VEGETABLE SEEDS 



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



Brussels Sprouts 



»■ sow n in April or May, and t lie- plants 

 ige; l lie heads an- improved l>\ frost. 



Brussels Sprouts are a great 

 delicacy. They are the finest- 

 flavored of the whole Cabbage 

 family. They generally cost 

 25 cts. a quart on market and 

 you can grow two quarts on 

 every plant. A fifteen foot row 

 of these should be grown in 

 every garden. 



I he seed should 

 cultivated like ca 



An ounce oi sc ed w ill produce 2,000 plants 

 Amagar Market, Plantsofverj vigorous growth, 

 aboul $ feet in height ; stalks large, thick, and 

 close-jointed, the Sprouts set quite thickly 

 on the si. ilk, and are developed very uni- 

 formly. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 



Paris Half Dwarf. The best known and 

 most \\ulel.\ adapted. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 55 cts. 



Broccoli 



Requires the same treatment as 

 Cauliflower. The heads are tender, 

 white, and of delicate flavor. An 

 on rice ol seel I will produce aboul 

 2,000 plants. 



White Cape. Creamj white; 

 medium, compact: sure to form; 



delicate flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 

 $1.50. 



Cabbage 



Seed sown in hotbed or greenhouse about February IS will give plants large 

 enough to transplant into hotbeds about March 10. Set them 2 to 3 inches apart 

 each way, and as soon as they become well established, remove the glass 

 for part of the day, to harden them for final transplanting into the open 

 ground, increasing the exposure daily until April 10 to 20, 

 when the final transplanting may be made. For late crops, 

 sow the seed in April or May and transplant to 

 the open ground when large enough, setting the 

 plants up to the first leaf and 2 to 3 feet apart. 

 It is important that the plants should not stand 

 thick in the seed-beds, as this would induce 

 weak, slender plants. The insects which molest 

 them should be kept in check with remedies 

 which seem most efficacious in the locality. 

 There is a tendency to club-root if Cabbage is 

 grown on the same ground year after year. 



Not? crop of American-grown Cabbage 



c * seed was a dismal failure and European 

 importations are still a very uncertain factor. If 

 interested in more than an ounce, write us. 



Extra-Early Round-Headed Cabbage, 

 Copenhagen Market 



This splendid sort from Denmark has, within a period of ten years, 

 reached a greater popularity than any other variety on record. It 

 compares favorably in many respects with Enkhuizen Glory, but is, 

 perhaps, of slightly finer texture. Copenhagen Market prefers sections 

 olfering an abundance of moisture. It does particularly well through- 

 out the eastern part of this country and along river-bottoms. Heads 

 weighing 8 to 10 pounds may be cut within 100 to 110 days after seed 

 is sown. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 75 cts. 



Fnkhui7en GlorV We have closely studied this remarkable extra- 

 " " early sort for more than ten years, and we have 

 yet to find a person who has anything but praise for it. Combines earli- 

 ness, size, and quality in an extraordinary degree. Within 100 to 110 

 days after seed is sown, you may go out into your garden and cut fine 

 heads, 10 to 12 inches in diameter, weighing 8 to 10 pounds each. 

 Enkhuizen Glory makes a very compact growth, so that, planted 

 from 18 to 20 inches apart in the row, on rich soil, it will outyield 

 every other extra-early sort except Copenhagen Market described 

 above. It does particularly well on the cool, moist, clay uplands of 

 Pennsylvania and New York states. Since crops of this splendid sort 

 are exceedinglv short this year, those who want it should order early. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. $1. 



Early All bead. Leading early summer Cabbage. Very solid and 

 grows uniform in size and form; sure-heading and adaptable to many 

 soils — a point much in its favor; it has also proved equally good as a 

 winter Cabbage. Since the plants are of exceptionally compact 

 growth, as many as 1000 extra heads per acre may be gathered, 

 where close planting is practised. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. $1. 



Early Pointed-Headed Varieties 



Early Express, or Lightning. Very early; small, conical heads. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 75 cts. 



Extra-Early Jersey Wakefield. One of the leading early sorts, 

 equally popular for home use or market. Heads of medium size, pyram- 

 idal, pointed (see illustration below), firm and solid, with few outside 

 leaves; uniform in size and time of matur- 

 ing, and of good quality. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 75 cts. 



Large Jersey, or Charleston Wake- 

 field. A selection from the preced- 

 ing, and 10 days later, with larger 

 heads. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 75 cts. 



Winnigstadt. Heads conical 

 medium early; good size and 

 fine quality. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 

 75 cts. 



Copenhagen Market — just as it grew in our trial-grounds 



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Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage 



