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



Improved Learning Field Corn 



VEGETABLE PLANTS AND ROOTS I^^o"!^ 1 ^ 



ASPARAGUS ROOTS. Strong, transplanted, five-year-old roots 

 for forcing. $3 for 25, $5.50 for 50, $10 per 100. 

 Selected two-year-old roots, 30 cts. for 25, 50 cts. for 50, 90 cts. 

 per 100, $3.25 for 500, $6 per 1,000. Three-year-old roots, 50 cts. 

 for 25, 90 cts. for 50, $1.50 per 100, $6.25 for 500, $12 per 1,000. 



RHUBARB ROOTS. 10 cts. each, by mail 20 cts.; $1 per doz., $6 

 per 100. 



Mammoth Clumps for Forcing. 60 cts. each, $6 per doz. 



CHICORY ROOTS, Witloof. For forcing. $1.25 for 25, $2.25 

 for 50, $4 per 100. 



CHIVES. Per clump 10 cts., by mail 20 cts.; $1 per doz. 



HORSE-RADISH ROOTS, Maliner Kren. A new variety from 

 Bohemia. Far superior to the old variety. Will produce roots for 

 grating five months from planting. White as snow, free from 

 disease and grows to enormous size when left in the ground until 

 spring. The most profitable variety to grow. 15 cts. per doz., 

 by mail 20 cts.; 80 cts. per 100, $7 per 1,000. 



THE FOLLOWING PLANTS, ALL IN THEIR SEASON: 

 Beets, Brussels Sprouts, Cabbage, Cauliflower, Celery, Celer- 

 iac, Eggplant, Endive, Kohlrabi, Leek, Lettuce, Pepper, 

 Tomato. Ask for prices. 



MISCELLANEOUS SEEDS 



PRICES VARIABLE 



PEDIGREE FIELD CORN SEED 



Thoroughbred, hand-picked stock. Tipped and butted before 

 shelling and of the highest germination. Write for samples. 

 Reid's Yellow Dent. One of the best varieties grown. Ears 9 to 10 

 inches long, sixteen to twenty rows; kernels light yellow, deeply 

 dented; cobs medium size. Yields 85 to 100 bushels to the acre. 

 Matures in about 110 days. Pk. 75 cts., bus. $2.50, 2 bus., including 

 cotton sack, $4.75. 

 Improved Learning. Extensively grown. Kernels rich, golden, 

 glossy yellow; ears uniform, medium to large, well filled from tip 

 to butt; grains square and deep; ears 8}^ to 11 inches long, 7J^ to 

 8}^ inches in circumference, sixteen to twenty-four rows. Matures 

 in 90 days. Pk. 75 cts., bus. $2.50, 2 bus., including cotton sack, 

 $4.75. 



Big Whiskey. Large-yielding variety. Rich golden yellow grains; 

 cob medium size and grains deep. Rich in feeding value, and will 

 mature anywhere in the Corn belt. Pk. 75 cts., bus. $2.50, 2 bus., 

 including cotton sack, $4.75. 



Golden Mammoth. Golden yellow, with medium-deep, glossy 

 grains well set on cobs and filled from tip to butt; ears 9 to 12 

 inches long, 8 to 9 inches in circumference. Matures in 115 days. 

 Pk. 75 cts., bus. $2.50, 2 bus., including cotton sack, $4.75. 



Woodburn White. Ears 7 to 9J4 inches long, eighteen to twenty- 

 two rows; grains inch deep. White, crinkle dented. Ripens with 

 the Yellow Dents. Pk. 75 cts., bus. $2.50, 2 bus., including cotton 

 sack, $4.75. 



White-Cap Yellow Dent. Never fails to ripen; ears large; deep 

 kernels, with a color-tip to each kernel. Pk. 75 cts., bus. $2.50, 

 2 bus., including cotton sack, $4.75. 



OTHER MISCELLANEOUS SEEDS 



BEANS, Early Soja. Market price. 

 BUCKWHEAT, Japanese. Bus. $1.40. 



CORN, Red-Cob Ensilage, Cuban Giant Ensilage, Eureka 



Ensilage. Market prices. 

 OATS, Northern-grown Canadian Cluster. Enormous yielder, 



producing large heads. Pk. 40 cts., bus. (32 lbs.) $1.25. 

 White Tartar King. Straw stiff and heavy; heads compact and 



branching; grain white, short, thick and plump. Has yielded 



40 bushels per acre. Pk. 40 cts., bus. (32 lbs.) $1.25. 

 Swedish, or Washington. Earliest of the heavy-yielding sorts; 



grains white, large and plump. Very prolific. Pk. 40 cts., bus. 



(32 lbs.) $1.25. 



OTHER MISCELLANEOUS SEEDS, continued 

 Oats, Storm King. Grains short, plump and thin-skinned. A heavy 

 cropper. Straw stiff and strong; will not lodge. Pk. 40 cts., bus. 

 (32 lbs.) $1.25. 



BARLEY, Beardless. Earlier than any other Barley, and a heavier 



yielder. Pk. 50 cts., bus. $1.75. 

 FETERITA. Planted and cultivated same as Kaffir corn. Is earlier 



and more drought-resisting. Lb. 10 cts., 25 lbs. $1.25, 100 lbs. 



$4.50. 



POP CORN, White Rice, Golden Queen. Pkt. 10 cts., qt. 20 cts. 

 FLAX SEED. Lb. 10 cts., pk. 85 cts., bus. $3. 

 MILLET, Southern German, or Golden. Market price. 

 Japanese. Market price. 



Egyptian, or Pearl. An enormous cropper; attains a height of 8 

 to 10 feet. Sow five pounds to the acre. Lb. 10 cts. 

 PEAS, Canada Field. Bus. $3. 



RAPE, Dwarf Essex. Lb. 15 cts., 10 lbs. $1.25, 100 lbs. $10. 

 RYE, Winter. Pk. 40 cts., bus. $1.40. 



Spring. Pk. 50 cts., bus. $1.70. 

 SORGHUM, Early Amber. Market price. 

 BROOM CORN, Evergreen. Lb. 10 cts., bus. $3.50. 

 KAFFIR CORN, White. Lb. 10 cts., bus. (50 lbs.) $1.60. 

 COWPEAS, Clay, Whippoorwill. Market price. 

 SUDAN GRASS. A new grass, yielding immense quantities of hay 



of nutritious quality. Recommended especially for central and 



southern states. Lb. 25 cts., 10 lbs. $1.50. 



SPELTZ, or EMMER. A grain introduced from Russia, adapted to 

 poor and dry soils. Has valuable feeding qualities. Qt. 15 cts., 

 pk. 50 cts., bus. $1.75. 



VETCHES, Sand, Winter or Hairy. Best fodder crop on poor 

 soil. On good soil makes a growth of 4 to 5 feet. Remains green 

 all winter. Suitable for spring and fall sowing. Write for prices. 

 Spring (Vicia sativa). Grown for the same purpose as Winter 

 Vetches; sow in the early spring. Write for prices. 



WHEAT, Klondyke, Red Wave. Write for prices. 



Lawn Grass Seed. » g&g? 



PLACES, sow our Shady Nook Lawn Seed. Both kinds, if sown 

 early in the spring, will produce a good lawn by midsummer. Sse 

 inside back cover for seed and directions for making a lawn. 



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