WM. C. BECKERT, PITTSBURG, PA. • SELECT FLOWER SEEDS 



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SCABIOSA 



(Mourning Bride; Pincushion Flower) 

 HB° & HP° 



Extremely free-flowering plants. Splen- 

 did for beds and borders. Seed sown in 

 July and August will make nice winter-flow- 

 ering plants. 



Large -flowering Double {Scabiosa alro- 

 purpurea grandiflora), HB°. The Sweet 

 Scabious has been in cultivation so long 

 that its native country is unknown. It is 

 a constant and free bloomer, the plants 

 being masses of color throughout the sum- 

 mer months. Faded flowers should be re- 

 moved, to husband the strength of plants. 

 3 ft. Azure-Blue, White, Flesh, Rose, 

 Lilac, Cherry-red, Brick-red, Black- 

 purple, Mixed. Each, pkt. 5c., Moz. isc. 



Large-flowering Double Semi-Dwarf. 

 Very nice for beds, i ft. White, Lilac, 

 Black - purple, and Fiery Red Mixed. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



Caucasica. HP°. These are elegant per- 

 ennial varieties that flower the first season 

 from early-sown seed. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Caucasica, Diamond (Mauthneri). A 



very fine dark blue shade; large flowers 

 2 ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 



SCHIZANTHUS 



(Butterfly Flower) HHA 



The sight of a few well-grown plants 

 would induce or tempt a novice to grow 



them. They are simply elegant for decorative use in pots or for 

 cutting. The buds open in water and the sprays last for a week. 

 Best plants are grown from August to September sown seed, with 

 cineraria treatment success is assured. May also be sown at inter- 

 vals for succession. 



Hybrida grandiflora compacta. These are large-flowered with 

 beautiful color combination in the same flower, as white, rose and 

 gold, white, crimson and yellow, voilet, blue and yellow, all more 

 or less spotted, i ]^ ft. Pkt. 50 cts. 



Wisetoniensis, "Excelsior." An improvement of the Wisetoni- 

 ensis in size and color, with a roguing of good colors. Very fine. 

 I ft. Pkt. 50 cts. 



SILENE 



Orientalis. HP. A robust border plant 

 with many heads of bright rose flowers, 

 having a clove odor. Nice for cutting, 

 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 



SOLANUM capsicastrum n a n u m 



(Jerusalem Cherry) . HHA. Handsome 

 dwarf plant with abundance of orna- 

 mental scarlet berries, i ft. Pkt. S cts. 



Scabiosa grandiflora 



STOCKS 



(Mathiola; Gillif lower) HHA 



General favorite for bedding, others ex- 

 cellent for pot-plants or cutting. August- 

 sown seed will produce fine plants for 

 spring pot sale or cutting. Seed sown un- 

 der glass in March will supply nice bed- 

 ding plants in light soils and may be 

 sown outside in April and May and will 

 afford bloom from summer till frost. All 

 delightfully fragrant. 



Cut - and - Come - Again Varieties 

 (Ten -Weeks Stock). A large-flowering 

 class of pyramidal habit and very free- 

 flowering. Large flower-spikes and excel- 

 lent for cutting. 90 per cent double flow- 

 ers. Very fine for outdoor planting. Bril- 

 liant Rose, Dark Blue, Lilac, Crim- 

 son, Princess Alice (pure white). Pure 

 yellow. Blood-red and Mixed. Each, 

 pkt. ID cts. 



STOCKS, continued 

 Large - flowering Dwarf Bouquet 



(Ten Weeks Stock). This is a class par- 

 ticularly suited for pot -culture, beds or 

 edging. Habit is dwarf and bushy. Height 

 about 8 inches. 90 per cent double flowers. 

 Brilliant Rose, Dark Blue, Canary- 

 Yellow, Crimson, Light Blue, White 

 and Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts. 



LARGE-FLOWERING DWARF 



PYRAMIDAL (Ten- Weeks Stock) 



A dwarf-growing, very early -flowering 

 class. Excellent for forcing. Fine long 

 spikes of flowers. Fine colors and very fra- 

 grant. About three to four weeks earlier 

 than the "Nice" Stocks. 90 per cent double 

 flowers. 



Sapphire. New deep sapphire-blue. A 

 splendid Stock of delightful color and early- 

 flowering. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Snowflake. Very large snowy white, 

 the earliest of the white Stocks. Splen- 

 did for cutting or for planting outdoors. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 



EARLY BROMPTON, or "NICE" 



STOCKS HB° 



These are fine large and early-flowering 

 varieties, serviceable for winter or summer 

 bloom. They are of rapid growth, great du- 

 rability and very fragrant. Summer-sown 

 seed will bloom in eight to ten weeks. 

 Spring-sown in about four months. 60 to 75 per cent double-flowered. 



Almond Blossom. Tender carmine. Very pleasing. Pkt. 15 cts. 

 Beauty of Nice. Strong spikes with large blooms of flesh-pink. 

 Pkt. IS cts. 



Monte Carlo. A beautiful canary-yellow. Pkt. 15 cts. 

 Queen Alexandra. A clear rosy lilac, strong spikes, large florets. 

 Pkt. 15 cts. 



Vesuvius. Very large and double blood-red flowers. Pkt. 15 cts. 

 Mont Blanc. Snow-white. A great improvement on former 

 whites of this class. Excellent for cutting. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Souvenir de Monaco. Bright car- 

 ^ mine. Pkt. 15 cts. 



STOKESIA cyanea (Cornflower Aster). 

 HP. Lavender-blue scabiosa-like flower, 

 4 to 5 inches in diameter. Flowers freely 

 from midsummer to frost, i ft. Pkt. 

 10 cts., Moz. 30 cts. 



STREPTOCARPUS hybrida (Cape 

 Primrose). TP°. Dwarf and of neat 

 habit and of easy culture. January-sown 

 seeds produce June-flowering plants. 

 A fine pot-plant that may be had in 

 bloom nearly the entire season. Superb 

 mixture, rich colors. % ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 SWEET ROCKET, Hesperis. HP. An 

 old-fashioned flower, sweet-scented and 

 nice for cutting. White, purple and lilac 

 mixed. 2 to 3 ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



THUNBERGIA (Black-eyed Susan). 

 HHA. \'ery attractive slender cUmbing 

 or trailing plants, neat for baskets, 

 porch-boxes, etc. Pure White; White, 

 black-eyed ; Pure Sulphur- Yellow ; 

 Sulphur, black-eyed ; Orange, black- 

 e>'ed ; Sulphur, white-e> ed ; Orange, 

 and white-eyed; Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 I40Z. 25 cts. 



TRACHELIUM coeruleum. HP. Small 



blue gypsophila-like flowers in branched 

 clusters. Very nice for cutting, i ]/2 ft. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Stocks, Dwarf Bouquet 



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