 maturing with Early Wakefield; heads very solid and of 

 medium size. Pkts. 5c. and 10c, oz. 35c, Mlb. $1, Ib. $3.50. 



COPENHAGEN MARKET. As early as Charleston 

 Wakefield. Plants short-stemmed; heads round, solid, 

 weighing about ten pounds, and of fine quality. Pkt. 

 10 cts., oz. 50 cts., J41b. $1.75. 



SMALL EXTRA-EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD. 

 Earliest strain of Wakefield. Heads small and solid. Pkts. 

 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., H\b. $1.25. 



EXTRA-EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD. Best early 

 variety. Heads of medium size, pyramidal, pointed, firm 

 and solid, with few outside leaves; uniform in size and time 

 of maturing, and of good quality. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., 

 oz. 30 cts., Mlb. $1, lb. $3.50. 



LARGE JERSEY WAKEFIELD, or CHARLESTON. 

 A selection from the above, and ten days later, with heads 

 twice as large. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., }4\b. $1, 

 Ib. S3.50. 



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