Vegetable Seeds - BECKERT'S SEED STORE, 101 AND 103 FEDERAL ST., N. S., PITTSBURGH, PA. 



BEST GARDEN BEETS, continued 



ROUND BLACK RED. Globe-shaped; medium early; flesh intense, dark 

 red; quality of the best. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., ]4\b. 45 cts., lb. 51.50. 



CRAUPADINE. Half-long, deep red roois; fiesh firm, juicy and tender. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., Klb. 35 cts., Ib. $1.30. 



SWISS CHARD, LUCULLUS. Crown for its tender, succulent tops, 

 which are prepared fur I he table like spinach or asparagus, tin 1 leaves being 

 >ot!ed like spinach and the thick midribs 

 jeing served with a dressing, like asparagus. 

 $S&§SS£3$tow Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts., )4\b. 35 cts., lb. $1.30. .-: 



FIELD BEETS FOR STOCK- 

 FEEDING 



Swiss Chard 



Grown for stock-feeding, they form very whole- 

 some and nutritious food. Of special value for 

 feeding to cows, as they greatly increase the flow ol 

 milk. The seed should be dropped about 2 inches apart, in drills 

 2 feet apart, and the plants thinned so that there will be 12 to 16 

 inches between them. From five to eight pounds of seed are 

 required to sow an acre. 



GIANT LONG RED MANGEL. Heavy cropper; roots long 

 and thick. Oz. 5 cts., ^Ib. 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 

 GIANT YELLOW INTERMEDIATE. Roots oval-shaped: enormous yielder. Oz. 5 cts., }4\b. 

 15 cts., lb. 50 cts. 



GOLDEN TANKARD. Has large roots; flesh bright yellow. Oz. 5 cts., J^Ib. 15 cts., Ib. 50 cts. 



GIANT RED ECKENDORF. Very large, cylindrical roots. Oz. 5 cts., J^Ib. 15 cts., !b. 50 cts. 



GIANT HALF-SUGAR. Rich in sugar, with close-grained flesh, and more nutritious than others. 

 Roots bronze-green above ground and grayish white below. Very productive. Oz. 7 cts., 341b. 20 cts., 

 lb. 60 cts. 



CHAMPION YELLOW GLOBE. Large, smooth, yellow, globe-shaped roots. Oz. 5 cts., M\b. 15 

 cts., Ib. 50 cts. 



RED-TOP SUGAR BEET. Has a good percentage of sugar; white flesh. Grows very large, but 

 retains its tender quality. Oz. 7 cts., l A\b. 20 cts., Ib. 60 cts. 



BROCCOLI (Shroff enfoBl) 



Requires the same treatment as cauli- 

 flower. The heads are tender, white and 

 of delicate flavor. An ounce of seed will 

 produce about 2,000 plants. 



WHITE CAPE. Creamy white; me- 

 dium, compact; sure to form; delicate 

 flavor. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 35 cts. 



CABBAGE 



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Giant 

 Long 

 Red 

 Mangel 



Extra-Early Jersey Wakefield Cabbage 



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, when 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, set- 

 ting the plants up to the first leaf, and 2x3 feet apart. It 

 is important that the plants should not stand thick in the< 

 seed-beds, as this would induce 

 weak, slender plants. The insects 

 which molest them should be kept 

 in check with remedies which 

 seem most efficacious in the local- 

 ity. Crops of Cabbage should not 

 be grown on the same ground for 



a number of years on account of the tendency to club-root. 



EARLY EXPRESS, or LIGHTNING. Very early; 

 small, conical heads. Pkts. 5c. and 10c, oz. 30c, J^Ib. $1. 



COPENHAGEN MARKET. As early as Charleston 

 Wakefield. Plants short-stemmed; heads round, solid, 

 weighing about ten pounds, and of fine quality. Pkt. 

 10 cts., oz. 35 cts., Mlb. $1.25, Ib. $4.50. 



SMALL EXTRA-EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD. 

 Earliest strain of Wakefield. Heads small and solid. Pkts. 

 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., M'b- $L Ib. $3.50. 



EXTRA-EARLY JERSEY WAKEFIELD. Best early 

 variety. Heads of medium size, pyramidal, pointed, firm 

 and solid, with few outside leaves; uniform in size and time 

 of maturing, and of good quality. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., 

 oz. 30 cts., YiVa. 90 cts., Ib. $3.25. 



LARGE JERSEY WAKEFIELD, or CHARLESTON. 



A selection from the above, and ten days later, with heads 

 twice as large. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., }4\b. 90 

 cts., Ib. $3.25. 



EARLY SPRING. A flat-headed early variety, about 

 as early as Extra-Early Wakefield. Heads very solid. 

 Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 30 cts.. 4 ozs. $1. 



