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W. C. BECKERT, 101 AND 103 FEDERAL ST., NORTH SIDE, PITTSBURGH, PA. 



CUCUMBERS, continued 



JAPANESE CLIMBING. Fruits almost straight, large 

 and from 12 to 16 inches long; skin dark green; flesh thick. 

 Pkt. 5cts., oz. 15cts., Mhb. 45cts., lb. $1.50, postpaid $1.58. 



WEST INDIA GHERKIN. Small, rough, prickly fruits, 

 used for pickling. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, J£Ib., 45c, lb. $1.50, 

 postpaid $1.58. 



ENGLISH FRAME CUCUMBERS 



These varieties are used for forcing. They can be grown 

 in hotbeds or houses where the temperature does not fall 

 below 65 degrees at night. The fruits are long, smooth 

 and handsome, frequently growing 20 to 30 inches long. 



Improved Telegraph Lockie's Perfection 



Each, packet 25 cts. 



CRESS (ftreff. 



e) 



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. 



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

 and pleasantly spicy when young. Plants of prostrate 

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

 ning stream. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., Mlb. SI. 



UPLAND. Seed of this species may be sown anywhere 

 in moist places in spring or fall. Leaves broad, crisp and 

 tender; plant a perennial. Pkt. 10c, oz. 25c, Mlb. 90c. 



EXTRA-CURLED, or PEPPER GRASS. Of pleasant, 

 pungent flavor; the leaves can be cut several times. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 20 cts., lb. 50 cts., postpaid 58 cts. 



DANDELION 



An early spring salad. Sow early in spring in drills 

 12 inches apart, and thin out 6 inches in the rows. 



IMPROVED FRENCH. Pkt. 10c, oz. 40c, Mlb. $1.50 



Dwarf Curled Green Scotch Kale 



New York Improved Thornless Eggplant 



EGGPLANT (Gterpflanje) 



Sow the seeds in hotbeds early in March, transplant to small pots, and plunge 

 them in the same beds; this is to make them strong and stocky. They should 

 not be planted out until May or June, when the weather becomes warm and 

 settled. Set the plants in rows 3 feet apart each way and give them thorough 

 cultivation. An ounce of seed will produce 1,000 plants. 



NEW YORK IMPROVED THORNLESS. Strong and productive. Fruits 

 deep purple, large, smooth, free from thorns; flesh white, tender, of delicate 

 flavor. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., J^Ib. $1.25. 



BLACK BEAUTY. Fruit broad and thick; lustrous purplish black color; 

 very productive; of excellent quality. 

 $1.25. 



Pkt. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., Mlb. 



ENDIVE (Grtbibie) 



Large Green Curled Endive 



This is an important fall and winter salad. For early, the seed should be 

 sown in April, in drills, 15 inches apart, and the seedlings thinned to stand 

 12 inches apart in the rows. Sowings for the main crop may be made in June 

 and July, as the vegetable is used principally in fall and winter. The inner 

 leaves are blanched by tying the tips of the outer ones together, or by laying 

 boards over the plants. An ounce of seed will sow 150 feet of drill. 



LARGE GREEN CURLED (Ruffec). Dark green leaves, beautifully 

 curled and, when blanched, very crisp and tender; ready for use earlier than 

 other sorts. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., M'b. 75 cts. 



BROAD-LEAVED BAT AVIAN (Escarolle). The broad, thick leaves make 

 excellent salads when blanched. Pkts. 5 cts., and 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., Mlb. 60 cts. 



MOSS CURLED. This variety has very finely curled leaves. Tender and 

 excellent quality. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., Mlb. 60 cts. 



WHITE CURLED. Has tender, curly leaves of silvery green. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 and 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



KALE, or BORECOLE ut**tm 



An ounce of seed will sow about 200 feet of drill. 



DWARF GERMAN GREENS (Siberian Kale). Gen- 

 erally sown broadcast, but can be sown in drills a foot 

 apart in August. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 

 25 cts., Ib. 75 cts., postpaid 83 cts. 



DWARF CURLED GREEN SCOTCH. 

 Seldom exceeds 18 inches in height, but 

 rounds out to a diameter of 3 feet. The 

 leaves are bright green, tender and elegantly 

 curled. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 30 cts., 

 Ib. 90 cts., postpaid 98 cts. 



MOSBACH WINTER. Extremely 

 curled; hardy and best quality. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 15c, Mlb. 45c, lb. $1.50, postpaid $1.58. 



TALL CURLED GREEN SCOTCH. Un- 

 usually hardy, growing 2 feet or more in 

 height, with recurved, spreading, deep green, 

 curly leaves. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., M'b- 25 

 cts., lb. 75 cts., postpaid 83 cts. 



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