Gelbe Rube (Ger.) 



BECKERT'S SEED STORE 



CARROT 



Carota (Ital.) 



One ounce will sow 100 ft. of row. 



Carrots succeed best on heavy loam, which has been well 

 the roots to grow pronged and misshapen. Sow the seed early- 

 sowings every ten days up to the end of June, and put in a 

 RED CORELESS. The earliest carrot that grows to good 

 size, also one of the newer varieties. Roots are uniform 

 in size and shape, 6 to 7 inches long and 1% inches in 

 diameter, blunt pointed, rich orange red skin and flesh, 

 absolutely no core. This is a very good variety and one 

 which we can thoroughly recommend. 

 CHANTENAY or Model. A Carrot of many good qualities 

 and a popular variety in all parts of the country. The 

 roots grow quickly and are broad-shouldered, tapering 

 slightly to the abrupt point, smooth and very handsorm- 

 in appearance. The flesh is deep orange and of the finest 

 quality even in the largest roots. A splendid winter keeper. 

 DAJfVERS HALF-LONG. A grand old favorite, extensively 

 grown for market and a desirable variety for every pur- 

 pose. The roots grow 6 to 8 inches long and are nearly 

 cylindrical, abruptly pointed at the base. The flesh is 

 bright orange, fine-grained and free from fiber. A good 

 cropper. 



HALF-LONG LUC. This particular strain of half-long, stump- 

 rooted Carrot is in great demand among our most critical 

 customers. It is somewhat earlier than Danvers and the 

 roots are a trifle thicker, remarkably symmetrical, and 

 deep orange-red in color, having but the faintest indication 

 of a core. In quality it is unsurpassed and, at the same 

 time, it is most productive. On good soils under favorable 

 conditions, it will yield up to twenty-five tons per acre. 



RED-CORED CHANTENAY. This new strain shows many 

 improvements over the well-known Chantenay. The collars 

 are small and the tops are slightly shorter but are not 

 brittle and are strong enough for easy bunching. The 

 clean roots are smooth and very symmetrical, from the 

 broad square shoulders tapering nicely to a very pro- 

 nounced stump root just above the very small rat-tail 

 root. They are colored deeper orange than most strains 

 of Chantenay. The cores are small and hard to distinguish 

 from the flesh and both core and flesh are fine-grained, 

 tender and sweet. The crop matures just a little earlier 

 than with ordinary Chantenay. 



OXHEART, or Guerande. Thick and very blunt-rooted; 5 

 inches long and 3 to 4 inches in diameter; deep reddish 

 orange; tender and of fine flavor. A very heavy cropper, 

 easy to pull and a fine home-garden Carrot. 



EARLY SHORT HORN (French Forcing) Used largely for 

 early and late sowing outdoors and for forcing under glass. 

 Crisp, reddish-orange roots about 3 inches long and IV2 

 inches in diameter with small tops. 



IMPROVED LONG ORANGE. Very long, pointed roots of 

 good quality. A heavy yielder; extensively grown. Useful 

 for stock feeding as well as the table. 



CHICORY 



1 oz. will sow 100 ft. of row. 

 WITLOOF or French Endive. 



LARGE ROOTED MAGDEBURG. This variety is cultivated 

 for the roots. The roots can be boiled and served like 

 Salsify. 



Stech Salat (Ger.) CORN SALAD 



One ounce will sow 100 ft. of row. 



Sow the seed thickly in shallow drills in September, and 

 firm the soil well down above it, if the weather be dry. 

 Highly appreciated, and much grown where other salads 

 and lettuces do not succeed. Prepared in the same manner 

 as lettuce and makes an excellent dish. An ounce of seed 

 will sow a bed 20 feet square. 

 BROAD LEAVED. Has large, tender leaves. 



fertilized the previous year, as fresh manure often causes 

 in the spring, firming the soil down over it. Make succession 

 few extra rows about June 15 for winter use. 



Kresse (Ger.) 



CRESS 



Crescoine (Ital.) 



Excellent spicy spring salads. Pepper Grass should be sown 

 thickly in shallow drills in early spring, and at intervals for 

 continued supply, as it soon runs to seed. 



EXTRA-CURLED, or Pepper Grass. Of pleasant pungent 

 flavor; the leaves can be cut several times. 



WATER CRESS. Small, oval leaves; very tender, crisp and 

 pleasantly spicy when young. Plants of dwarf, spreading 

 habit. A perennial aquatic, which grows well in any run- 

 ning stream. 



Chantenay or Model Carrots 



Blatter Kohl (Ger.) COLLARDS 



One ounce will produce 3000 plants 



GEORGIA. Cultivate same as Cabbage, of which it is really a 

 tall loose-leaved form. Grows 3 feet high, forming a cluster 

 of undulated leaves at the top of its long stem. 



CARROT Pkt. Oz. 



Red Coreless $ .10 § .25 



Chantenay or Model 10 .20 



Danver's Half-Long 10 .20 



Half-Long Luc 10 .20 



Red Cored Chantenay 10 .20 



Oxheart or Guerande 10 .20 



Early Short Horn 10 .20 



Improved Long Orange . . ^ 10 .20 



CHICORY 



Witloof 10 .25 



Large Rooted Magdeburg. 10 .25 



COLLARDS 



Georgia 10 .20 



CRESS 



Extra Cutrled 10 .15 



Water Cress 10 .50 



CORN SALAD 



Broad Leaved 10 .20 



% lb. 



S .60 

 .50 

 .50 

 .50 

 .50 

 .50 

 .50 

 .50 



.65 

 .65 



.50 



.30 

 1.50 



.50 



Lb. 



$1.50 

 1.25 

 1.25 

 1.25 

 1.25 

 1.25 

 1.25 

 1.25 



1.50 

 1.50 



.75 

 5.00 



1.25 



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