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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



Eai-lj IScarlet Horn Carrots. 



Chantenay Carrot. 



CARROTS 



Deep, 

 smooth. 



light, sandy soil will produce 

 shapely Carrots, while a heavier 

 clay will grow firmer and better colored 

 roots. For early crop, sow the short-rooted 

 VB,rieties from the first to the middle of 

 April, in rows 12 inches apart, and cover 

 about inch deep. For main crop, sow 

 up to the middle of June in rows 15 to 18 

 inches apart. Thin out the plants to stand 

 3 to 4 inches apart. Carrots may be kept 

 for Wlinter use in the same manner as beets. 

 One ounce of seed will sow 100 feet of row. 



CHANTENAY RAI.F-I.ONG. Slightly tap- 

 ered, blunt-rooted variety, the earliest of 

 the large Carrots. Excellent for home 

 gardens and early market. Fkt., 10c; oz., 

 L'Oc; % lb., 50c. 



Danvers Half-Iiong*. Roots average 6 to 8 



inches long, tapering to a blunt point. 



Productive and a good keeper. Pkt., 10c; 



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

 Early Scarlet Horn. Deep orange in color; 



2V2 to 3 inches long. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 



1/4 lb., 55c. 



French Porcing- or Early Short Horn. Small, 

 round, reddish orange roots of fine flavor. 

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



GUEBANDE or OXEEABT. Roots short 

 and blunt, 3 to 4 inches in diameter and 

 about 4 inches long. The best Carrot for 

 hard, stiff soils. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % 

 lb., 50c. 



Half-^ong* £uc or Coreless. Orange-red, 

 blunt roots, slightly tapered. A heavy 

 yielder. Quite similar to Danvers. Pkt., 

 10c; oz., 20c; lb., 55c. 



Half-Iiong* Stump-Booted. Handsome roots, 

 almost cylindrical in shape, tender and 

 fine quality. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 55c. 



Iiong- Orangfe. Rich orange; long, tapering 

 roots; fine for stock feeding. A heavy 

 yielder on deep soils. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 

 14 lb., 50c. 



ST. VAIiEBY. An excellent half-long- main- 

 crop variety. Broad at the neck, tapering 

 to a point. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; ^ lb.. 50c. 



White Belgian. Very large; flesh and skin 

 white; used for feeding cattle. Pkt., 10c ; 

 oz., 15c; ^ lb., 35c. 



Daavern 

 Half- Long 

 Carrot. 



CAULIFLOWER 



(BI.UMENKOHI.) 



Cauliflower is, in our opinion, the finest 

 flavored of all the cabbage family and may 

 easily be grown in the small garden, provid- 

 ing the soil is moderately rich. 



Best heads are grown in rich, moist soil 

 and in cool weather, so it is usually grown 

 as an early Spring or Fall crop. Culture is 

 the same as for cabbage. 



SPECIAI^ EABX.Y SNOWBAI.I;. The most 

 reliable and popular extra early Cauli- 

 flower. Compact plants with few outer 

 leaves and large, solid, snowy white heads. 

 Good for forcing as well as outdoors. Pkt., 

 25c; 1/4 oz., $1.00; oz., $2.50. 



Bhort-^eaved Snowball. A superb early 

 strain of the above with but few outer 

 leaves. Ideal for forcing in frames and 

 for the home garden. Pkt., 25c; ^4 oz., 

 $1.00; oz., $2.50. 



Danish Dry Weather. A little larger and 

 later than Snowball, but will endure more 

 drought and hot weather. Pkt., 25c; 

 oz., $1.00; oz., $2.50. 



Chinese Celery Cabbage 



Far too few people are acquainted with 

 this delicious Chinese vegetable. It has all 

 the good qualities of both cabbage and let- 

 tuce, with a flavor all its own. It may be 

 cooked like cabbage or cauliflower and 

 served with cream dressing or may be used 

 raw as a lettuce. 



Heads are oblong in shape and self- 

 bJanching. Sow in July or early August, 

 in rows 2 feet apart, and thin or transplant 

 to 1 foot apart in the rows. The heads 

 form best in cool Fall weather and may be 

 stored like cabbage until midwinter. 



One ounce of seed will sow 150 feet of row. 

 Fe-Tsal. Heads narrow and very tall. Pkt., 

 10c; oz., 35c; % lb., $1.10. 



