VEGETABLE SEEDS 



BeckerVs Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. 



CARROTS 



(3R»$ren) 



Carrots succeed best on heavy loam, which preferably should have been well fertilized the previous 

 year, as Iresli manure olten causes the roots to grow pronged and misshapen. Sow the seed early in spring, 

 firming the soil down over it. An ounce of seed will sow 100 feet of drill; four pounds will sow an acre. 



FRENCH FORCING. Roots almost globular; orange-red color, lops very small. l or foiling or 



for early outdoors. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 

 . , EARLY SCARLET HORN. For early crops. Roots are about 3 inches long, 



orange-red, and of very good quality. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., ]4 lb. 90 cts. 



HALF-LONG NANTES. Roots cylindrical, smooth, and blunt-pointed. Flesh 

 orange-red, mild, and nearly coreless. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., ]/\\b. 90 cts. 



HALF-LONG STUMP-ROOTED. Much like the Half-Long Pointed, excepl that 

 the roots have the stump form. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., }4\b. 90 cts. 



GUERANDE, or OXHEART. Thick and very blunt-rooted; 5 inches long; deep 

 red; tender, of line flavor and a heavy cropper. Fine market sort. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts.,. 

 oz. 25 cts., 341b. 90 cts. 



CHANTENAY, or MODEL. Handsome roots; deep orange-red; broad-shouldered, 

 smooth and more uniform than the Danvcrs. Of superior flavor and very tender. Produces 

 large crops. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., ]/±\b. 90 cts. 



HALF-LONG LUC. A very symmetrical, half-long, stump-rooted variety; deep- 

 orange-red; early, very productive, of fine quality. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., 

 J41b. $1.10. 



ST. VALERY INTERMEDIATE. Thick-shouldered, intermediate in length between 

 the Half-Long and Long Orange varieties. Flesh rich orange-red and of finest quality. 

 Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., i^lb. 90 cts. 



DANVERS HALF-LONG. The roots are smooth, thick, and intermediate between. 

 Short Horn and Long Orange in form; orange-red. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., 

 H\b. 90 cts. 



IMPROVED LONG ORANGE. Extensively grown; good and heavy in yield. Pkts. 

 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., H\b. 90 cts. 



WHITE BELGIAN. A very productive, white-fleshed variety for stock-feeding. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., 3 4 lb. 45 cts., Ib. $1.50. 



Half-Long Luc Carrots 



CUCUMBERS 



(©urle) 



The seed should 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 lipe; flesh tender, crisp, and of 

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

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. i5 cts., J|Ib. 50 cts. 



ARLINGTON, or IMPROVED WHITE SPINE. Very prolific and 

 early; fruit large and smooth, much used for forcing, but equally desir- 

 able for outdoor culture. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., J^Ib. 45 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. 15 cts., M\b. 45 cts. 



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

 very productive. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., J/jIb. 50 cts. 



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

 lent for pickles. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., } 4 Ib. 50 cts. 



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

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

 quality. Early and very productive. Pkt. 5c, oz. 15c, I4\b. 50 cts. 



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

 and productive. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., }4\b. 50 cts. 



NICHOLS MEDIUM GREEN. Fruit medium size, straight, and 

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

 oz. 15 cts., Jilb. 45 cts. 



JERSEY PICKLING. Wonderfully productive; deep green; 

 small and very uniform in size. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., J^Ib. 40 cts. 



SNOW'S PERFECTION PICKLE. Shorter than Jersey or Wester- 

 field Pickle; broad at stem end and tapering slightly to the tip. 'Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., ]4\b. 40 cts. 



JAPANESE CLIMBING. Fruits almost straight, large and from 

 12 to 16 in. long; skin dark green; flesh thick. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c,J4Ib. 60c. 



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

 pickling. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., Ji'Ib. 50 cts. 



Davis Perfect Cucumber 



