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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Miscellaneous Salads and Greens 



Pancalier Endive. 



Celeriac (Knoll-Sellerie) 

 (Turnip-Booted Celery) 

 Giant Smooth Prague. Same culture as 

 Celery. Leaves are not edible. Bulbous 

 roots are used as flavoring in soups and 

 salads. Pkt., 10c; Vz oz., 25c; oz., 40c; 

 K lb.. $1.20. 



Chicory (Cichorien) 



One ounce of seed will sow 200 feet of drill. 



Witloof, Special Strain (French Endive). 

 Sow in early Spring in rows 1% feet 

 apart and thin to 4 inches. Lift the roots 

 in the Fall and bury them in light soil 

 in a warm cellar. The new growth, ready 

 in a month, makes a delectable salad. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz., 40c; % lb., $1.20. 



Large-Booted Magdeburg-. Grown for its 

 roots, which are dried, ground, and used 

 as a substitute for coffee. Pkt., 10c; oz., 

 25c; % lb.. 75c. 



Catalogna (Summer Asparagus) 



A delicacy from Italy for jaded appetites. 

 Plants when young resemble a very narrow 

 leaved Dandelion and may be used for 

 greens or blanched and used for salads. As 

 the plant ages it sends out tender shoots 

 about V 2 inch thick, which are cut when 6 

 inches long, making an excellent substitute 

 for Asparagus. Pkt., 15c; y 2 oz., 35c; oz., 60c. 



Collards (Blaeterkohl) 



A tall, loose-leaved cabbage much prized 

 in the South as boiling greens. Same cul- 

 ture as cabbage. 



True Georgia. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; *4 lb., 

 60c; lb., $1.25. 



Corn Salad (Stechsalat) 



One ounce of seed will sow 200 feet of drill. 



Sow in September for Fall salad, or pro- 

 tect over Winter for Spring use. 

 Large-Leaved. Large, round, deep green 



leaves, forming a dense rosette. Pkt., 10c; 



oz., 25c; & lb., 75c; lb., $2.00. 



ENDIVE (End! vie) 



Endive is one of the most tasty and 

 healthful salads and can be had in late 

 Summer and Fall when lettuce is hard to 

 get. For earlv use, sow in April in shallow 

 drills \y 2 feet apart. Blanch by gathering 

 the leaves together over the center and tie 

 with a string. 



One ounce of seed will sow 100 feet of drilL 



Broad-Leaved Batavian (Escarollei. Fleshy 

 leaves, not fringed, used largely for soups 



and stews. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; ^ lb., 60c. 



Giant Fringed. Large plants with finely 

 fringed and curled tender green leaves. 

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



Large Green Curled. The standard variety. 

 Hardy; blanches golden white. Pkt., 10c; 

 oz., 20c; Vi lb., 60c. 



PANCALIER. Strong grower with heavily 

 curled, deep green leaves. Ribs are 

 sliehtly tinted rose. Blanches easily. 

 Pkt.. 10c; oz., 20c; ^4 lb., 60c. 



Cress 



(Garten Kresse) 



Extra Curled or Pepper Grass. An appetiz- 

 ing salad, growing rapidly in any garden 

 soil. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; % lb., 35o. 



Water Cress. The true "Water Cress." Easily 

 raised from seed in your own garden in 

 any moist location. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 35c; 

 oz.. 60c; % lb., $1.76. . 



EGGPLANT 



(EIERFFLANZE ) 



Sow the seed in hotbed or indoors in early 

 March. When the plants are 3 inches high, 

 transplant to small pots, and later on to 



larger pots. Set them out in the garden 

 late in May, about 3 feet apart each way. 



One ounce of seed will produce 10OO plants. 



Black Beauty, iiarly; fruits large and al- 

 most black. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 40c; oz., 

 75c; % lb., $2.25. 



New York Improved Purple. Large, smooth, 

 dark purple fruits; prolific. Pkt, 10c; Vz 

 oz.. 40c; oz., 75c; ^4 lb., $2.25. 



Black Beauty Eggplant. 



