VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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



of Rocky Fords 



ROCKY FORD or 

 NETTED GEM 



Note the thick flesh 



oz. 15 cts. 



The light green meat is very thick, 

 leaving but small space for seed- 

 cavity. It is of uniformly delicious 

 flavor, and the vines are quite pro- 

 lific. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 

 V 4 lb. 45 cts. 



Extra-Early Hackensack. Of 

 good size, weighing from 5 to 10 

 pounds. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts. 

 •/ 4 lb. 40 cts. 



Jenny Lind. Fruit small, flat- 

 tened, heavily ribbed and netted. 

 Very early. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 

 Villi. 40 cts. 



Long Island Beauty. Fruit 

 large size, flattened, heavily ribbed 



and netted, early and of excellent quality. Pkt. 10 cts 

 Vilb. 45 cts. 



Prolific Nutmeg. Fruit round, about 7 inches in diameter, flat- 

 tened. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., '/ 4 lb. 40 cts. 



Extra-Early Knight. (Sweet Air.) An extremely early medium- 

 sized melon of the Acme type. Fruit oblong, showing the neck ten- 

 dency of its parent; skin deep green, turning to golden at maturity, 

 well covered with a close gray netting and distinctly 

 ribbed; flesh fairly thick and very sweet, color medium 

 green blending to light pink near the center. The ear- 

 liest high quality melon for the Far North and a good 

 shipper. Pkt. 10 cts., Vioz. 20 cts., oz. 35 cts. 



CHOICE SALMON-FLESHED 

 SORTS 



Burrell's Gem, or Defender. The fruit is medium 

 size, being slightly ribbed and closely netted. Skin dark 

 green and rind thin. Flesh thick and of delicious quality 

 and flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., Vilb. 45 cts. 



Emerald Gem. Early; flesh thick and salmon-col- 

 ored, granular, sweet, and delicious. An old standby. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., Vilb. 45 cts. 



Fordhook. Equal to Emerald Gem in flavor. Best 

 salmon-fleshed melon in existence; roughly netted; flesh 

 very solid, thick, and surprisingly sweet to the very rind. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., y 4 lb. 40 cts. 



Miller's Cream, or Osage. Medium-sized, globe- 

 shaped; very sweet. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15c, Vilb. 45 cts. 

 Tin-ToD (See illustration.) Considered by many 

 » » the standard of quality among large-fruited 

 Muskmelons in this class. The fruits are nearly round, 

 often sligktl y depressed at stem and blossom ends. They 

 vary slightly in being sometimes ribbed, as inthecaseof 

 the specimen shown, and other times they are almost 

 round, faintly netted on various parts of the fruit, but 

 never uniformly. The flesh is of deep yellow or orange 

 color, very juicy, but always firm and invariably of deli- 

 cious flavor. Tip-Top is an ideal variety for light soils 

 where many green-fleshed varieties will not succeed. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., V 4 lb. 45 cts. 



MUSKMELONS (Cantaloupes) 



Muskmclon seed should not lie- planted outdoors until the ground 

 has become warm and dry. The hills should be about 6 feet apart, and 

 carefully prepared. Rich earth is far better for the young plants than 

 manure; but. il the latter must be used, see tli.il il is well rotted. 

 Plant from 6 to 12 seeds in a hill. As soon as the vines begin to run, it 

 pays to go over the patch and spray it with Bordo-Lead. The Bordo 

 will counteract any blight while t he I end will elleeti\el\ slop foli- 

 age-eating beetles. Should the little seedlings be attacked by the little 

 striped beetle, which is also a frequent visitor to the cucumber patch, 

 sprinkle slug-shot over the seedlings. One ounce of seed will plant 

 about 100 hills. Those who in the past have not been successful in 

 raising melons should give a trial to the new variety called Extra-Early 

 Knight, described below. 



BEST GREEN-FLESHED KINDS 

 Champion Market. ' ilis mav ,)e described a ? a glorified Rocky 



. * Ford — not in quality but in size. Champion 



Market is nearly round, well netted, and averages from one-third to 

 one-half heavier and larger than Rocky Ford. 

 The thick, light green flesh is of delicious qual- 

 ity, which it maintains even after becoming 

 over-ripe. Pkt. 10c, oz. 15 cts., Vilb. 45c. 



Robinson's Delicious Gold-lined 

 Rocky Ford. Slightly oval, no 

 ribs and heavily netted; thick- 

 meated, fine-grained and sweet; 

 green, with a gold margin next 

 to the seed-cavity. Shape and 

 size very uniform. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 20 cts., y 4 lb. 50 cts. 



Honey Dew. A new type. No net- 

 ting. Rind, though thin, is tough. 

 Flesh rich green; very sweet and 

 ol delicious flavor. Fruit aver- 

 ages 8 to 10 pounds; 6 to 7 inches 

 in diameter. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 

 35 cts. 



of Robinson's Delicious Gold-lined 

 Rocky Ford 



MUSKMELONS FOR FORCING 



Manchester. Fruit large and globular; thickly netted; flesh rich 

 salmon, of delicious flavor and aroma. Pkt. 50 cts. 



Royal Sovereign. Fruit globular, golden yellow in color, netted. 

 Flesh thick and white, slightly tinged green. Rind thin. Pkt. 50 cts. 



New Extra-Early Knight Muskmelon. 

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you can grow 



