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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Supreme Green Cucumber. 



CUCUMBERS (GURKEN) 



Cucumbers thrive best in a rich, warm, 

 loamy soil, and planting should be delayed 

 until settled warm weather. Make hills 

 about 4 feet apart each way and thoroughly 

 mix into the soil well-rotted manure to a 

 depth of 6 inches or more. Scatter 12 to 15 

 seeds to a hill and cover one inch deep; thin 

 out to 3 or 4 of the strongest plants after 

 danger of insects is over. Dust the young 

 plants with Slug Shot to kill the beetles 

 and worms. 



One ounce of seed will plant about 50 hills. 



SUFREME GREEN. Plants are very vig- 

 orous, with rich, dark green foliage and 

 very resistant to blights. Fruits are uni- 

 form, usually 8 to 10 inches long, and the 

 darkest green we have seen in Cucumbers. 

 Pkt., 10c; oz.. 20c; 14 lb., 65c. 



Arlington WTilte Spine. Straight, sym- 

 metrical fruits: suitable for forcing or in 

 the garden. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c: lb., 50c 



COO]L AND CRISP. Long, dark green; finest 

 quality: bears through a long season. Pkt., 

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



Davis Perfect. A favorite sort. Slender, 

 dark green fruits: tender and fine for 

 slicing. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c: 14 lb.. 60c. 



Early Portune. An early variety, about 8 

 inches longr. with few seeds; rich dark 

 green in color. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 lb., 

 60c. 



Extra I^on«r or Evergreen Wliite Spine. Very 

 long fruits, rich dark green; flesh white, 

 firm and crisp. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; ^ lb., 

 60c. 



Forcing- "WTiite Spine. A splendid free- 

 growing strain for forcing. Pkt., 25c; 

 Vz oz.. 75c: oz., $1.25. 



Pordhook Famous. Extra large fruits; flesh 

 thick, crisp and fine flavored. Pkt., 10c; 

 oz., 20c: lb.. 60c. 



Improved tong" Green. Very long, slender, 

 smooth, dark green fruits. Pkt., 10c; oz., 

 20c: % lb., 50c. 



Japanese Climbing*. A climbing variety. 

 Fruits 10 to 12 inches long: fine for slic- 

 ing. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; ^4 lb., 65c. 



Pickling Varieties 



CHICAGO PICICLIITG. A prolific bearer of 



very uniform, medium sized fruits. Pkt., 



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

 Green Prolific or Boston PickUng-. Short, 



smooth, bright green; fine for pickles. 



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

 Jersey Pickle. Fruits are light green, long 



and slender. Productive. Pkt., 10c; oz., 



20c; % lb., 50c. 



Snow's Perfection Pickling'. Short and blunt 

 on end. Rich deep green in color. Very 



productive. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; ^ lb., 50c. 



West India Gherkin. Small fruits, 2 to 3 



inches long, covered with spines. Pkt., 

 10c; oz., 25c; % lb.. 70c. 



English Frame Varieties 



A distinct type especially selected for 

 forcing. We offer the finest English va- 

 rieties. 



Improved Teleg-raph, Matchless, Rochford's 

 Market. Each, pkt., 50c. 



EGGPLANT (EIERFFI.A1TZE) 



Sow the seed in hotbed or indoors in early 

 March. "WTien 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 1000 plants. 



Black Beauty. Early; fruits large and al- 

 most black. Pkt., 10c; Vz oz., 35c; oz., 



60c; 1/4 lb,, $1.50; lb., $5.00. 



New York Improved Purple. Large, smooth, 

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



oz., 35c; oz., 60c; % lb., $1.50; lb., $5.00. 



Black Beauty E«rsrplant. 



