VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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



CABBAGE 



CABBAGE DOES BEST ON A WELL-MANURED SOIL 



Seed sown in hotbed or greenhouse about February 15 will 

 give plants large enough to transplant into hotbeds about 

 March 10. Set them 2 to 3 inches apart each way, and as soon 

 as they become well established, remove the glass for part of 

 i In- day, to harden them for final transplanting into the open 

 ground, increasing the exposure daily until April 10 to 20, when 

 I lie liual transplanting may be made. For late crops, sow the 

 seed in April or May and transplant to the open ground when 

 large enough, setting the plants up to the first leat and 2 to 3 

 feet apart. It is important that the plants should not stand 

 thick in the seed-beds, as this would induce weak, slender 

 grow ill. The insects which molest them should be kept in check 

 with remedies which seem most efficacious in the locality. 

 There is a tendency to club-root if Cabbage is grown on the 

 same ground year after year. An ounce of seed will produce 

 about 2,000 plants. 



EARLY AND SECOND-EARLY 

 VARIETIES 



EXTRA-EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD. One of the 



leading early Cabbages, equally popular for home use- and 

 market, maturing perfect heads in from 100 to 110 days 

 from sowing. The heads are of medium size, pyramidal and 

 pointed, firm and solid, with few outside leaves, remarkably 

 uniform in size and time of maturing. Quality excellent. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 45 cts., V 4 lb. $1.35. 

 LARGE CHARLESTON WAKEFIELD. A selection from 

 the preceding, maturing about 10 days later. The heads are 

 considerably larger, oblong and pointed. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., 



y 4 ib. $1.25. 



WINNIGSTADT. A splendid second-early, pointed-headed variety. 

 The heads are of medium size, sharply pointed and very hard. 

 Winnigstadt is considered by many to be the finest flavored 

 cabbage in cultivation; largely grown for kraut. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 35 cts., V 4 lb. $1.15. 



COPENHAGEN MARKET. The earliest of the round-headed 

 Cabbages. Copenhagen Market has within a few years become 

 immensely popular and is now more largely grown than any other 

 variety for early market. Within 110 days from sowing it will 

 mature fine, round, solid heads averaging 8 to 10 pounds in weight, 

 and will compare favorably in yield per acre with any other variety, 

 earlv or late. Copenhagen Market does best on rich, moist bottom- 

 lands. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 55 cts., y 4 lb. $1.75. 



STEIN'S EARLY DWARF FLAT DUTCH. The earliest and best 

 of the Early Flat Dutch types. A sure cropper with good sized, 

 hard heads. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., y 4 lb. $1.15. 



Experienced gTowers know what a difference there can be between 

 good and poor Cabbage seed. Beckert's Cabbage seed is grown with 

 extraordinary care, and it is grown only in those sections that are known 

 to produce the very best strains. It costs more to grow top-quality 

 seed, but it is worth the price. 



Surehead. The best late Cabbage for home use 



Typical heads of Enkhuizen Glory Cabbage 



F1\IK"HTTI7FN PI HRY Following closely after Copenhagen 

 ClNrvnUlZjClN VjLUIXI. Market, this variety combines easi- 

 ness, size and quality in a remarkable degree. In size and shape it 

 closely resembles the Copenhagen Market and stands second only 

 to that variety in yield. It does particularly well on moist clay 

 upland soils and, on account of its greater adaptability, it is even 

 more satisfactory than Copenhagen Market for home gardens. We 

 recommend Enkhuizen Glory as the best all-around early Cabbage. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 45 cts., y 4 lb. $1.35. 



EARLY ALLHEAD. The largest of the flat-headed, early Cabbages. 

 The heads are very solid, uniform in size and maturity, and of 

 excellent quality. A sure header, adaptable to many soils, equally 

 good as a winter Cabbage. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., '/(lb. $1.25. 



SUCCESSION, or All Seasons. A little later than Early Allhead. 

 Heads larger and thicker; good for early and late crop. A very 

 satisfactory, all-round Cabbage. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., 

 i/ 4 lb. $1.25. 



MAIN-CROP AND LATE VARIETIES 



SUREHEAD. An extra-select strain of the Late Flat Dutch type, 

 producing big, solid heads, very uniform in shape and size, and of 

 splendid keeping quality. The most reliable late Cabbage for the 

 home garden. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., y 4 lb. $1.25. 



LARGE LATE FLAT DUTCH. An excellent keeping variety; 

 more extensively grown for main crops than any other sort. The 

 heads are heavy, broad and flat, very solid and of good quality. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., y 4 lb. $1.15. 



AUTUMN KING. An extra-hardy, late maturing, flat-headed 

 Cabbage. Solid heads of the largest size. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., 

 i/ 4 lb. $1.25. 



SHORT-STEM DRUMHEAD. Of uniformly dwarf growth, 

 producing immense, flat heads which are very solid and often attain 

 a weight of 20 to 25 pounds. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 45 cts., y 4 lb. $1.35. 



DANISH BALLHEAD (Tall Stem). A hardy, heavy yielding 

 variety, extensively grown for late markets. The heads are of 

 medium size, nearly spherical or balloon-shaped and extremely 

 solid. Danish Ballhead is probably the best of the winter keepers. 

 This and the following variety can be grown successfully only on 

 strong, well-manured and fertilized soil. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts., 

 y 4 lb. $1.60. 



SHORT-STEM DANISH BALLHEAD, or Roundhead. Dwarf- 

 growing and a little earlier but otherwise similar to the tall-stemmed 

 type. A big cropper, with large, heavy heads, withstanding severe 

 drought. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 55 cts., y 4 lb. $1.75. 



See page 12 for Savoy and Red Cabbages. 



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