Important —To Home - G ar deners 



ECKERT'S Seed Store was founded in 1877 and has been maintained ever since primarily to supply 

 professional gardeners and llonsts with seeds of the absolutely dependable quality which they must 

 have. Growers who stake their living on the results of their plantings cannot afford to take chances 

 with seeds of doubtful pedigree, no matter how well they are advertised. They must be sure their 

 seedsman is not only honest but also thoroughly grounded in his business, with established growing con- 

 nections and with the knowledge that can be gained only through long experience and painstaking 

 investigation of where and how the best seeds are produced. They must have seeds of the right varieties 

 and, what is more, the most uniform, vigorous, and productive strains of those varieties. Their results are measured 

 in actual dollars and cents. Their verdict is final. 



In this catalogue we offer our home-garden customers seeds which meet these rigid requirements and have the 

 confidence of professional growers in nearly every state in the Union. Such seeds are to be judged not by what they 

 cost but by what they produce. We handle only one grade — the best it is humanly possible to grow. 



In Beckcrt's Selections for 1923 we have maintained and, in numerous cases, improved the high standards 

 established in nearly fifty years of catering to the most exacting planters. With the assurance that your order, 

 whether large or small, will be appreciated and will be filled with every care that sincere interest in your garden 

 success can dictate, we place ourselves at your service. 



Beckert s Seed Store 



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 CEDAR 4210 



We have ?io Branch 

 Stores 



101-103 Federal St., North Side, Pittsburgh, Pa. 



BECKERT'S FRONT COVER SPECIALTIES FOR 1923 



Beckert's Golden Evergreen Sweet Corn 



"The one best Sweet Corn" — that is what the originator called it, 

 and there are many hundreds of Sweet Corn enthusiasts who will 

 gladly vouch for the truth of his claim. The result of a cross between 

 those two famous varieties Golden Bantam and White Evergreen, it 

 combines to a remarkable degree the good qualities of each parent, 

 for it has the unsurpassed flavor and sweetness of the Bantam type 

 with the larger size and "evergreen" character of White Evergreen. 

 Since it was first introduced to our customers, in 1917, the demand 

 for Beckert's Golden Evergreen has increased at such a rate, that the 

 supply has always been exhausted long before the end of the season. 

 Pkt 15. cts., y 2 lb. 30 cts., lb. 50 cts., 2 lbs. 90 cts., 5 lbs. $2.00, 

 15 lbs. $5.25. 



(This and other choice varieties of Sweet Corn are fully described 

 on pages 14 and 15) 



Beckert's Perfection Pea 



The most productive Pea ever developed and one of the finest in 

 quality. A semi-dwarf, main-crop variety, growing 2 J/£ feet tall on 

 rich soil, with strong vines which bear truly immense crops of broad 

 pods, 4^/2 inches long, filled with large, bright green Peas of delicious 

 flavor. Maturing with Potlatch -and ahead of Alderman and Tele- 

 phone, it is the ideal variety to plant to follow Gradus or Laxtonian. 

 On account of its enormous yields and big, attractive pods, we 

 predict that Beckert's Perfection will become the most popular of all 

 main-crop Peas for both home- and market-garden. Pkt. 15 cts., 

 V 2 lb. 30 cts., lb. 50 cts., 2 lbs. 90 cts., 5 lbs. $2.00. 



(Turn to pages 26 and 27 for the complete list of garden Peas.) 



King of Denmark Spinach 



This has been called one of the most valuable new 

 vegetables developed in recent years. We do not 

 hesitate to name it the best all-around Spinach in 

 cultivation, for it is good for all seasons, a big pro- 

 ducer under all conditions, and will stand two or 

 three weeks longer after it is ready 

 for use before going to seed than any 

 other variety in existence. In quality 

 it is all that could be desired. Orders 

 will be filled in the order received as 

 long as our supply lasts. Oz. pkt. 10 

 cts., >/ 4 lb. 30 cts., lb. 85 cts. 



(See page 30 for other varieties of Spinach 

 and notes on growing. | 



Beckert's Wayahead Tomato 



The earliest large red Tomato, and hardier and more productive 

 than any other extra-early sort. Those of our customers who tried 

 Beckert's Wayahead when we first introduced it last year speak of 

 it in the highest terms. Mr. W. E. Vail, of Yorktown Heights, N.Y., 

 wrote us on October 10, "We grew Beckert's New Wayahead Tomato 

 this year and find that it outclasses Earliana in every way — a trifle 

 earlier and will outyield it more than 30 per cent. It is very large 

 for such an early variety, in fact, some of the fruits are 

 as large as Matchless. It is a heavy yielder and yields 

 for a long time. Those who planted it here are very 

 much pleased 

 with it." Pkt. 20 

 cts., Vioz. 45 

 cts., oz. $1.50. 



(Other Tomatoes 

 are described on 

 pages 32 and 33.) 



