VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Deckerfs Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. 



Edible-Podded Pole 

 Beans 



White-Seeded Kentucky Wonder 



or Burger's Green-Pod Stringless 



Earlier I hart OI( 

 Pods 6 to M im Ik's 



Kentucky Wonder Wax Beans 



1 [omestead and remains longer in bearing. 



cine borne in clusters; dark green in color; 

 very meaty and stringless. (See illustration.) Pkt. 10 cts., 

 pt. 40 cts., qt. 75 cts., 2 qts. $1.40. 



Kentucky Wonder, or Old Homestead. Pods borne in 

 clusters; deep green in color, perfectly round, and often 



9 inches in length; tender, crisp, and of finest quality. Pkt. 



10 cts., pt. 40 cts., qt. 75 cts., 2 qts. $1.40. 



Kentucky Wonder Wax. Has all the desirable qualities 

 of Kentucky Wonder Green-Pod. Pods transparent yellow, 

 stringless, and ol delicious quality. The vines are very vig- 

 orous in growth and immensely productive. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 pt. 40 cts., qt. 75 cts., 2 qts. $1.45. 



Dreer's Golden Cluster Wax. Bears long, flat, golden yel- 

 low pods in clusters and continues for a long time. Pods 

 average 7 inches long bv 1 incli wide. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 45 cts., 

 qt. 85 cts., 2 qts. $1.65. 



Perfection White. This is one of the early-maturing, white- 

 seeded varieties. Very desirable for snaps and unsurpassed 

 for a green Shell Bean. Pods light green, 8 to 9 inches long, 

 irregular in shape, and quite stringless. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 

 40 cts., qt. 75 cts., 2 qts. $1.40. 



Lazy Wife. Very productive; pods green; 4 to 6 inches long; 

 broad, thick, fleshy and entirely stringless; rich and tender. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 40 cts., qt. 75 cts., 2 qts. $1.45. 



White Creaseback, or Best of All. Very productive, bear- 

 ing in clusters; pods silvery green, medium size, best quality. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 40 cts., qt. 70 cts., 2 qts. $1.35. 



Horticultural, or Speckled Cranberry Pole. Bears a 

 profusion of large, fleshy pods; one of the best and finest- 

 flavored Shell Beans. Particularly valuable for cool sections. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 40 cts., qt. 70 cts., 2 qts. $1.35. 



Yard Long, or Cuban Asparagus Bean. Pods are round 

 and glossy and attain 2 feet or more in length; the Beans are 

 quite a curiosity and of fair quality while young. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Scarlet Runner. Grown principally for its flowers; good 

 as a Snap or Shell Bean. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 35 cts., qt. 60 cts. 



Parcel-post weight of Beans: Pint, 1 lb.; quart, 2 lbs. 



Swiss Chard, or Spinach Beet 



The remarkable demand on the part of our customers for this 

 vegetable proves to our satisfaction that it is finally receiving 

 which its many valuable characteristics deserve. Swiss Chard is a 

 type of Beet growing all tops. The tops consist of strong ribs or 

 leaf-stalks which support the very large leafy portion of the plant. 

 Cooked like Spinach Greens, the leafy portion of Swis Chard is of 

 most excellent flavor. The stalks are cooked in 

 a similar fashion and served with a dressing as 

 you would prepare asparagus. Thus Swiss Chard 

 really gives you two vegetables in one. Plant 

 the seeds the same as ordinary Beet seeds, but 

 thin out plants to stand, first 6 inches, 

 later on a foot apart. 



Large Silver-ribbed Curled. (See 



illustration on page 5 where the little gir 

 sits alongside of a row.) The yellowish 

 green leaves of this variety vary from 

 being perfectly smooth to slightly crinkled. 

 Stalks and midribs white. Excellent quality. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., y 4 lb. 70 cts., Ib. 

 $2.50. 



Lucullus. (See illustration alongside.) The 

 leaves of this variety are attractively crinkled 

 and curled, as shown in specimen plant. Stalks 

 grow about 2 feet tall and furnish immense 

 quantities of tasty greens. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 

 25 cts., V 4 lb. 75 cts., lb. $2.75. 



exceptionally meritorious 

 that degree of attention 



Burger's Stringless Pole Beans, a won- 

 derful bearer of stringless quality pods 



This Trade- Mark 

 Stands for a Square 

 Deal in Quality Seeds 



For 40 years our sole effort has 

 been toward producing seeds of a 

 vitality and purity that would 

 measure up to the requirements of 

 the most exacting. We have suc- 

 seeded, in a measure, in gaining the 

 confidence of the most critical home- 

 and market-gardeners in many parts 

 of the country, but we are not satis- 

 ied. We feel that there are thousands 

 of others that would be benefited by 

 planting our seeds in their 1919 Vic- 

 tory Gardens. This is a poor time to take chances 

 with doubtful seeds, because food crops produced now 

 are worth ever so much more to us as a nation than 

 they ever have been. You will make no mistake in 

 pinning your faith to Beckert's Quality Seeds. 



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