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



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KOHLRABI, or TURNIP-ROOTED CABBAGE 



Very palatable when prepared for the table like turnips. Kohlrabi, however, is way ahead of turnips in quality, while young. Besides.it 

 keeps better on account of its t hick skin. The best time to use Kohlrabi is when the roots average 2 to 2J4 inches in diameter. If the weather 

 is favorable, the seed should be sown in April, in rows 18 inches apart, and the seedlings thinned to sland 4 to 6 inches apart. They are lit 

 for ust when 2 to 3 inches in diameter. For late crops, sow seed in June or July. An ounce of seed will produce 2.500 plants. 



Very Early White Vienna. The earliest sort. The plants grow 

 rapidly, have small foliage, and mature line, round, white bulbs as 

 shown in center of illustration above. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



Early Purple Vienna. The roots are a bluish purple, as shown on 

 both ends in cut above. Some of our customers claim greater heat- 

 resistance for this sort. The flesh is white and tender. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 40 cts. 



LEEKS 



Leeks, as a salad, are simply delicious. Boil the white part of the stalks until tender. 

 Then cool and cut into 2-inch pieces; add French salad dressing and serve moderately 

 cold. Used also for seasoning soups and boiling with meats. The seed, which proves 

 Leeks a member of the onion family, should be sown in hotbeds in early spring, and the 

 seedlings transplanted later to the open ground, 4 to 6 inches apart, in rows from 12 

 to 15 inches apart. For a winter supply sow seed in the open ground in early spring, 

 and thin the seedlings until they have room for development, or transplant them as 

 above. Store like celery for winter. An ounce of seed will sow about 100 feet of drill. 



American Flag. The variety most extensively cultivated. Stalks early and large. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



Musselburgh. Broad, spreading leaves and very large broad stalks. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 30 cts. 



Giant Carentan. Stalks thick, short, hardy, mild- flavored. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 30 cts. 



Rouen Winter. Stalks very large, hardy, late-keeping and lighter green than in 

 other sorts. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 err. 



LETTUCE 



American 



A great delicacy 



die of April the first outdoor planting should be made of loose-leaf and early Ml 

 butterhead varieties. Seed should be sown in rows, 2 feet apart, and as 

 soon as the little seedlings are 2 to 3 inches tall they should be thinned out 

 to stand 3 to 4 inches apart in the row. As the plants develop and begin 

 to touch each other, remove every other one, and do that a little later 

 until each plant stands from 14 to 18 inches apart, so that you can get 

 in between the heads with a hoe. Lettuce appreciates plenty of cul- 

 tivation anil w ill stand a surprising amount of dry weather providing 

 the ground is kept in finely pulverized condition. Half-ounce of seed 

 will sow 100 feet of row and produce about 1 ,500 plants. Lettuce seed- 

 lings are readily transplanted. Lettuce is divided into loose-leaved, 

 butterhead, crisp head, and Cos or Romaine classes.. 



The secret of success with Lettuce lies in the correct selection of varieties for different 

 seasons and in the timely thinning out of stm 

 the seedlings so as to permit ., ». ^IHfiHt 

 of their perfect develop- 

 ment. Anyone observing 

 above two points 

 carefully can raise 

 perfect heads 

 Lettuce. 



About the mid- 



Beckert's Golden Curled ( 



See \ 

 illustration/ 



The be^t for early spring and summer crops. Grows rapidly, resists 

 heat well and forms immense, tender heads of nicely curled, light yellow 

 leaves of the best quality. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., V^b. $1. 



Beckert's Brown Curled, or Chartier. Closely resembles the 

 above, except in color. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., Vi'b. $1. 



Beckert's Golden Curled Lettuce 



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