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



VEGETABLE SEEDS 



ew York Improved Thornless Eggplant 



Dwarf Curled Green Scotch Kale 



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 grow- 

 ing 20 to 30 inches long. 



Improved Telegraph Tender and True 



Chennell's Challenger Worthing Favorite 



Lockie's Perfection Covent Garden Favorite 



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

 100 seeds, $1.75 



CORN SALAD (gelbSalat) 



Sow the seed thickly in shallow drills in September, and firm the 

 soil well down above it, if the weather be dry. Highly appreciated, 

 and much grown where other salads and lettuces do not succeed. 

 Prepared in the same manner as lettuce and makes an excellent dish. 

 An ounce of seed will sow a bed 20 feet square. 



LARGE-SEEDED. Has large, tender leaves. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 15 cts., Mlb. 50 cts. 



DANDELION (^Barbefelum) 



An early spring salad. Sow early in spring in drills 12 inches apart, 

 and thin out to 6 inches in the row. 



IMPROVED FRENCH THICK-LEAVED. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 75 cts. 



Large Green Curled (Ruffec) Endive 



EGGPLANT ((Sierpflanje) 



Sow the seeds in hotbeds in early March, transplant to small pots, 

 and plunge them in the same beds; this is to make them strong and 

 stocky. They should not be planted out until May or June, when the 

 weather becomes warm and settled. Set the plants in rows 3 feet 

 apart each way and give them thorough cultivation. An ounce of 

 seed will produce 1,000 plants. 



NEW YORK. IMPROVED THORNLESS. A strong and produc- 

 tive sort. Fruits deep purple, large, smooth, free from thorns; flesh 

 white, tender, of delicate flavor. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 



BLACK BEAUTY. Fruit broad and thick, lustrous purplish black 

 color; very productive; of excellent quality. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., 

 oz. 60 cts. 



FLORIDA HIGH-BUSH. Popular in the South. Fruit large and 

 purple and held well up from the ground. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., 

 oz. 60 cts. 



ENDIVE (gnbioie) 



This is an important fall and winter salad. For early, the seed 

 should be sown in April, in drills 15 inches apart, and the seedlings 

 thinned to stand 12 inches apart in the rows. Sowings for the main 

 crop may be made in June and July, as the vegetable is used prin- 

 cipally in fall and winter. The inner leaves are blanched by tying 

 the tips of the outer ones together, or by laying boards over the plants. 

 An ounce of seed will sow 150 feet of drill. 



LARGE GREEN CURLED (Ruffec). Dark green leaves, beauti- 

 fully curled and, when blanched, very crisp and tender; ready for use 

 earlier than other sorts. Pkts. 6 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



GIANT FRINGED. A very strong-growing variety. Broad stems 

 and large white heart. Good for fall and winter. Fine in appearance 

 and quality. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



BROAD-LEAVED BATAVIAN (EscaroIIe). The broad, thick 

 leaves make excellent salads when blanched. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., 

 oz. 25 cts. 



MOSS CURLED. This variety has very finely curled leaves. 

 Tender and excellent quality. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



WHITE CURLED. Has tender, curly leaves of silvery green. 

 Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



KALE, or BORECOLE m™stm 



An ounce of seed will sow about 200 feet of drill. 



DWARF GERMAN GREENS (Siberian Kale). Generally sown 

 broadcast, but can be sown in drills a foot apart in August. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., J^Ib. 60 cts. 



DWARF CURLED GREEN SCOTCH. Seldom exceeds 18 inches 

 in height, but rounds out to a diameter of 3 feet. The leaves are 

 bright green, tender, and elegantly curled. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., 

 Mlb. 75 cts. 



MOSBACH WINTER. In height medium between Tall and Dwarf 

 Scotch. Leaves yellowish green, bent upward, and curled on the 

 margins. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., ^Ib. 50 cts. 



TALL CURLED GREEN SCOTCH. Unusually hardy, growing 

 2 feet or more in height, with recurved, spreading, deep green, curly 

 leaves. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., Mlb. 75 cts. 



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