BeckerVs Seed Store. 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S.„ Pittsburgh, Pa. • VEGETABLE SEEDS 



NORTHERN-GROWN SEED POTATOES 



($artoffeIn) Prices subject to change 



Our Potatoes are all choice northern-grown stock, 

 grown especially for seed. We send out no Potatoes 

 in spring before danger of frost is past. 



Prices on Seed Potatoes at date of issue 

 of this catalogue are unsettled, and as 

 there is no certainty whether prices will 

 prevail or depreciate, we can make no 

 prices to base sales on. Intending pur- 

 chasers will please send us list of their 

 requirements in Seed Potatoes and we will 

 then in due time quote best market prices. 



The Bovee. Early as any Potato yet introduced. 

 In competitive trials with other early sorts it has 

 outyielded them all. Vine dwarf and stocky; tubers 

 grow very close together in the hills. 



Country Gentleman. Resembles Beauty of 

 Hebron, but ripens later and yields better crops. 



Carman No. 3. A very popular and reliable late 

 variety. Large, oblong, slightly flattened. 



Early Ohio. Leading early Potato; tubers rough 

 in the skin; nearly round, and quite distinct in ap- 

 pearance; cook dry and mealy. 



Early Six Weeks. Of the Ohio class; extra early 

 and of good quality while still young. 



Early White Albino. This new early Potato is 

 a good cropper. The skin and flesh are extremely 

 white, of exceptionally good cooking quality, and 

 very prolific; fully as early as the old Early Rose in 

 maturing. 



Green Mountain, Improved. It has all the 



good qualities of Green Mountain, except it is a 

 trifle whiter in color and the skin is more netted. 

 It grows round to oblong, somewhat flattened; eyes 

 shallow. Stubby and does not grow very long. 

 Soon after the stalks appear will make a vigorous, 

 rapid growth, set a large number in the hill and mature to the best 

 marketable size a few days earlier than its parent. 



Irish Cobbler. Good all-round, extra-early Potato; uniform, 

 productive and fine quality. 



Restaurant. A heavy yielder for the main crop; hard to surpass. 

 It you wish to raise a heavy crop of large, handsome Potatoes, this 

 is a good one to plant. 



Rochester Rose. An improvement on Early Rose. Larger 

 in size, fully as early and a heavy yielder. 



Snow (White). It is a vigorous grower, ripens uniformly, is a good 

 keeper and is fast becoming one of the most popular medium-late 

 Potatoes. 



Rural New Yorker. Midseason; large; heavy yielder. 



Irish Cobbler Potato 



SWEET POTATOES 



Nansemond, or Yellow Jersey. The leading variety. Owing to 

 their perishable nature, we cannot keep them in stock, but supply 

 orders booked in advance. 



HYBRIDIZED POTATO SEED 



This seed will produce numerous new varieties. Some of them may 

 prove of great value and bring you a golden harvest. Easy to grow. 

 Full directions on each packet. Pkt. 15 cts., 2 for 25 cts., 5 for 

 50 cts. 



SWEET AND MEDICINAL HERBS 



Used for various culinary and medicinal purposes. Sow seeds of the perennials, marked thus (*), carefully in hotbeds early in the spring, 

 and at the proper time transplant in permanent beds, in rows about 18 inches apart, setting the plants a foot apart in the row. In the winter 

 they should be slightly protected with manure. The others are annuals, coming to perfection the first year, after which they die. Sow them 

 in the open air, early in the spring, in drills 12 to 15 inches apart, and thin out. 



Anise. For flavoring and in medicine. 

 Angelica. Has medical virtues. 

 Asperula odorata. Fragrant leaves. 

 Balm. Made into balm tea for fevers. 

 Bene. Leaves make a mucilaginous drink. 

 Borage. A pot-herb and for bees. 

 Basil, Sweet. For soups and stews. 

 Burnet. For salads and soups. 

 Caraway. Seeds are used in cakes, etc. 

 Chervil, Curled. For soups and salads. 

 Chamomile. Used for tea. 

 Chives.* Used for garnishing. 

 Coriander. Seeds used in confectionery- 



All varieties, 5 cts. per packet 



Cumin. For seasoning. 

 Dill. Used for pickling. Oz. 15 cts. 

 Elecampane. Has tonic properties. 

 Fennel.* Used for pickling and sauces. 

 Fennel, Florence. Resembles celery in 

 flavor. 



Henbane. Has medicinal qualities. 

 Hop Seed. 



Horehound. * Valuable for medicine. 

 Hyssop. Used in asthma and catarrh. 

 Lavender. Used in perfume. 

 Lovage. Medicinal. 



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Marjoram, Sweet. Used for seasoning. 

 Marjoram, Pot. Used for seasoning. 

 Pennyroyal.* The true Pennyroyal. 

 Rosemary.* Aromatic and ornamental. 

 Rue. * Used for medicinal purposes. 

 Saffron. Used for coloring soups, etc. 

 Sage.* Used for flavoring. 

 Savory, Summer. For flavoring. 

 Savoy, Winter. Used for flavoring. 

 Thyme. For sauces and dressings. 

 Thyme, Winter. Used for flavoring. 

 Wormwood. Medicinal. 



