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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Harris' Early Giant Pepper. 



PEPPER (Ffeffer) 



Light, warm, mellow soil Is best for Pep- 

 pers. The seed should be started Indoors 

 or in the hotbed early in March. Give the 

 young plants plenty of heat and moisture, 

 transplanting to paper pots when 3 inches 

 high, and setting them out in the garden 

 late in May. 



One ounce of seed will produce 1000 plants. 



MAGNUM DULCE. The largest sweet Pep- 

 per. Square and blocky in shape with 

 thick sweet flesh. Late but very pro- 

 ductive. Pkt., 15c; oz., 40c; oz., 75c; % 

 lb., $2.00. 



Neapolitan. Extra early and prolific; fruits 

 3 inches long and rather narrow; mild. 

 Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 35c; oz., 60c; % lb., $1.50. 



RUBY KING, or World Beater. Always mild 

 and sweet. Fruits thick-fleshed, 4 inches 

 long, tapering to a blunt point. Pkt., 10c; 

 % oz., 30c; oz., 50c; M lb., $1.25. 



Flmiento (Crimson Beauty). Medium size 

 and bluntly cone-shaped, perfectly smooth, 

 very thick-fleshed and sweet as an apple. 

 Pkt., 10c; % oz., 35c; oz., 60c; % lb., $1.50. 



Bullnose or Large Bell. Good sized, square 

 fruits; usually quite strong in flavor. Pkt., 

 10c; Vz oz., 25c; oz.. 45c; V* lb., $1.00. 



HARRIS' EARLY GIANT. The earliest of 

 the extremely large-fruited Peppers. 

 Fruits fairly long and almost as large in 

 diameter as Chinese Giant, with thick, 

 meaty flesh and fine, mild flavor. Pkt., 

 10c; V 2 oz., 35c; oz., 70c; ^4 lb., $1.75. 



Giant Crimson. Large, square, mild fruits; 

 medium early; productive. Pkt., 10c; % 

 oz., 35c; oz., 60c; % lb., $1.50. 



Chinese Giant. Fruits average 5 inches long 

 and 4% inches in diameter; thick fleshed 

 and sweet. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 35c; oz., 70c; 

 *4 lb., $1.75. 



Golden Queen. Large, deep, golden yellow 

 fruits. Flesh is thick and mild. Orna- 

 mental as well as useful. Pkt., 10c; V 2 

 oz., 35c; oz., 70c; % lb., $1.75. 



California Wonder 



The finest and largest Sweet Pepper. 

 Plants grow strong and upright and bear 

 6 to 8 large smooth fruits with extra 

 thick flesh. Fruits keep in good condi- 

 tion for a long time after picking. Pkt., 

 15c; V 2 oz., 40c; oz., 75c. 



Small Hot Peppers 



Squash or Tomato-Shaped. Small, round, 



thick-fleshed, strong flavored. Pkt., 10c; 



y 2 oz., 30c; oz., 50c; % lb., $1.25. 

 Small Red Chili. Prolific. Fruits very hot 



and pungent. Pkt.. 10c; y 2 oz., 30c; oz., 



55c; y 4 lb., $1.40. 

 Larre Red Cayenne. Large hot peppers, 1 



inch in diameter at the stem end, tapering 



to a point, about 4 inches long. Pkt., 10c; 



V 2 oz., 40c; oz., 75c. 

 Long Red Cayenne. Like the Chili but 



longer and larger. Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 30c: 



oz., 55c; 14 lb., $1.40. 

 Large Red Cherry. Very pungent. Pkt., 



10c; Vz oz., 30c; oz., 55c; & lb., $1.40. 



PUMPKIN (Grosse-Kurbis) 



Sow in May in well enriched hills 8 to 10 

 feet apart each way, or sow with corn, 

 dropping a few seeds in every third or 

 fourth hill. 



One ounce of seed for 25 hills; 4 lbs. 

 for an acre. 

 Connecticut Field. Large, heavy, oblong in 

 shape, with orange skin and orange-yel- 

 low flesh. Productive. Pkt., 10c; oz., 

 15c; lb., 40c. 

 Cushaw Green Striped. Creamy white, 

 striped with green. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 

 % lb., 60c. 



LARGB CHEESE. Large and flat, with 

 creamy buff skin and yellow flesh. Good 

 quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 50c. 



KING OP THE MAMMOTH or Potiron. 



Grows to an enormous size (often 100 

 pounds in weight). Skin salmon -orange; 

 yellow, coarse. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; ^4 lb., 

 60c. 



Small Sugar. Small, round, bright orange, 

 with fine grained, sweet, yellow flesh. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; lb., 60c. 



Winter Luxury or Pie Squash. Sweetest 

 of all Pumpkins. Medium size; round, 

 with yellow skin and flesh. Pkt., 10c; 

 oz., 20c; *4 lb., 60c. 

















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Connecticut Field Pumpkin. 



