Vegetable Seeds 



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



CUCUMBERS 



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The seed sliould not be planted in the open ground before the weather has become warm and settled, and the ground mellow and light. 

 Plant the seeds in well-enriched hills about 4 feet apart each way, and, as soon as all danger from insects is over, thin the plants to leave 

 four of the strongest in each hill. For succession, sow at intervals of every two weeks until midsummer. Extra-early crops are grown by 

 planting the seed in hotbeds in April, upon pieces of sod turned upside down, and removing them to hills in open ground as soon as the 

 weather is warm enough. For pickles, sow seed from the middle of June until the middle of July. The vines bear longer if the fruits are 

 gathered as soon as they are large enough; their strength is soon exhausted by ripening fruits. An ounce of seed will plant 100 hills; two 

 pounds will plant an acre. 



FORCING WHITE SPINE. A selected strain of White Spine. 

 Fruits large, green, medium thick; holds its color well. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 75 cts. 



DAVIS PERFECT. Fruit long and slim; color rich, dark glossy 

 green, retaining this color until nearly ripe; flesh tender, crisp, and of 

 fine flavor. Very early and a fine forcer. A splendid market variety. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts.', Jilb. 45 cts. 



IMPROVED WHITE SPINE. Early and productive. Fruit 

 medium size, good shape, light green with a few white spines on the 

 surface. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J^Ib. 30 cts. 



ARLINGTON WHITE SPINE. Very prolific and early; fruit 

 large and smooth, much used for forcing, but equally desirable for 

 outdoor culture. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J^Ib. 30 cts. 



EXTRA-LONG, or EVERGREEN WHITE SPINE. Smooth, 

 dark green, attaining a length of 10 to 12 inches; regular in form and 

 size. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J^lb. 30 cts. 



FORDHOOK FAMOUS. Fruits long, smooth, and dark green; 

 very productive. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., J^lb. 45 cts. 



KLONDIKE. 



EARLY FORTUNE. Fruit very dark green, cylindrical in shape, 

 and about 7 inches long. Flesh thick, fine grained, crisp, and of line 

 quality. Early and very productive. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, J^Ib. 45 cts. 



IMPROVED LONG GREEN. The leading long sort, and excel- 

 lent for pickles. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., x AVo. 45 cts. 



COOL AND CRISP. Fruit long and cylindrical; dark green; early 

 and productive. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., J4't>. 45 cts. 



JERSEY PICKLING. Wonderfully productive; deep green; 

 small and very uniform in size. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 341b. 30 cts. 



CHICAGO, or WESTERFIELD PICKLE. Fruits are deep 

 green, of medium length, pointed at ends. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 

 >|Ib. 30 cts. 



BOSTON PICKLE, or GREEN PROLIFIC. A very productive 

 pickling variety. Fruits bright; grains of medium size; smooth and 

 symmetrical. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., \i\h. 30 cts. 



NICHOLS MEDIUM GREEN. Fruit medium size, straight, and 

 smooth; flesh crisp and tender. A very prolific variety. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., Mlb- 30 cts. 

 Early strain of White Spine, with dark 'green skin which holds its 

 color a long time. Fruit 6 to 7 inches long and produced in profusion. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., J|lb. 30 cts. 



SNOW'S PERFECTION. Shorter than Jersey or Westerfield Pickle; broad at stem 

 end and tapering slightly to the tip. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J^Ib. 30 cts. . 



CYCLONE. Early and very productive. Fruits short; color dark green. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 10 cts., J^Ib- 30 cts. 



JAPANESE CLIMBING. Fruits almost straight, large and from 12 to 16 inches long; 

 skin dark green; flesh thick. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., M'b- 45 cts. 



WEST INDIA GHERKIN. Small, rough, prickly fruits, used for pickling. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 15 cts., li\h. 45 cts. 



ENGLISH FRAME CUCUMBERS 



These varieties are used for forcing. They can be grown in hotbeds or houses where 

 the temperature does not fall below 65 degrees at night. The fruits are long, smooth and 

 handsome, frequently growing 20 to 30 inches long. 



Improved Telegraph 

 Chennell's Challenger 

 Lockie's Perfection 



Tender and True 

 Worthing Favorite 



Prague Giant Celeriac 



Each, per pkt. of 10 seeds, 25 cts.; pkt. of 25 seeds, 50 cts.; 100 seeds, $1.75 



CELERIAC, or TURNIP-ROOTED CELERY 



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Sow in early spring; transplant the seedlings in May. They will be ready for cooking 

 in October, and may be preserved in dry sand for use during winter. Celeriac is said to 

 be as fine a nerve-tonic as celery, and can be grown in many sections where celery-culture 

 is practically impossible. The roots have almost the same flavor as white celery stalks, 

 while thev keep much longer than celery. An ounce of seed will produce about 2,000 plants. 



PRAGUE GIANT. Roots are very large. When young, they are quite tender and mar- 

 row-like, having a very fine flavor and cooking quickly. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 35 cts. 



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