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



VEGETABLE SEEDS 



CABBAGE 



CABBAGE DOES BEST ON A WELL-MANURED SOIL 



Seed sown in hotbed or greenhouse about February 15 will 

 give plants- large enough to transplant into hotbeds about 

 March 10. Set them 2 to 3 inches apart each way, and as soon 

 as they become well established, remove the glass for part of 

 the day, to harden them for final transplanting into the open 

 ground, increasing the exposure daily until April 10 to 20, w hen 

 the final transplanting may be made. For late crops, sow the 

 seed in April or May and transplant to the open ground when 

 large enough, setting the plants up to the first leaf and 2 to 3 

 feet apart. It is important that the plants should not stand 

 thick in the seed-beds, as this would induce weak, slender 

 growth. The insects which molest them should be kept in check 

 with remedies which seem most efficacious in the locality. 

 There is a tendency to club-root if Cabbage is grown on the 

 same ground year after year. An ounce of seed will produce 

 about 2,000 plants. 



EARLY AND SECOND-EARLY 

 VARIETIES 



EXTRA-EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD. One of the 



leading early Cabbages, equally popular for home use 

 and market, maturing perfect heads in from 100 to 110 

 days from sowing. The heads are of medium size, 

 pyramidal and pointed, firm and solid, with few outside 

 leaves, remarkably uniform in size and time of maturing. 

 Quality excellent. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 45 cts., V 4 lb. $1.35. 



LARGE CHARLESTON WAKEFIELD. A selection 

 frum the preceding, maturing about 10 days later. The 

 heads are considerably larger, oblong and pointed. Pkt. 10 cts 

 oz. 45 cts., y 4 lb. $1.35. 



WINNIGSTADT. A splendid second-early, pointed-headed variety. 

 The heads are of medium size, sharply pointed and very hard. 

 This Cabbage is largely grown for kraut. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 

 l/ 4 lb. 80 cts. 



COPENHAGEN MARKET. Ji^S^^rrS 



with Extra-Early Jersey Wakefield. Copenhagen Market has 

 within a few years become immensely popular and is now more 

 largely grown than any other variety for early market. Within 

 100 days from sowing it will mature fine, round, solid heads aver- 

 aging 8 to 10 pounds in weight, and will compare favorably in yield 

 per acre with any other variety, early or late. Copenhagen Market 

 does best on rich, moist bottom-lands. Our strain oj this splendid 

 Cabbage is the finest in existence. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 45 cts., 



y 4 ib. $1.35. 



Experienced growers know what a difference there can be between 

 good and poor Cabbage seed. Beckert's Cabbage seed is grown with 

 extraordinary care, and it is grown only in those sections that are known 

 to produce the very best strains. It costs more to grow top-quality 

 seed, but it is worth the price. 



Copenhagen Market 

 Cabbage 



Extra-Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage 



ENKHUIZEN GLORY. Following closely after Copenhagen 

 Market, this variety combines earliness, size and quality in a 

 remarkable degree. In size and shape it closely resembles the 

 Copenhagen Market and stands second only to that variety in 

 yield. It does particularly well on moist clay upland soils and, 

 on account of its greater adaptability, it is even more satisfactory 

 than Copenhagen Market for home gardens. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 30 cts., V 4 lb. 80 cts. 



EARLY ALLHEAD. The best of the flat-headed, early Cabbages. 

 The heads are very large and solid, uniform in size and maturity, 

 and of excellent quality. A sure header, adaptable to many soils, 

 equally good as a winter Cabbage. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 45 cts., 

 V 4 lb. $1.35. 



EARLY SUMMER. A reliable, early, large-headed variety of the 

 Flat Dutch type. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., y 4 lb. $1.25. 



ALL SEASONS, or Succession. Almost as early as Early Summer; 

 heads larger and thick; good for early and late crop. A very 

 satisfactory, all-round Cabbage. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., 

 V 4 lb. $1.25. 



MAIN-CROP AND LATE VARIETIES 



SUREHEAD. An extra-select strain of the Late Flat Dutch type, 

 producing big, solid heads, very uniform in shape and size, and of 

 splendid keeping quality. The most reliable late Cabbage for the 

 home garden. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 45 cts., V 4 lb. $1.35. 



LARGE LATE FLAT DUTCH. An excellent keeping variety; 

 more extensively grown for main crops than any other sort. The 

 heads are heavy, broad and flat, very solid and of good quality. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., y 4 lb. $1.25. 



AUTUMN KING. An extra-hardy, late maturing, flat-headed 

 Cabbage. Solid heads of the largest size. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts., 

 J/ 4 Ib. $1.25. 



SHORT-STEM DRUMHEAD. Of uniformly dwarf growth, 

 producing immense, flat heads which are very solid and often attain 

 a weight of 20 to 25 pounds. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 45 cts., Vilb. $1.35. 



DANISH BALLHEAD (Tall Stem). A hardy, heavy yielding 

 variety, extensively grown for late markets. The heads are of 

 medium size, nearly spherical or balloon-shaped and extremely 

 solid. Danish Ballhead is probably the best of the winter keepers. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., y 4 lb. $1.00. 



SHORT-STEM DANISH BALLHEAD, or Roundhead. Dwarf- 

 growing and a little earlier but otherwise similar to the tall-stemmed 

 type. A big cropper, with large, heavy heads, withstanding severe 

 drought. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., y 4 lb. $1.00. 



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