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



VEGETABLE SEEDS 



THE CHOICEST CUCUMBERS 



Every garden, no matter how small, should have its own pickle patch. Cucumber vines are easily restricted to small space where they will 

 yield surprising quantities of fruits, providing a few easily followed suggestions are kept in mind. 



Cucumbers are warmth-loving plants, and seeds should not be planted until the weather has become thoroughly warm and settled. They 

 prefer a light, mellow soil, well enriched, in hills. The Cucumber plants have a very compact root system and straight tap-roots that go right 

 down into the hills, hence any fertilizer scattered about the top is wasted. 



Sow seeds any time after Decoration Day, in hills about 3 feet apart each way, scattering about 8 to 10 seeds to a hill, and cover them 

 lightly. As soon as seedlings appear, be on the lookout for the little striped beetle which is a ravenous feeder and will destroy a Cucumber 

 patch within a week if not combated. Slug-Shot is perhaps the most popular remedy to sprinkle on the seedling plants. When these form the 

 third pair of leaves, the danger of insect pests is generally past, and the plants should be reduced to three of the strongest per hill. From the 

 time that the vines begin to run, to the time you begin gathering the Cucumbers, the patch should be disturbed as little as possible. 



For a succession, seeds of pickling varieties may be sown at intervals of two weeks up to middle of July. The large-growing varieties, like 

 Davis Perfect and Fordhook Famous, do best during the early spring and cool fall months. If fruits are gathered regularly and before they 

 turn yellow, the vines will continue to bear during a long period. One ounce of seed will plant about 100 hills. 



WHITE SPINE TYPE 



In this class we find the most 

 popular varieties since they are 

 suitable for both slicing and 

 growing pickles. The sorts 

 offered below vary largely in 

 season and bearing and size of 

 fruit. 



ARLINGTON, or Improved 



White Spine. Prolific and 



early; fruit large and smooth; 



used for forcing, and for out- 

 door culture. Pkt. 10 cts., 



oz. 15 cts., y 4 lb. 40 cts. 

 COOL AND CRISP. Fruit 



long and cylindrical; dark 



green; early and productive. 



Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., 

 V 4 lb. 40 cts. 



EXTRA-LONG, SKS 



WHITE SPINE. Smooth, 

 dark green attaining a length 

 of 10 to 12 inches. A most 

 attractive variety and one of 

 the best for slicing. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., y 4 lb. 45 cts. 



FART Y FftRTITNF ^ rult very dark green, uniformly cyl- 

 CAlXJLI r V7I\ 1 UmC. indrical in shape, and about 7 inches long. 



Flesh thick, fine-grained, crisp, and of fine quality. Early and 



extremely productive. A very profitable market variety. 



Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., ViDb. 45 cts. 

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



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



and of fine flavor. Very early and a splendid forcing variety. 



Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., y 4 ib. 55 cts. 

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



very productive. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., y 4 lb. 50 cts. 

 FORCING WHITE SPINE. A select strain particularly adapted 



for culture under glass. Pkt. 20 cts., oz. 85 cts. 



BLACK SPINE CUCUMBERS 



IMPROVED LONG GREEN. The leading long sort, and excellent 

 for pickles. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., y 4 lb. 45 cts. 



JAPANESE CLIMBING. Fruits almost straight, large and from 

 12 to 16 in. long; skin dark green; flesh thick. A profitable variety 

 as it can be trained on walls or trellises. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 

 i/ 4 lb. 60 cts. 



Snow's Perfection Pickle 



PICKLING VARIETIES 



More compact in habit of 

 growth than the White Spine 

 type, forming more leaf joints 

 and bearing fruits of a shorter 

 or more blocky shape. The 

 plants are exceedingly free- 

 flowering and, there being 

 plenty of pollen available, the 

 young fruits are set quite 

 freely. Where the object is an 

 abundance of small pickles, the 

 varieties listed below deserve 

 your preference. Where Cu- 

 cumbers are wanted for slicing 

 and pickling, any of the White 

 Spines described opposite 

 should be grown. 

 EARLY GREEN PRO- 

 LIFIC, or Boston Pickling. 

 The name well describes this 

 variety. It is free bearing 

 and the fruits are of very 

 symmetrical shape at all 

 stages. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 15 cts., V 4 Ib. 40 cts. 

 EVERBEARING. One of the best producers of large quantities of 

 handsome pickles. If picked regularly, vines will bear a long time. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., y 4 Ib. 45 cts. 

 JERSEY PICKLING. Wonderfully productive; deep green; small 

 and very uniform in size. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., Vilb. 40 cts. 



SNOW'S PERFECTION PICKLE. l^lTZf'A 



ductive pickling sort; early, small square-ended and dark green. 



Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., y 4 lb. 45 cts. 

 NICHOLS' MEDIUM GREEN. Fruit medium size, straight, and 



smooth; the flesh is crisp and tender. A very prolific variety. 



Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 15 cts., l/ 4 lb. 40 cts. 

 WEST INDIA GHERKIN. Small, rough, prickly fruits, used for 



pickling. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., y 4 lb. 85 cts. 



ENGLISH FRAME CUCUMBERS 



These varieties are grown in hotbeds or houses where the temper- 

 ature does not fall below 65 degrees at night. The fruits are long, 

 and handsome, frequently growing 20 to 30 inches long. 

 Improved Telegraph Worthing Favorite 



Chennell's Challenger Covent Garden Favorite 



Lockie's Perfection 

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



100 seeds, $1.75 



