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



POLE LIMA BEANS, continued 



EARLY LEVIATHAN. Not only earlier than any other, but the 

 Beans are of the largest size and unsurpassed in quality, being tender 

 and of fine flavor. Very prolific. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., 

 Hpk. $1.25, pk. $2.25. 



CARPINTERIA. The Bean of this Lima has a green tint, retaining 

 this color even when ripe. This indicates good quality. Pods gener- 

 ally contain four large Beans, which are thin-skinned, very tender and 

 of fine flavor. Vines are strong and bear profusely. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 

 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., i^pk. SI .25, pk. $2.25. 



IDEAL. Pods produced in clusters and of enormous size. An im- 

 mense cropper and quality of the best. Not extra early, but unsur- 

 passed for a main-crop variety. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., 

 y 2 pk. $1.25, pk. $2.25. 



SHOTWELL. Potato Lima, suoerior to Dreer's Lima in earliness, 

 size and quality. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30c, J^pk. SI. 10, pk. $2. 



SIEVA, CAROLINA or WILLOW-LEAF LIMA. Beans small, 

 but of excellent quality. Very productive. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., 

 qt. 35 cts., Hpk. $1.25, pk. $2.25. 



EDIBLE-PODDED POLE BEANS 



KENTUCKY WONDER WAX. Has all the desirable qualities of 

 Kentucky Wonder Green-Pod. Pods transparent yellow, stringless 

 and of delicious quality. The vines are very vigorous in growth 

 and immenselv productive. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., 

 Kpk. $1.50, pk. S2.75. 



DREER'S GOLDEN CLUSTER WAX. Bears long, golden yellow 

 pods in clusters and continues for a long time. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., 

 qt. 40 cts., J^pk. $1.50, pk. S2.75. 



KENTUCKY WONDER, or OLD HOMESTEAD. Pods borne 

 in clusters; deep green in color; round, and often 9 inches in length; 

 tender, crisp and of finest qualitv. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., 

 Hpk. $1.25, pk. $2.25. 



WHITE-SEEDED KENTUCKY WONDER, or BERGER'S 

 GREEN-POD STRINGLESS. Earlier than Old Homestead and 

 remains longer in bearing. Pods 6 to 8 inches long, borne in clusters; 

 dark green in color; very meatv and stringless. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., 

 qt. 35 cts., J^pk. $1.30, pk. $2.50. 



LAZY WIFE. Very productive; pods green; 4 to 6 inches long; 

 broad, thick, fleshy and entirely stringless; rich and tender. Pkt. 

 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., J^pk. $1.30, pk. $2.50. 



PERFECTION WHITE. An early-maturing, white-seeded vari- 

 ety. Very desirable for snaps and unsurpassed for a green shell 

 Bean. Pods light green, 8 to 9 inches long, irregular in shape and quite 

 stringless. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., J^pk. $1.15, pk. $2.25. 



HORTICULTURAL. Bears a profusion of large, fleshy pods; one 

 of the best and finest-flavored shell Beans. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., 

 qt. 30 cts., }4pk. $1.10, pk. $2. 



WHITE CREASEBACK, or BEST OF ALL. Very productive, 

 bearing in clusters; pods silvery green, medium size, best qualitv. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., y>pk. $1.10, pk. $2. 



ASPARAGUS, or YARD LONG. Pods round and glossy and 

 attaining a length of 2 feet or more; of good quality. Pkt. 10 cts. 



SCARLET RUNNER. Good as a snap or shell Bean; grown prin- 

 cipally for its flowers. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., 



Parcel-post weight of Beans: Pint, 16 ozs.; quart, 32 ozs.; peck, 16 lbs. 



PEAS 



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Extra-Early Telephone Peas 



All smooth-seeded Peas may be planted as early in the spring as the soil can be prepared 

 for them, being very hardy. Sow for the first crop as early as practicable, and for succession 

 at intervals of about two weeks until June. Late sowings, however, do not yield so well as 

 early ones. Sow in drills about 2 to 3 inches deep, and from 2 to 4 feet apart, according to 

 variety, taller sorts requiring more room than dwarf ones. Dwarf Peas require a very rich soil, 

 while taller ones thrive best in rather thin ground. The latter are frequently sown in double 

 rows, with the brush, or support of some kind, between them. Wrinkled Peas are not so 

 hardy as the smooth sorts, and should not be sown quite so early, but are superior to them 

 in qualitv, more delicate in flavor, and remain longer in season. One quart of seed will plant 

 about 100 feet of drill 



Wrinkled varieties are marked with a star (*) 



ALASKA. 49 days; 2V 2 feet. Pods small, but well filled with excellent dark green Peas. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., Y 2 pk. $1.10, pk. $2. 



SUNOL. 50 days. Pods large, productive and uniform in maturing. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., J^pk. $1.10, pk. $2. 



SURPRISE. 50 days; 2Y 2 feet. Vines thickly set with round, well-filled pods, 2y 2 to 

 3 inches long; Peas tender and sweet. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., J^pk. $1.10, pk. 

 $2. 



PROLIFIC MARKET. 54 days. An extra-early variety. Crop uniform and comes 

 in two pickings. One of the most productive of its class; quality excellent. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., V 2 pL. $1.10, pk. $2. 



*LITTLE MARVEL. 54 days; 15 inches. Bears a profusion of well-filled pods which 

 are 2}-£ inches long, containing six or seven large Peas; quality fine. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., 

 qt. 35 cts., y 2 pk. $1.30, pk. $2.50. 



*SUTTON'S EXCELSIOR. 54 days. An improvement on Nott's Excelsior; more vigorous 

 in vine; pods larger and well filled with Peas of finest qualitv. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts.,qt. 

 30 cts., 3/£pk. $1.15, pk. $2.25. 



*LAXTONIAN. 15 to 18 inches. Pods nearly as large as Thos. Laxton, and mature about 

 three days later than Nott's Excelsior. A good yielder and quality first-class. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 pt. 25 cts., qt. 50 cts., 3^pk. $1.75, pk. $3.25. 



*EXTRA-EARLY TELEPHONE. 52 days; 2% feet. Combines earliness with the size 

 and quality of the best of the later sorts. The pods are of the same size and quality as the 

 Telephone, and are ready to pick one week after the earliest. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 

 40 cts., Hpk. SI. 50, pk. $2.75. 



*GRADUS, or PROSPERITY. Of the same type as the preceding. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 

 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., Ypk. $1.50, pk. $2.75. 



*THOS. LAXTON. 55 days. Pods Isrge; seed wrinkled; sweet, of fine flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., J^pk. $1.50, pk. $2.75. 



*DUKE OF YORK. 61 davs. A variety intermediate between Early Telephone and Late 

 Telephone. Pods large, well filled with Peas of very fine flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., 

 qt. 30 cts., 3^pk. $1.10, pk. $2. 



*POTLATCH. 60 days; 2 feet. A splendid variety. Pods deep green and very large, each 

 containing nine or ten large, deep green Peas, which have a delicious marrowfat flavor. Very 

 productive. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cts., qt. 40 cts., V 2 pk. $1.50, pk. $2.75. 



Parcel-post weight of Peas: Pint, 16 ozs.; quart, 32 ozs.; peck, 16 lbs. 



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