VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Beckert's Seed Store, 101 and 1G3 Federal St., N. S.. Pittsburgh, Pa. 



Carrots 



Chantenay.or Model. 



Carrots arc among the easiest vegetables to grow 



and they thrive in any soil, although they do best in 

 moderately rieh loam. As in the case of beets, it is 

 not advisable to use Jrcsb manure on the Carrot bed. 

 In rieh soil all t he \ artet ies w ill de\ elop much quicker 

 than in soil of indifferent fertility. However, even 

 relatively poor soil will produce good Carrots il clean 

 and liberal cultivation is practised. One ounce will 

 sow 100 feet of drill. 



French Forcing. Hoots almost globular, orange- 

 red color; lops small. For forcing or early outdoors. 

 Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., >/ 4 lb. $1. 



Early Scarlet Horn. For early crops. Roots are 

 about 3 inches long, orangc-red, and of very good 

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



Guerande, or Oxheart. Thick and very blunt- 

 rooted; 5 inches long; deep red; tender, fine flavor and 

 a heavy cropper. Fine market sort. Pkts. 5 cts. and 

 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., '/ 4 lb. 75 cts. 



Handsome roots; deep 

 orange - red; broad- 

 shouldered, smooth and more uniform than the Dan- 

 vers; of superior flavor and very tender. Produces large 

 crops. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., l A\h. 50c. 



Danvers Half-Long. The roots are smooth, thick, 

 and intermediate between Short Horn and Long Or- 

 ange in form; orange-red. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., 

 oz. 20 cts., y 4 lb. 50 cts. 



Rubicon. A "glorified" Danvers, being thicker 

 through and of a richer color. Great favorite in some 

 markets. Pkts. 5c. and 10c, oz. 25c, V 4 lb. 75c 



Very symmetrical, half-long, 

 stump-rooted variety; deep 

 orange-red; early, very productive, of fine quality. 

 Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., V 4 Ib. $1. 



Half-Long Nantes. Roots cylindrical, smooth, and blunt-pointed; flesh orange-red, 

 nearly coreless. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., V 4 lb. 50 cts. 



Half-Long Pointed Rooted. A dependable midseason sort. Pkts. 5 cts 

 20 cts., V 4 lb. 50 cts. 



Half-Long Stump-Rooted. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., V 4 lb. 50 cts. 



St. Valery Intermediate. Thick-shouldered; flesh rich orange-red and of finest quality 

 and 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., V 4 lb. 60 cts. 



Improved Long Orange. Extensively grown; good and 

 heavy in yield. Pkts. 5c. and 10c, oz. 20c, Vilb. 50c. 



White Belgian. For stock-feeding. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 

 cts., V 4 lb. 40 cts., lb. $1.25. 



Half-Long Luc. 



Chantenay Carrots 



mild, and 

 and 10 cts., oz. 



Pkts. 5c. 



Half-Long if Luc. A quality 

 Carrot 



Cauliflower 



You have often wondered, no doubt, why Cauliflower seed is so expensive. As the most highly 

 perfected form of cabbage, Cauliflower is but a "shy" seed bearer, as compared with other 

 members of the same plant family. In the field illustration you will see certain stakes that 

 have papers tied around them. That is the method 

 pursued by our growers to designate perfect plants 

 from which will be saved the seeds for next year's crop. 



How to Grow Fine Cauliflower. Give extra care 

 in applying fertilizers and moisture. Sow the seeds for 

 earl\ and late crops, as directed for cabbage, but do 

 not set the early plants in the open field too soon, for 

 if injured by severe frosts, they form stunted heads. 

 Plants which have not headed before winter sets in 

 may be stored in a cool cellar or coldframe. An ounce 

 of seed will produce about 1,500 plants. 



Beckert's Early Snowball. Produces large, hand- 

 some white heads, 8 to 10 inches across; close, compact, 

 and of the finest quality; stalks short, of compact 

 growth; equally good for a late crop; can be planted 

 closely; extra early, a certain header. Unsurpassed by 

 any strain offered. Pkt. 25 cts., Vioz. $1, oz. $3.50. 



Perfection. A new and distinct variety that is as 

 early as Snowball and produces equally perfect a head. 

 Pkt. 25 cts., '/ 4 oz. $1. oz. $3.50. 



Danish Giant, or Dry Weather. Similar to Snow- 

 ball in size, quality, etc., but matures about one week 

 later, and is a better drought- and heat-resister. 

 Pkt. 25 cts., i/ 4 oz. $1, oz. $3.50. 



Extra-Early Paris. Firm, white heads. Pkt. 10c, 

 1 ioz. 35 cts., oz. $1. 



Algiers. Late, sure-heading. Pkt. 10 cts., Vioz. 

 35 cts., oz. $1. 



Veitch's Autumn Giant. White, large, firm 

 heads. Pkt. 10 cts., V 4 oz. 35 cts., oz. $1. 



Beckert's F-arly Snowball Cauliflower 



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