. Beckert's guide to better gardens : spring 1920. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Gardening Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Equipment and supplies Catalogs. VEGETABLE SEEDS Beckert's Seed Store, 101 and 1G3 Federal St., N. Pittsburgh, Pa. Carrots Model. Carrots arc among the easiest vegetables to grow and they thrive in any soil, although they do best in moderately rieh loam. As in the case of beets, it is not advi
. Beckert's guide to better gardens : spring 1920. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Gardening Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Equipment and supplies Catalogs. VEGETABLE SEEDS Beckert's Seed Store, 101 and 1G3 Federal St., N. Pittsburgh, Pa. Carrots Model. Carrots arc among the easiest vegetables to grow and they thrive in any soil, although they do best in moderately rieh loam. As in the case of beets, it is not advisable to use Jrcsb manure on the Carrot bed. In rieh soil all t he \ artet ies w ill de\ elop much quicker than in soil of indifferent fertility. However, even relatively poor soil will produce good Carrots il clean and liberal cultivation is practised. One ounce will sow 100 feet of drill. French Forcing. Hoots almost globular, orange- red color; lops small. For forcing or early outdoors. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 30 cts., >/4lb. $1. Early Scarlet Horn. For early crops. Roots are about 3 inches long, orangc-red, and of very good quality. Pkts. 5c. and 10c, oz. 25 cts., V4lb. 75 cts. Guerande, or Oxheart. Thick and very blunt- rooted; 5 inches long; deep red; tender, fine flavor and a heavy cropper. Fine market sort. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 25 cts., '/4lb. 75 cts. Handsome roots; deep orange - red; broad- shouldered, smooth and more uniform than the Dan- vers; of superior flavor and very tender. Produces large crops. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., lA\h. 50c. Danvers Half-Long. The roots are smooth, thick, and intermediate between Short Horn and Long Or- ange in form; orange-red. Pkts. 5 cts. and 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., y4lb. 50 cts. Rubicon. A "glorified" Danvers, being thicker through and of a richer color. Great favorite in some markets. Pkts. 5c. and 10c, oz. 25c, V4lb. 75c Very symmetrical, half-long, stump-rooted variety; deep orange-red; early
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