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



WATERMELONS 



(SBaffetmelonen) 



Secure good, strong vines early in the season by 

 making the hills large, mellow, and well drained, with 

 the manure placed so that they will not dry out quickly 

 under hot suns. All possible protection should be given 

 the young plants, and, as a protection from insects, use 

 dry ashes or coal-dusl sprinkled over the leaves. Plant 

 the seeds thickly, and thin the plants to four of the 

 strongest in each hill. An ounce o I seed will plant about 

 50 hills. 



EARLY FORDHOOK. Extra early; large, nearly 

 round; skin tough; flesh red and very sweet. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., 34lb. 30 cts. 



SWEETHEART. Firm and heavy, crisp, melting, 

 and exceedingly sweet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., }.,lb. 

 30 cts. 



TOM WATSON. Large and long fruit; rind tough; 

 llcsh rich red, sweet and tender; vigorous and produc- 

 tive. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., '.,lb. 30 cts. 



KLECKLEY SWEETS. Of the very finest qualjty; large and 

 oblong in size; flesh bright scarlet and free from stringiness. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ; 4 Ib. 30 cts. 



HALBERT'S HONEY. Flesh beautiful crimson, very sweet and 

 of superb flavor. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J.,Ib. 30 cts. 



PEERLESS, or ICE-CREAM. Fruit medium size, oval, bright 

 green, finely veined. Flesh bright scarlet, crisp, tender, and sweet. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Mlb. 30 cts. 



WONDERFUL. Large, oblong; flesh rose-colored; very crisp and 

 sweet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ^Ib. 30 cts. 



GRAY MONARCH, or WHITE ICING. Large, long form, flesh 

 deep red and of delicate quality. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., l /i\h. 

 30 cts. 



Tom Watson Watermelon 



COLE'S EARLY. Delicate in texture; fruit nearly round and of 

 medium size; rind thin. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., M'b. 30 cts. 



DARK ICING. Sweet and delicious. Fruits of fine, medium size, 

 nearly round; firm; delicate, with rich, fine flavor. An excellent 

 shipper. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., l /i\h. 30 cts. 



SEMINOLE. Ripens its large, delicious fruits very early. Pkt. 

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



DIXIE. Early; productive and of fine shipping quality. Pkt. 

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



FLORIDA FAVORITE. Large and long; flesh deep red, sweet 

 and tender. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., }|lb. 30 cts. 



RED-SEEDED CITRON. Used for preserves, etc. Pkt. 5 cts., 

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



MUSHROOM SPAWN 



PURE-CULTURE SPAWN. Produced under the new selection method recently discovered. The only method which makes possible 

 the segregation of varieties. Is received absolutely fresh at frequent intervals. This Spawn will produce 

 Mushrooms of a specific variety. Selected with special reference to size, color, and prolificness. We keep 

 on hand the White, Cream-White, Brown and Light Brown. Each brick weighs from 1% to 1 J/£ 

 pounds, and will spawn 8 square feet of bed. Positively the most vigorous and best Spawn rJn the market. 



DIRECT. (The best.) These bricks are inoculated direct from the laboratory without transfer. Per 

 brick 30 cts., 5 bricks $1.25, 10 bricks $2.25, 25 bricks $5.50, 50 bricks $10. 



Illustrated book on Mushroom-Culture and Pure Culture Spawn, IS cts. per copy, postpaid. 



Pamphlet on Mushroom-Culture free 



MUSTARD (SenD 



The young and tender leaves of the Mustard are greatly relished as salads, or when cooked like 

 spinach. The seed should be sown in shallow drills as early as the ground can be prepared in spring, and 



the leaves cut when several 

 inches long. 



WHITE LONDON. Oz. 5c, 

 Mlb. 15 cts., Ib. 45 cts. 



GIANT SOUTHERN 

 CURLED. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 

 cts., MVa. 25 cts., Ib. 75 cts. 



OKRA 



(©afran) 



Used for seasoning soups 

 and stews. Sow thickly in rich 

 soil about the middle of May, 

 in drills 3 feet apart, and cover 

 the seeds an inch deep. An 

 ounce will plant 100 hills. 



WHITE VELVET, or 

 CREOLE. Pods long, smooth. 

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

 30 cts. 



LONG-POD. Productive; 

 deep green. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., J/ 4 Ib. 30 cts. 



Mushroom Spawn 



Long-Pod Okra 



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