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BECKERT SEED AND BULB COMPANY 



VEGETABLE NOVELTIES 



Broccoli 

 Early Green Sprouting 



A most delicious and healthful new vege- 

 table, similar in many respects to cauli- 

 flower but may be had all Summer. 



Plants grow about 2 feet tall and bear 

 loosely branched heads of tiny green blos- 

 soms, which should be cut for the table just 

 before they open. The small stalks are also 

 edible. Cook and serve in the same man- 

 ner as Brussels Sprouts or Cauliflower. 



Start seed in hotbed for early use or sow- 

 in the open when weather becomes settled; 

 thin out or transplant to stand 18 inches 

 apart. Pkt., 15c; M oz., 35c; oz., $1.00. 



Cabbage, Penn Stat*- IJalliuiul. 



Cabbage 

 Penn State Ballhead 



A very superior strain of the Short- 

 Stemmed Danish Ballhead Cabbage. Heads 

 are extremely solid, almost globular in 

 shape, and on average soil wnll weigh from 

 4 to 6 pounds. Stems are short. Due to 

 the uniformity of heads and blight resist- 

 ance will outyield the old types. Pkt., 15c; 

 1/2 oz., 60c; oz., $1.00. 



Carrot 

 Early Scarlet Horn 



Tlie flavor of young Carrots freslily piiUcil 

 fmni the garden will bo re\elation to all 

 Avho know Carrots only as a vegetable 1<> 

 fall ])ack on when other \egetables arr 

 scarce. Plant Early Scarlet Horn as early 

 in the Spring as the ground can be worked, 

 pull when the roots are about an inch in 

 diameter. Serve with cream dressing or 

 melted butter and a new delicacy will be 

 added to vour table. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 

 14. lb., 55c. 



Celery 

 Golden Plume 



Illustrated in natural colors on the back 

 cover page and the finest Celery, bar none. 

 Resembles Golden Self-Blanching but is 

 larger and thicker, and may usually be had 

 somewhat < arlier. Stalks blanch easily, are 

 crisp and free from strings with a distinct- 

 ive nuttv flavor. Pkt., 25c; V-? oz., 60c; oz., 

 $1.00; 14 lb., $4.00. 



Sweet Com 



"We oft"er l)elow two of the finest Sweet 

 Corns we lia\ p sc<n, Whipples Early Yellow, 

 a tine large early yellow; and Whipples 

 lOaii.N- W hite, a wliite that combines earli- 

 ne.'-s with finest qualitv. 



WHIPPLES EABLY "BELLOW. A superb 

 new eai-ly yellow Sweet Corn. Ears are 

 7 to 8 inches long and 12- to 14-rowed. A 

 number of growers have reported that 

 it matures before Golden Bantam, but in 

 our trials it came about the same time 

 or a little later. In ([uality we would 

 lilace it as second onlv to Golden Bantam. 

 Pkt.. 10c; pt.. 2r.r; (,t., 50c; 2 qts., 90c; 

 4 qts.. $l.t:0; bu.. $S.oo. 



WHIFFLES EARLY WHITE. The largest 

 early white Sweet Corn and one of the 

 sweetest we have tested. Matures a few 

 days later than Whipples Early Yellow 

 but has larger ears and deeper grains. 

 Ears are S to !• inches long and 14- to 16- 

 rowed, and sweeter than the Evergreens 

 which it resembles. ' Pkt., lOc; pt., 25c; 

 qt., 50c; 2 qts., f)Oc; 4 qts., $1.60; bu., $7.50. 



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Cucumber 

 reme Green 



\ grand new variety of the Davis Per- 

 fect type. Plants are very vigorous, with 

 rich dark green foliage and very resistant 

 to blights. Fruits are dark green, tapering 

 slightlv to the ends. Fine for large fruits 

 or pickles. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; % lb., 65c. 



Cucumber, Supreme CSreen. 



