VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Beckert's Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. 



Kleckley Sweets Watermelon 



NEW IRISH GREY. A splendid shipping and table Melon; earlier 

 than Tom Watson; fruits like Kleckley Sweets but with thin tough 

 yellowish gray rind. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., J£ lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 



KLECKLEY SWEETS. This is one of the most popular of the oblong, 

 dark green, main-crop Watermelons, and probably the finest flavored 

 variety in cultivation. Kleckley Sweets average 20 inches in length 

 by 10 inches in diameter. Flesh bright scarlet, with a solid heart, crisp 

 and remarkably sweet. Oz. pkt. 20 cts., lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.00. 



HALBERT HONEY. Resembles Kleckley Sweets in size, appearance 

 and quality but is hardier and a better shipper. Oz. pkt. 15 cts., 

 }i lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 



WATERMELONS 



Good Watermelons — better in quality than those 

 shipped in from outside — can be grown in this latitude, 

 providing the necessary steps are taken to give the 

 young plants a good start and keep them growing 

 rapidly. A light, mellow soil in a sunny, sheltered spot 

 is best. Plant the seeds in large hills, well enriched 

 with rotted manure, and keep a mulch of strawy manure 

 over the hills to preserve the moisture in hot weather. 

 Sow 10 to 12 seeds in a hill and thin the plants to 4 of 

 the strongest in each hill. All possible protection 

 should be given the young plants; dry ashes or coal-dust 

 sprinkled over the leaves will prevent the attacks of 

 insects. The hills may be 6 to 8 feet apart; do not 

 disturb after the vines begin to run. 

 EARLY FORDHOOK. This is the earliest of the 

 really large Watermelons and the most satisfactory 

 home-garden variety for this latitude. Well-devel- 

 oped specimens average 9 inches deep by 12 inches 

 long. The skin is deep green with occasional stripes 

 of a lighter shade; the rind is thin but tough; the 

 flesh has a most appetizing bright red color and is 

 very sweet. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., }£ lb. 45 cts., lb. $1.50. 

 TOM WATSON. The standard shipping Melon. Vigorous and 

 productive, with large, long fruits; rind tough; flesh rich red, 

 sweet and tender. Oz. p kt. 20 cts., 34 lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.00. 



PEERLESS or Ice Cream. Fruit medium size, oval, bright 



green, finely veined; flesh bright scarlet, crisp, tender and sweet. 



A very productive Melon, good for all purposes. Oz. pkt. 20 



cts., H lb. 35 cts., lb. $1.00. 

 RED-SEEDED CITRON. Used for preserves, etc. Pkt. 10 cts., 



oz. 20 cts., \i lb. 50 cts., lb. $1.25. 



MARTYNIA proboscidea. The seed-pods are excellent for pickling 

 if gathered when tender and about half-grown. Sow the seed in May, 

 in rows 3 feet apart, and thin the plants to stand 2 feet apart in the 

 rows. Pkt. 10 cts./oz. 50 cts. 



Mushroom grown from Pure-Culture Spawn 



MUSTARD 



The young and tender leaves of the Mustard are greatly relished as 

 salads, or when cooked like spinach. The seed should be sown in shallow 

 drills as early as the ground can be prepared in spring. 

 BECKERT'S PERFECTION PLUME. Dark green leaves finely 

 curled, of the very best quality. Rather dwarf in growth. Prolific and 

 long standing. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., J4 lb. 45 cts., lb. $1.25. 

 LONG-STANDING THICK-LEAF or Elephant Ear. A strong- 

 growing variety, producing extra-large leaves of a most appetizing 

 pungency. May be sown either in early spring or in late summer for 

 a fall crop. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., J4 lb. 45 cts., lb. $1.25. 

 GIANT SOUTHERN CURLED. Large curled leaves. Oz. 15 cts., 



M lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 

 WHITE LONDON. Grown for both leaves and seed. Oz. 15 cts., 

 \i lb. 25 cts., Ib. 75 cts. 



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MUSHROOM SPAWN 



Few people realize how easy it is to grow Mushrooms, nor how 

 extraordinarily tender and good fresh-pulled home-grown Mush- 

 rooms can be. 



PURE-CULTURE BRICK SPAWN. White, Cream, and 

 Light Brown, in bricks weighing 134 to 1 Yl lbs. each; one 

 brick will spawn 8 square feet of bed. Per brick, 30 cts., 5 

 bricks $1.25, 10 bricks $2.50, 50 bricks, $11.00, 100 bricks 

 (case) $20.00. 



PURE-CULTURE BOTTLE SPAWN. White, Cream, and 

 Light Brown. This Spawn is very perishable and can be kept 

 only in cold storage. Orders filled direct, f. o. b. factory. 1-qt. 

 bottle, $1.25; 12-qt. bottle, $12.00. 



Pamphlet on Mushroom Culture free 



OKRA or GUMBO 



Sow about the middle of 

 May when the ground is warm, 

 in hills about three feet apart; 

 cover seed one-half inch and 

 thin plants to three in a hill. 

 Keep ground well hoed and 

 earth up around the plants to 

 support them. Gather pods 

 while young and 

 tender. Excellent 

 for soups and 

 stews, etc., to 

 which they im- 

 part a rich flavor. 

 One ounce will 

 plant 100 hills. 



WHITE VEL- 

 VETor Creole. 



Long, smooth, 

 tender pods, 

 almost white. Oz. pkt. 15 

 cts., }4 lb. 35 cts., Ib. 80 cts. 



LONG GREEN-POD. Strong- 

 growing and productive ; pods 

 deep green. Oz. pkt. 15 

 cts., 34 lb. 35 cts., lb. 80 cts. 



Long Green-Pod Okra 



