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



Mammoth Black-seeded Butter. A good sort for early summer 



Lettuce, continued 



Other Splendid Butterhead Sorts 



All-Heart. Forms large and closely set heads with very solid 

 heart. Yellowish green in color. A good heat-resister and of best 

 quality. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., Vilb. 75 cts. 



Black-seeded Big Boston. A new variety of great merit. Forms 

 very large, solid heads; crisp and tender; very slow to seed. Pkts. 

 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., y 4 lb. 60 cts. 



Mammoth Black-seeded Butter (See illustration) 



Enormous heads. Adapted for early and late crops but of greatest 

 value as a midseason sort, since it stands heat. Pkts. 5 cts. and 

 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., V 4 Ib. 75 cts. 



All Seasons. Easily the most reliable midsummer Butterhead 

 Lettuce in cultivation today. It even surpasses in "standing" quali- 

 ties some of the Crisphead Lettuces described above. Fully developed 

 heads average 10 to 12 inches in diameter, and while their outside 

 leaves are of a rather dull green, the inside of the heads is of beautiful 

 appetizing yellow color. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., V^b. 75 cts. 



Unrivaled Sum- 

 mer. Forms large 

 buttery, very com- 

 pact heads. Best 

 quality and suitable 

 for all seasons. Pkts. 

 5 cts. and 10 cts., 

 oz. 25c, l/ 4 lb. 75c. 



Hardy Green 

 Winter. Plant 7 to 

 8 inches in diameter. 

 Head rather close, 

 green, fairly solid, 

 and compact. Hardy 

 sort of fine quality, 

 which is used only 

 for winter culture. 

 Pkts. 5c. and 10c, 

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



White Star. 

 Grows large and 

 rapidly. Leaves 

 have frilled edges. 

 Pkts. 5 cts. and 

 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., 

 V 4 lb. 75 cts. 



Crisphead or Cabbage Lettuce 



Wonderful, or New York. Outside leaves deep green; heads hard, 

 white, crisp; of fine flavor. Pkts. 5c. and 10c, oz. 30c, Vi'b. 75c. 



Iceberg. Heads solid, 6 to 8 inches in diameter. Very crisp and 

 tender. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., V 4 lb. 75 cts. 



Hanson. Large; leaves green, light yellow within; sweet and crisp. 

 Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., l / 4 \b. 75 cts. 



Cos Lettuce 



Trianon, or Early White Folding. The long, narrow leaves fold 

 into loose, sugar-loaf-shaped heads. Heads should be tied to blanch. 

 Quality very superior. Pkts. 5c. and 10c, oz. 25c, '/ilb. 75c. 



Martynia proboscidea 



The seed-pods are excellent for pickling, if gathered when tender 

 and about half-grown. Sow the seed in May, in rows 3 feet apart, 

 and thin the plants to stand 2 feet apart in rows. Pkts. 5 cts. and 

 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



Muskmelons, or Cantaloupes 



Muskmelon seed should not be 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, if the latter must be used, see that it is well rotted. 

 Plant from 6 to 12 seeds in a hill, and when the young seedlings are strong enough to resist the attacks of insects, thin them, leaving 3 of 

 the strongest in each hill. An ounce of seed will plant about 100 hills. Pamphlet on Melon-Culture free. 



Best Green-fleshed Kinds 



Rocky Ford or 

 Netted Gem 



(See illustration herewith) 



This is the melon that has made 

 Rocky Ford famous from ocean to 

 ocean. In its perfected form it far 

 surpasses the original oval-shaped 

 type which it also beats in size. 



The light green meat is very 

 thick, leaving but small space for 

 seed-cavity. It is of uniformly de- 

 licious flavor, and the vines are 

 quite prolific. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 15 cts., y 4 lb. 45 cts. 



Extra-Early Hackensack. Of 



good size, weighing from 5 to 10 

 pounds. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 

 Vilb. 40 cts. 



Jenny Lind. Fruit small, flat- 

 tened, heavily ribbed and netted. 

 Very early. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15c, 

 V 4 lb. 45 cts. 



A fine hill of Rocky Fords 

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Champion Market 



This may be described as a glori- 

 fied 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 quality, which it 

 maintains even after becoming 

 over-ripe. The thick meat, together 

 with the exceptional tough skin, 

 make Champion Market an excel- 

 lent variety for both local and long- 

 distance market sales. Pkt. 5 cts., 

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



Long Island Beauty. Fruit 

 large size, flattened, heavily ribbed 

 and netted, early and of excellent 

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

 V 4 lb. 45 cts. 



Prolific Nutmeg. Fruit round, 

 about 7 inches in diameter, flat- 

 tened. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 

 V 4 Ib. 45 cts. 



