VEGETABLE SEEDS ■ Becker t's Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. 



Beckert's Superior Vegetable Seeds 

 for Home and Market-Gardens 



Seeds of Superior Quality and Strong Vitality 



Our Vegetable Seed Department embraces nearly all varieties that are desirable or of known value, together with the more important 

 of recent introductions. The list has been carefully selected, and the descriptions given are chiefly derived from our own experience and 

 observation. We have endeavored to make them as accurate and helpful as possible, in order to aid the purchaser in making selections. 



Artichoke 



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Sow early in spring and transplant the following spring to permanent beds in rows or hills 3 feet apart. 

 Large Green Globe. The best for general use. Flower-heads should be gathered as fast as formed, 

 when they are tender and of fine flavor. Pkt. 25 cts., oz. $1.50. 



Plants, in April, $1.75 per doz. 



Distinct from the above. Propagated from its tubers. Useful for the table and for stock. 



Jerusalem. 

 Qt. 25 cts., pk. $1.25, bus. $4 



(Subject to market changes.) 



Asparagus 



A bed once properly made and planted will last for years. Plenty of fertilizer should be well trenched 

 in to a depth of 2 feet or more. The roots should be planted as early in the spring as the ground can be 

 prepared, setting them a foot apart in rows 2, 2J^, or 3 feet apart, with the crowns from 4 to 6 inches below 

 the surface of the bed. Asparagus seed may be sown directly in the permanent bed, and the plants thinned 

 as they grow; or it may be sown elsewhere, and the seedlings transplanted the second year. An ounce of 

 seed will sow 50 feet of drill and produce about 300 plants. Fair crops may be expected the third year 

 from seed. 



Giant Argenteuil. A French variety of mammoth size. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Vi'b. 35 cts., lb. $1. 

 Palmetto. Early; stalks fine in size and quality; regular in growth. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., l /t\h. 

 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



Colossal. A desirable variety and one much grown. Very large; deep green; stalks tender and of good 

 flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., V 4 lb. 20 cts., lb. 60 cts. 



Columbian Mammoth White. Stalks pure white. Of extra-fine quality and very tender, without a 

 trace of stringiness; flavor is of the best. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., V^lb. 25 cts., lb. 75 cts. 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. By planting Asparagus Roots instead of the seeds, much time can be saved 

 in getting the shoots ready for table or market. Plant in spring, as early as possible. See Vegetable 

 Plants, page 33. 



Giant Argenteuil Asparagus 



ASPARAGUS CULTURE, by F. M. Hexamer. 60 cts., postpaid 



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