Beckert's Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. 



VEGETABLE SEEDS 



Turnips 



Red- or Purple-Top Globe Turnips 



For early, sow as soon as the ground can be prepared, 

 in drills 15 inches apart, and thin the plants to stand 

 8 inches apart. Sow for succession at intervals of a 

 fortnight, until the last week in July, and from that 

 time onward until the last of August sow for main crop. 

 The sowing should always be made just before a rain, 

 if possible, as the success of the crop depends, in a 

 great measure, upon quick germination and rapid 

 growth of the young plants. Do not sow in places where 

 cabbage or radish crops have grown, because of danger 

 from root maggots. An ounce of seed will sow 150 feet 

 of drill; two pounds will sow an acre. 



White-fleshed Sorts 



Extra-Early White Milan. Very early; of fine 

 quality. Within 50 days after sowing seeds, White 

 Milan will perfect roots 2 to 2}^ inches in diameter, as 

 shown in illustration. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., 

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



Red- or Purple-Top White Globe. Remarkable 

 for its heavy yield per acre. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., 

 oz. 15 cts., Vilb. 45 cts. 



Large White Globe. Skin is pure white. Pkt. 

 5 cts., Vioz- 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., Vilb. 45 cts. 



Purple-Top Strap-Leaf. Grown largely for fall and 

 winter crops. Pkt. 5 cts., Vi°z- 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 

 Vilb. 45 cts. 



Cow Horn. White, fine-grained, sweet flesh. Pkt. 

 5 cts., y 2 oz. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., V 4 lb. 45 cts. 



Seven Top. Tops used as greens; roots of no value . 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts. 



White Milan Turnips 



Yellow-fleshed Sorts 



As a rule these mature later than the white kinds, but their flesh 

 is firmer and they keep better. 



Golden Ball. Yellow-fleshed, sweet, and of fine flavor. Pkt. 

 5 cts., V20Z. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., \4Ib. 45 cts. _ 



Yellow Aberdeen. Round, yellow-fleshed, and firm. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 Vfeoz. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., Vilb. 45 cts. 



Rutabagas, or Swedes 



These are grown chiefly for stock, but are excellent for cooking in 

 spring. 



Improved American. Large, firm, yellow roots; are hardy and 

 well flavored. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Vilb. 50 cts. 



Sweet German. Large, white; fine quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 15 cts., y 4 lb. 50 cts. 



Sweet and Medicinal Herbs 



Used for various culinary and medicinal purposes. Sow seeds of the perennials, marked thus (*), carefully in hotbeds early in the spring, 

 and at the proper time transplant in permanent beds, in rows about 18 inches apart, setting the plants a foot apart in the row. In the winter 

 they should be slightly protected with manure. The others are annuals, coming to perfection the first year, after which they die. Sow them 

 in the open air, early in the spring, in drills 12 to 15 inches apart, and thin out. 



How to Grow Culinary Herbs. By M. G. Kains, 75 cts. 

 All varieties, 5 cts. per packet, except as noted otherwise 



Balm. Made into balm tea for fevers. 

 Bene. Leaves make a mucilaginous drink. 

 Borage. A pot-herb and for bees. 

 Basil, Sweet. For soups and stews. 

 Burnet. For salads and soups. 

 Caraway. Seeds are used in cakes, etc. 

 Chervil, Curled. For soups and salads. 

 Chives.* Used for garnishing. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Coriander. Seeds used in confectionery. 

 Dill. Used for pickling. Oz. 15 cts. 

 Fennel.* Used for pickling and sauces. 

 Fennel, Florence. Resembles celery 



flavor. See page 5. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Horehound. * Valuable for medicine. 

 Lavender (True). Used in perfume. 

 Marjoram, Sweet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Marjoram, Pot. Used for seasoning. 

 Pennyroyal.* The true Pennyroyal. 

 Rue.* Used for medicinal purposes. 

 Sage. * Used for flavoring. 

 Savory, Summer. For flavoring. 

 Thyme. For sauces and dressings. 

 Thyme, Winter. Used for flavoring. 



Those of You Who Raise Live Stock 



It has always impressed us as rather unfortunate that the American tarmer 

 does not grow more root crops such as Stock Beets, Stock Carrots, Turnips, 

 and Rutabagas. It is a well-known fact among stock-raisers that the 

 liberal use of these during the winter helps a great deal to keep the live- 

 stock in good physical condition. Dairymen have long recognized the 

 beneficial effect of feeding Carrots, Half-Long Sugar Beets, and Mangel Wurzels 

 to cows, since it has invariably induced a larger flow of milk. Where Carrots are 

 fed to cows the milk and butter therefrom assume the peculiar rich tints so much 

 desired in high-class dairy products. Since many of these crops, particularly 

 Turnips and Rutabagas, may be sown after the early farm crops have been 

 harvested, it would seem as though providing a liberal quantity for next winter 

 would be good business all around. For further data concerning varieties, etc., 

 kindly refer to pages 15, 17 and above. 



P. S. — For the first time in several years we have succeeded in securing a small 

 quantity of the genuine sugar beet seeds. Those among our customers who 

 like Sugar Beets for t-heir stock will kindly refer to page 15. 



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American 

 Purple-Top 

 Rutabaga 



