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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Harris' Early Giant Pepper. 



PEPPER (Pfeffer) 



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 '6 

 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, tine grained and sweet. 

 Pkt., 10c; 1/2 oz., 35c; oz., 65c; ^4 lb., $1.75. 



Neapolitan. £]xtra early and prolific; fruits 

 3 inches long and rather narrow; mild. 



Jrkt., 10c; 1/2 oz., 25c; oz., 45c; % lb., 

 $1.00. 



RUBY KING. Always mild and sweet. 

 Fruits thick-fleshed, 4 inches long, taper- 

 ing to a blunt point. Pkt., 10c; % oz., 

 30c; oz., 50c; lb., $1.15. 



Fimiento (Crimson Beauty). Medium size 

 and bluntly cone-shaped, perfectly smooth, 

 very thick-fleshed and sweet as an apple. 

 Pkt., lOc; 1/2 oz., 30c; oz., 55c; lb., $1.40. 



Bullnose or Large Bell. Good sized, square 

 fruits; usually quite strong in flavor. Pkt., 

 lOc; Vz oz., 25c; oz., 45c; 14 lb., $1.00. 



HABBIS' BABI.Y 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., 

 25c; Vi oz.. $1.00; oz., $1.75; i/4 lb., $6.00. 



Giant Crimson. Large, square, mild fruits; 

 medium early; productive. Pkt., 10c; V2 

 oz., 35c; oz., 65c; 14 lb., $1.75. 



Clilnese Giant. Fruits average 5 inches long 

 and 4:^2 inches in diameter; thick fleshed 

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

 14 lb., $2.00. 



Golden Queen. Large, deep, golden yellow 

 fruits. Flesh is thick and mild. Orna- 

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

 oz., 30c; oz., 55c; ^ lb., $1.40. 



Small Hot Peppers 



Squash or Tomato-Sliaped. Small, round, 

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

 V2 oz., 30c; oz., 50c; 14 lb., $1.25. 



Small Red Chili. Prolific. Fruits very hot 

 and pungent. Pkt., lOc; ^ oz., 30c; oz., 

 55c; 14 lb., $1.40. 



Irongf Red Cayenne. Like the Chili but 

 longer and larger. Pkt., 10c; i/^ oz., 30c; 

 oz., 50c; 1/4 lb., $1.40. 



Larg-e Red Cherry. Very pungent. Pkt., 



lOc; 1/2 oz., 30c; oz., 55c; Vi 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. 



Conracticut Pield. Large, heavy, oblong in 

 shape, with orange skm and orange-yel- 

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

 15c; % lb., 40c. 



Cushaw, Golden. Deep yellow skin and 

 flesh. The Cushaw Pumpkins resemble 

 very large, smooth, crookneck squashes 

 in shape. £]xcellent for pies. Pkt.. 10c; 

 oz., 20c; 1^ lb., 60c. 



Cushaw, Green Striped. Creamy white, 

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

 1^ lb., 60c. 



Cushaw, White. Creamy white skin, deep 

 yellow flesh; very sweet and tender. Pkt., 

 10c; oz., 20c; Vi 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; 14 lb., 40c. 



LARGE CHXJESZ:. Large and flat, with 

 creamy buff skin and yellow flesh. Good 

 quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., ]5c; lb., 40c. 



KING OF THE MAMMOTHS or Fotiron. 

 Grows to an enormous size (often 100 

 pounds in weight). Skin salmon-orange: 

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

 65c. 



Small Sug-ar. Small, round, bright orange, 

 with fine grained, sweet, yellow flesh. 

 Pkt., lOc; oz., 20c; lb., 50c. 



Winter luxury or Fie Squash. Sweetest 

 of all Pumpkins. Medium size; round, 

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

 oz., 20c; 1^ lb., 50c. 



Connecticut Fibld Pumpkin. 



