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



Spinach 



Long Season Spinach 



Squashes 



Summer and Winter 



Squash seed should be planted about the same time and in much 

 the same manner as cucumbers and melons. The hills should be 

 9 feet apart each way, slightly elevated and highly manured. Bush 

 varieties may be planted closer together. Use plenty of seed, as the 

 bugs will destroy some plants. An ounce of seed will plant from 20 

 to 30 hills. 



Mammoth White Bush. A large variety of Squash, pure white 

 in color; flesh excellent. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Vilb- 45 cts. 



Golden Custard Bush. Large, scalloped Squash 

 of rich golden yellow. Quality excellent. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 15 cts., y 4 lb. 45 cts. 



Cocozelle. A bush variety. Fruit long, dark 

 green, with stripes of a deeper green; excellent 

 quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Vilb. 50 cts. 



Golden Summer Crookneck. Early; fruits yel- 

 low; flesh fine-grained and rich. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 15 cts., Vilb. 50 cts. 



Delicious. Skin bronzy green, flesh dark orange. 

 Very thick, fine-grained, dry and sweet and of finest 

 flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., Vilb. 60 cts. 



Delicata. Orange-yellow, striped green; very 

 early and prolific; small and solid; flesh of excellent 

 quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Vilb. 50 cts. 



Boston Marrow. Well-known and popular. 

 Skin and flesh bright orange; of excellent quality. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., V 4 lb. 35 cts. 



Hubbard. A standard late Squash. Skin dark 

 green; flesh fine-grained, dry, sweet, late-keeping. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., y 4 lb. 60 cts. 



Warted Hubbard. Large; dark green. Shell very 

 hardv. Very thick-fleshed, of the finest quality. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., '/ 4 lb. 60 cts. 



Golden Hubbard. Skin and flesh deep yellow. 

 Very dry and of excellent flavor. Particularly good 

 for pies on account of its bright color. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 20 cts., l/ 4 lb. 60 cts. 



Vegetable Marrow. Skin greenish yellow; flesh 

 white. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Vilb. 50 cts. 



Warren. The most perfect type of the popular 

 "Turban" Squashes. Has athicker, hardershell than 

 old "Turk's Cap" which it also surpasses in color, 

 which is a rich, deep orange. A fine market and 

 exhibition Squash of superb quality. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 >/ 2 oz. 20 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



For early use, sow very early in spring, and for succession, at in- 

 tervals. The main crop for spring and winter use should be sown in 

 September and the plants covered for winter. An ounce of seed will 

 sow 50 feet of drill; 30 pounds to the acre. 



Long Season. Stands longer without going to seed than any other; 

 leaves thick, crumpled, tender, and of finest quality. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., Vilb. 30 cts. 



Long-standing Thick-leaved. This variety has large, thick, 

 fleshy, crimped leaves of the Savoy style. The leaves are tender and 

 of good flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Vilb. 30 cts. 



Victoria. Foliage thick, broad, dark green; remains in prime con- 

 dition 2 to 3 weeks after other sorts have run to seed. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., l/ 4 lb. 30 cts. 



Norfolk Savoy. Hardy and well adapted for winter and early 

 spring. Leaves large and wrinkled like a Savoy cabbage; tender. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Vilb. 30 cts. 



New Zealand 



Unlike any of the above varieties, this forms large, spreading plants 

 which, when fully developed, cover as much as 5 feet of space in all 

 directions. The tips of the branches are always brittle, tender and 

 appetizing. As the tips of the branches are gathered, the main stalks 

 produce side-shoots at the leaf-joints, and it seems that the more one 

 gathers the faster it develops. Bears all summer. New Zealand 

 Spinach is truly the perpetual summer Spinach for all. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 15 cts., Vilb. 55 cts., lb. $2. 



A Remarkable Tool 



Lest some of our readers have not as yet taken notice of the par- 

 ticular tool or cultivator pushed by the soldier boy in the garden 

 shown on front cover, let us tell you that this is the Barker Mulcher, 

 Weeder, and Cultivator. It is one of the most powerful of modern 

 tools developed in recent years and deserves the title of the best all- 

 round three-in-one Cultivator yet evolved. It has three strong culti- 

 vator teeth on one side. When reversed it is transformed into a sharp 

 weed-cutter. In the picture the blade may be seen above the tool. Be- 

 tween this blade and cultivator teeth are a series of sharp knives which 

 revolve as the Cultivator is pushed, very much on the lawn-mower 

 principle. This series of knives not only pulverizes the soil, forming a 

 perfect dust-mulch, but they also chop to pieces the weeds that are 

 pulled up, so that they quickly wilt and again become plant-food. The 

 Barker Cultivator, 8J^D, cultivating a strip 8}^" wide, at $8.25 each, 

 is a substantial labor-saver, built so strongly that it will last for years. 



1§8The Warren 

 Squash. 

 See below. 



Upper row: Warren Squashes. Lower row: Golden Summer Crookneck, Boston 

 Marrow (center) and Warted Hubbard 



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