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



Giant Long 

 Red Mangel 



STOCK BEETS or MANGEL -WURZELS 



Grown for stock-feeding, they form very wholesome and nutritious food. The Giant Half-Sugar particularly is of special value for feeding 

 to cows, as they greatly increase the flow of milk. The seeds should be dropped about 2 inches apart, in drills 2 feet apart, and the plants 

 thinned so that there will be 12 to 16 inches between them. From five to eight pounds of seed are required to sow an acre. 



Giant Long Red Mangel. Heavy cropper; roots long and thick. Oz. 10 cts., Villi- 30 cts., Ib. 85 cts. 

 Giant Yellow Intermediate. Roots oval-shaped; enormous yielder. Oz. 10 cts., Vilb. 30 cts., lb. 85 cts. 

 Golden Tankard. Has large roots; flesh bright yellow. Oz. 10 cts., Vilb. 30 cts., lb. 85 cts. 



Giant Half-Sugar. Rich in sugar, with close-grained flesh, and more nutritious than others. 

 Roofs bronze-green above ground and grayish white below. Very productive. Oz. 10 cts., 

 Vilb. 30 cts., lb. 85 cts. 



SllfTdX Beet Danish PriZ6 After a famine in Sugar Beet seed, dating back 

 5 • • - ' * to our entry into the war, we again have a 



small quantity of extra-choice seed of an extra-choice variety. This is a selection 

 of what used to be the highest content sugar-yielding Beet in cultivation. The 

 roots grow to very good size and furnish much richer food than the Stock Beets. 

 Roots may be allowed to stand 6 to 8 inches apart in the row. Oz. 10 cts., 

 Vilb. 30 cts., lb. 85 cts. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS 



The seed should be sown in April or May, and the plants cultivated like cabbage; 

 the heads are improved by frost. An ounce of seed will produce 2,000 plants. 

 Amagar Market. Plants of very vigorous growth, about 3 feet in height; 

 stalks large, thick, and close-jointed, the Sprouts set quite thickly 

 on the stalk, and are developed very uniformly. Pkt. 10 cts., Vzoz. 

 40 cts., oz. 75 cts. 



Paris Half Dwarf. The best known and most widely 

 adapted. Pkt. 10 cts., V20Z. 40 cts. 



Long Island Improved. Considered by many 

 the most perfect strain of Brussels Sprouts ob- 

 tainable in this country. When compared with 

 the two varieties offered above, it grows less tall 

 and is wider at the base of the plant. The Sprouts 

 develop very 

 quickly and 

 are exceed- 

 ingly tender 

 and delicate. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., 

 V20Z. 50 cts., 

 oz. $1. 



Brussels Sprouts are 

 great delicacy. They are the 

 finest-flavored of , the whole 

 Cabbage family. 



BROCCOLI 



Requires the same treatment as 

 cauliflower. An ounce of seed pro- 

 duces about 2,000 plants. 



White Cape. Creamy white; deli- 

 cate flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. $1.50. 



An Exceptionally Useful Vegetable: 



CHINESE CABBAGE PE-TSAI, or CELERY CABBAGE 



Although cultivated in the Orient for centuries, it has only been during the last few years 

 that this remarkable vegetable has found recognition here as being worthy of cultivation in every 

 home garden. Pe-Tsai really belongs to the mustard rather than the Cabbage family, although both 

 are first cousins. This is the reason for its far superior flavor when compared with our regular Cab- 

 bage. Pe-Tsai is equally palatable cooked or raw as a salad. Its tenderness and mild flavor make 

 it particularly appetizing. It may also be made to form two distinct dishes by serving the leaves like 

 lettuce and the stalks like celery. 



In upright habit of growth, it resembles the Cos Lettuces more than the Cabbages. The leaves are 

 of a very appetizing bright yellowish green color, more like celery than Cabbage. The seeds are generally 

 sown from July to September, in rows 2 feet apart and covered about 34inch, deeper in light and 

 less in heavy soils. When the plants are 5 or 6 inches tall, thin them out to stand from 8 to 10 inches apart. 



Pe-Tsai — The Original Chinese Cabbage. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts., Vilb. $1.50, postpaid. 

 WontT Bok ^ distinct vai "i et y of the above, forming plants of more compact growth, with larger 

 5 • heads and broader stalks. Some claim also that it will stand longer before producing 



seed-stalks. Its quality is the very best — crisp, tender and brittle, with a fine piquant flavor of its own. 

 This is one of the best sorts we know for both home and market garden, since it seems to be a 

 sure header, even under contrary conditions. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts., tyjlb. $2, postpaid. 



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Pe-Tsai or Chinese Celery 

 Cabbage 



