WM. C. BECKERT, PITTSBURG, 



PA. . SELECT FLOWER SEEDS 

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NEMESIA 



These are delightful little plants for edging, free-flowering and bloom- 

 ing for a long time. Should have good rich soil. Seed sown outdoors 

 in May germinates readily and can be thinned to 6 or 8 inches. In- 

 door sowings germinate slowly. The combinations of color in the 

 flowers are very attractive and quite distinct in tone. 



Strumosa nana compacta grandifiora. This is a large-flowered 

 dwarf bushy strain in charming mixture. Very nice for edging. Free. 



}4 ft. Pkt. 25cts. 



<ENOTHERA. 



(Evening Prim- 

 rose.) HA. 

 Low-growing 

 free - flowering 

 plants of easiest 

 culture. Their 

 showy flowers 

 in yellow, 

 white, rose, 

 etc., open on 

 approach of 

 twilight. Pkt. 

 S cts. 



OXALIS 



(Wood Sorrel) 

 TP 



Very neat free- 

 flowering plants, 

 nice for pots or 

 baskets, etc. 



Rosea. HHA. 

 Pretty salmon- 

 rose. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Tropaeo- 

 loides. HP. 

 Brownish foliage, 

 pmall yellow flow- 

 ers. Fine for its 

 foliage effect in 

 bedding, etc. i to 

 3 ft Pkt. 10 cts. 



Nemesia Strumosa grandifiora 



PENSTEMON hhp" 



Many of these plants are hardy on dr^' soil. They are herbaceous, 

 are fine plants for the border, clumps of them producing a splen- 

 did show. 



Hartwegii hybrida grandifiora. HP". A splendid strain of bed- 

 ding varieties, gloxinia-like flowers, often 2 inches across. Very bril- 

 liant colors. 2 ft. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Mixture of Many Varieties. Pkt. 10 cts. 



PERHiLA Nankinensis. HHA. Miniature-leaved foliage-plant; 

 very distinct, for bedding. Pkt. 10 cts. 



PLATYCODON grandifiora (Chinese Bellflower). HP. Large, 

 broad bell-shaped flowers. Fine for the border. Deep blue and 

 white mixed, i M ft. Pkt. 5 cts., }4oz. 25 cts. 



PETUNIA HP 



Hybridizing has accomplished wonders in this as in other genera 

 of plants. But a few years back it was deemed imperative to secure 

 in fall stock plants of all desirable varieties. At the present day 

 this would be waste of time and space, as the excellent strains of seed 

 now offered fulfil all wants. Single and double-flowering, plain or 

 fringed petals, tall or dwarf growth may all be had remarkably true 

 from seed, and with these goes a degree of vigor that is lacking in 

 plants propagated by cuttings. Petunias are valuable as pot plants, 

 particularly adapted for vases, baskets, window-boxes, etc., and the 

 dwarf varieties are leaders for bedding. For the latter purpose Feb- 

 ruary and March sowings will be timely. We offer the best strains. 



DOUBLE-FLOWERED PETUNIAS 

 Marvelous. A grand strain of Petunias unrivaled in size, color, 

 form and beauty. In size they run from 3 to 5 inches across, in color 

 snow-white, pink, violet, lavender, mauve, crimson, with shades 

 and blendings of these colors. Petals are plain, frilled, fluted and 

 ruffled. 70 per cent true from seed. Pkt. Si. 



Large-fiowering Fringed Mixed. A superb mixture of finely 

 fringed varieties in many colors. Pkt. 50 cts. 



SINGLE-FLOWERED PETUNIAS 



Large-flowering Fringed. An unsurpassed mixture from care- 

 fully fertilized show flowers. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Giants of California. Large fluffy blossoms, handsomely fringed 

 and ruffled, white, rose, 

 crimson, black, etc. 

 Mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Quadrieolor Superb. 

 Flowers mostly with 

 five - spathulate yellow 

 markings; superb varie- 

 ties. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Ruffled Giant. A 

 very distinct class with 

 very large flowers, which 

 are deeply ruffled and 

 fluted ; elegant. Pkt. 

 25 cts. 



Large-flowering Fringed Petunias 



BEDDING SORTS 



These, while mainly of 

 the dwarf bushy habit, 

 desirable for beds, etc., 

 are also useful for pots 

 and boxes. 



Fairy Frills. Nice 

 regular habit with 2 J/2- 

 inch flowers in shades 

 of pink, mauve, or white, 

 veined mauve, or stained 

 pink and mauve. Pkt. 

 25 cts. 



Howard's Star. Very free-flowering. A blush-pink star on : 

 ground. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Dwarf Inimitable. A dwarf form of preceding, plants only J4 

 foot high and completely covered with flowers. Fine for edging. Pkt. 

 10 cts., 3^oz. 50 cts. 



Rosy Morn (Erfordia). A lovely rose shade with yellowish throat, 

 bushy and very free. }i ft. Pkt. 10 cts., Vsoz. 50 cts. 



Snowball. Another beautiful dwarf pure white variety; sweet- 

 scented. ^2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Fine Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., 34oz. 25 cts. 

 PHACELIA campanulata. A beautiful California plant,. Lovely 

 deep blue with white anthers, blooms quickly from seed and is 

 beautiful for pots as well as borders. J| ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



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