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



VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Beckert's Specialties and New Selections in 

 Vegetable Seeds for 1923 



Giant-Podded Pole Lima Beans 



NEW WASHINGTON RUST-RESISTANT ASPARAGUS 



The result of ten years' selection and breeding by the U. S. Department of Agri- 

 culture, this variety will eventually take the place of all other sorts in cultivation. It 

 is vigorous and high-yielding, and the only Asparagus that is resistant to the deadly 

 Asparagus rust. Washington Asparagus makes a strong, rapid growth, producing 

 extra-large, tender shoots of handsome appearance and finest table quality. The 

 supply of both seed and roots of the true strain is very small but we strongly urge 

 everyone who is making an asparagus bed to plant nothing but Washington Rust- 

 Resistant. The additional first cost will be more than repaid long before the bed has 

 outlived its usefulness. 



SEED. The true strain. Pkt. 15 cts., oz. 95 cts. 



ROOTS. One-year-old. 50 roots $1.15, 100 roots $2.10, 500 roots $9.50. 

 Two-year-old. 50 roots $1.50, 100 roots $2.75, 500 roots $12.50. 



NEW GIANT- 

 PODDED POLE 

 LIMA BEAN 



The largest podded by far of 

 all the Lima Beans and the best 

 of the large sorts. It is a strong 

 grower, bearing immense crops 

 of pods which measure 6% to 

 7 inches long and 1J'2 inches 

 broad, containing 5 or 6 large 

 thick Beans of delicious quality. 

 It commences to bear shortly 

 after Leviathan and continues 

 until late in the season. If your 

 garden plans call for only one 

 kind of Pole Lima Bean, let it 

 be the New Giant-Podded. 

 Pkt. 15 cts., V 2 lb. 22 cts., 

 lb. 40 cts., 2 lbs. 75 cts., 

 5 lbs. $1.75, 15 lbs. $4.25. 



NEW GOLDEN ACRE CABBAGE 



': The most important new variety of Cabbage introduced in years and the earliest 

 Cabbage in existence. In the amazingly short period of 80 days from sowing, Golden 

 Acre matures hard, round heads, nearly as large as Copenhagen Market! Re- 

 markably uniform in size and growth, compact in habit, with few outer leaves; very 

 solid for such an early sort, and of fine quality. Packets only, 25 cts. each. 



New Early Coreless Carrots 



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Whipple's Early Sweet Corn 



NEW EARLY CORELESS CARROT 



The earliest Carrot that grows to good size and one of the very finest in quality. The 

 roots are extremely uniform in size and shape, being cylindrical, 6 to 7 inches long and \ x /i 

 inches in diameter, blunt pointed, with rich orange skin and flesh and absolutely no core or 

 stringy fiber. Despite its earliness, Coreless Carrots are heavy yielders and good keepers. For 

 the home-garden, there is nothing better, while market-gardeners will find it a profitable 

 variety for forcing, bunching, or selling in bulk. Order early to avoid disappointment. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



BECKERT'S EARLIEST SWEET CORN 



This is, as the name indicates, the first of all Sweet Corns to produce ears for the table, 

 earlier even than Mammoth White Cory, Premo, Golden Bantam, and other extra-early 

 sorts. Moreover, it is of very good quality for such an early variety. It is dwarf in growth, 

 with stalks about 4 feet tall, each usually bearing two good ears. The ears are 6 to 7 inches 

 long, with 8 or 10 rows of broad, white kernels, on a pinkish cob. Commercial growers who 

 try to put the first Sweet Corn on the market, and home-gardeners who want to beat their 

 neighbors, will find Beckert's Earliest a winner. Pkt. 15 cts., Vilb. 30 cts., lb. 50 cts., 

 2 lbs. 90 cts., 5 lbs. $2.00. 



WHIPPLE'S EARLY SWEET CORN 



A comparatively new variety which is finding favor wherever it has been grown; un- 

 doubtedly one of the most valuable of the recent developments in Sweet Corn. Whipple's 

 Early produces the largest and handsomest ears of any of the early varieties. The stalks are 

 strong and vigorous, 5 to 6 feet tall, often bearing two ears. The ears are uniformly 8 inches 

 long, square ended, and filled to the tip with 16 to 20 rows of deep, narrow, pure white 

 grains of superb quality and sweetness. Maturing ahead of Howling Mob and only a few 

 days after Mammoth White Cory, Whipple's Early is one of the most profitable market 

 Sweet Corns and very desirable for the home-garden. Pkt. 15 cts., Vilb. 23 cts., lb. 40 cts., 

 2 lbs. 75 cts., 5 lbs. $1.65. 



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