BECKERT'S SEED STORE, 101 AND 103 FEDERAL ST., N. S., PITTSBURGH, PA. 



Vegetable Seeds 



PEAS, continued 



*EXTRA-EARL Y TELEPHONE. 52 days; 2 y 2 feet. Combines earliness 

 with the size and quality of the best of the later sorts. The pods are of the 

 same size and quality as the Telephone, and are ready to pick one week 

 after the earliest. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 23 cts., qt. 45 cts., 4 qts. $ 1.60. 



*GRADUS, or PROSPERITY. Of the same type as the preceding. Pkt. 

 10 cts., pt. 23 cts., qt. 45 cts., 4 qts. §1.60. 



*THOS. LAXTON. 55 days. Pods large; seed wrinkled; sweet, of fine 

 flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 23 cts., qt. 45 cts., 4 qts. $1.60. 



*DUKE OF YORK. 61 days. A variety intermediate between Early 

 Telephone and Late Telephone. Pods large, well filled with Peas of very 

 fine flavor. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 4 qts. $1.10. 



*POTLATCH. 60 days; 2 feet. A splendid variety. Pods deep green and 

 very large, each containing nine or ten large, deep green Peas, which have 

 a delicious marrowfat flavor. Very productive. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 23 cts., 

 qt. 45 cts., 4 qts. $1.60. 



*DWARF CHAMPION, or JUNO. 55 days. Of the Champion of 

 England type, but not so tall, attaining a height of about 2 feet. Very pro- 

 ductive; large pods and fine quality. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 cts., 

 4 qts. $1.25. 



*HORSFORD'S MARKET-GARDEN. 70 days; 2 feet. Very produc- 

 tive; best quality. One of the most valuable. Large pods and peas. Pkt. 

 10 cts., pt. 15 cts., qt. 30 cts., 4 qts. $1.10. 



*BOSTON UNRIVALED, or IMPROVED TELEPHONE. 65 days. An 

 improved strain of the Telephone, but this variety is more productive and 

 bears larger pods. Pods 4 1 2 inches in length, each containing seven or eight 

 very large Peas. Vines grow 4J/£ to 5 feet high. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 

 35 cts., 4 qts. $1.25. 



*ALDERMAN, or Improved Duke of Albany. 70 days; 3 feet. A choice 

 selection from the Duke of Albany class, but larger in pod, more productive, 

 and of equally fine quality. The Peas are large and of fine flavor. Pkt. 



10 cts., pt. 18 cts., qt. 35 



Little Marvel Peas (see page 3) 



Extra-Early Telephone Peas 



cts., 4 qts. $1.25. 



*QUITE CONTENT. 



68 days; 5 feet. Pods of 

 immense size; under fa- 

 vorable conditions attain 

 a length of 5 to 6 inches; 

 nearly straight with but a 

 slight curve; deep green in 

 color and produced in 

 pairs, each containing 

 nine or ten Peas of the 

 finest quality. Pkt. 10 

 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 60 cts. 



*SENATOR. 65 days; 

 2Y2 feet. Pods large, 

 round, and filled with 

 seven to ten large, lus- 

 cious, wrinkled Peas. Very 

 productive. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 30 cts., qt. 60 cts. 



WHITE MARROWFAT. A large yielder of fair quality; 

 late. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 13 cts., qt. 25 cts., 4 qts. 90 cts. 



MAMMOTH-PODDED SUGAR. In this variety the 

 entire pod is cooked, being sweet, tender, and stringless, and 

 forming a delicious aish; pods 5 to 6 inches long and 1 Y2 

 inches wide; plant very tall; crop late. Pick about the time 

 the Peas form in the pods. Pkt. 10 cts., pt. 20 cts.. qt. 

 40 cts., 4 qts. $1.40. 



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



ARTICHOKE fflwa^otfe) 



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. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 

 Plants, in April, $1.50 per doz. 



BRUSSELS SPROUTS OMenfohi) 



The seed should be sown in April or May, and the plants 

 cultivated like cabbage; the heads are improved by frost. 

 An ounce of seed will produce 2,000 plants. 



AMAGAR MARKET. Plants of very vigorous growth, 

 about 3 feet in height; stalks large, thick, and close-jointed, 

 the Sprouts set quite thickly on the stalk, and are developed 

 very uniformly. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



PARIS MARKET. Semi-dwarf, producing large crops of 

 handsome, round, solid Sprouts. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts. 



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