. Beckert's garden annual : 1949. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs. /4tl*Ve$etaj6le Seed* 10* PER PACKET UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. PEAS 1. Laxton's Progress 2. Little Marvel 3. Alderman or Dark-podded Telephone 4. Mammoth Melting Sugar. PEPPERS, Continued World Beater—One of the best large peppers. Glossy-green, changes to bright red. Mild, very sweet, thick flesh. 75 days Hot Hung


. Beckert's garden annual : 1949. Nurseries (Horticulture) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Nursery stock Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Bulbs (Plants) Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Pennsylvania Pittsburgh Catalogs. /4tl*Ve$etaj6le Seed* 10* PER PACKET UNLESS OTHERWISE NOTED. PEAS 1. Laxton's Progress 2. Little Marvel 3. Alderman or Dark-podded Telephone 4. Mammoth Melting Sugar. PEPPERS, Continued World Beater—One of the best large peppers. Glossy-green, changes to bright red. Mild, very sweet, thick flesh. 75 days Hot Hungarian Wax—Slender, waxy yellow fruit about 6-in. long, turns red when ripe. Very hot. 65 days. Long Red Cayenne—The he" favorite. For canning, pickling, drying. - Pungent flavored fruit, tapering and twisted. 70 days. • PUMPKIN Plant in middle of spring among corn; or in hills 8' apart each nay. Drop 4 seeds to a hill. If planted in hills, cul- tivate the same as melons and cu- cumbers. For winter use gather before frost (leave stem 3" to 4" long) and store in warm, dry place. Connecticut Field—Large fruit with flat ends, 15 to 25- lbs. and up to 15-in. Surface, slightly ribbed, deep orange. Thick flesh, orange-yellow, sweet and coarse. 118 days. King of the Mammoth—Larces* cf all pumpkins. Valuable for stock feeding and exhibition. Globular, slightly ribbed, flattened, weigh 60 to 90-lb. Flesh solid, yellow-orange, coarse, but good quality. 120 days. Small Sugar or New England Pie—De- sirable for pie or general use. Round, flat end fruit, deep orange. Thick, yel- low-orange flesh. 118 days. RADISH Soil should be light, quick and rich to insure rapid growth. Slow growth makes the flavor too strong. Sow as early as ground can be worked, as radishes are very hardy. Make suc- cessive sowings up to hot weather. When in the third leaf, thin to give roots plenty of room. Pull promptly when mature. The secret of crisp, de- licious radishes is quick growth,


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