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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Harris' Early Giant Pepper. 



PEPPER (Ffeffer) 



Light, warm, mellow soil is best for 

 Peppers. The seed should be started in- 

 doors or in the hotbed early in March. Give 

 the young plants plenty of* heat and mois- 

 ture, 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. 



Harris' Earliest. Like Neapolitan but 



earlier and a little smaller. Fruits are 

 bright scarlet, fine grained and sweet. 

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



Neapolitan. Extra early and prolific; fruits 

 3 inches long and rather narrow; mild. 



Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 25c; oz., 45c; hi lb., 

 $1.00. 



RUBY KING, or World Beater. Always mild 

 and sweet. Fruits thick-fleshed, 4 inches 

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

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



Fimiento (Crimson Beauty). Medium size 

 and bluntly cone-shaped, perfectly smooth, 

 very thick-fleshed and sweet as an apple. 



Pkt., 10c; y 2 oz., 30c; oz., 50c; hi lb., $1.25. 



Bullnose or Large Bell. Good sized, square 

 fruits; usually quite strong in flavor. Pkt., 

 10c; y 2 oz., 30c; oz., 50c; hi lb., $1.25. 



HARRIS' EARLY GIANT. The earliest of 

 the extremely large-fruited Peppers. 

 Fruits fairJy long and almost as large in 

 diameter as Chinese Giant, with thick, 

 meaty flesh and fine, mild flavor. Pkt., 

 15c; % oz., 60c; oz., $1.00; % lb., $3.00. 



Giant Crimson. Large, square, mild fruits; 

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

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



Chinese Giant. Fruits average 5 inches long 

 and AV 2 inches in diameter; thick fleshed 

 and sweet. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 40c; oz., 75c; 

 hi lb., $2.00. 



Golden Queen. Large, deep, golden yellow 

 fruits. Flesh is thick and mild. Orna- 

 mental as well as useful. Pkt., 10c; % 

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



Small Hot Peppers 



Squash or Tomato-Shaped. Small, round, 

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



Vz oz., 30c; oz., 50c; hi lb., $1.25. 



Small Red Chill. Prolific. Fruits very hot 

 and pungent. Pkt., 10c; % oz.. 30c; oz., 



50c; % lb., $1.25. 



Long Red Cayenne. Like the Chili but 

 longer and larger. Pkt., 10c: % oz.. 30c: 



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



Large Red Cherry. Very pungent Pkt., 



10c; y 2 oz., 30c; oz., 55c; hi 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; hi lb., 40c. ' 



Cushaw, Golden. Deep yellow skin and 

 flesh. The Cushaw Pumpkins resemble 

 very large, smooth, crookneck squashes 

 in shape. Excellent for pies. Pkt, 10c; 

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



Cushaw, Green Striped. Creamy white, 

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

 hi lb., 60c. 



Kentucky Field. Somewhat similar to Large 

 Cheese, but orange in color and many 

 fruits inclined to be long or round. Pkt, 



10c; oz., 15c; hi lb., 40c. 



LARGE CHEESE. Large and flat, with 

 creamy buff skin and yellow flesh. Good 



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



KING OF THE MAMMOTHS or Fotirou. 



Grows to an enormous size (often 100 

 pounds in weight). Skin salmon-orange: 

 yellow, coarse. Pkt.. 10c; oz., 20c; hi lb.. 

 60c. 



Small Sugar. Small, round, bright orange, 

 with fine grained, sweet, yellow flesh. 



Pkt, 10c; oz., 20c; hi lb., 50c. 



Winter Luxury or Pie Squash. Sweetest 

 of all Pumpkins. Medium size; round, 

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

 oz., 20c; hi lb., 50c. 



Connecticut FitJd Pumpkin. 



