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

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DELPHINIUM, continued 

 GrandifioTum (Chinese Larkspur). Pale to deep blue colors. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



Grandiflorum album. A nice pure white that comes very true 

 from seed. Pkt. s cts. 



Kelway's Hybrids. Flower spikes very large; varying in color 

 from pearly white to lavender and from soft azure-blue to rich indigo. 

 A noted strain. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Double-flowering Hybrids. Best double-flowering varieties from 

 a rich collection. to 4 ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 



DOLICHOS 



Tall Hyacinth Bean, Darkness. Both stems and under sides 

 of foliage purplish red. The numerous spikes of reddish purple pea- 

 like flowers are succeeded by showy seed-pods. 8 to 10 ft. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 OZ. 25 cts. 



Tall Hyacinth Bean, Daylight. Flowers freely from the ground 

 up. pure white flowers and ornamental white pods 8 to 10 feet. Vine. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



Tall Hyacinth Bean, Iridescent. A quick, strong-growing 

 variety. Spikes of pinkish lavender flowers. The seed-pods are light 

 green shaded rose, 5 to 6 inches long. 10 to 15 ft. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 25 cts. 



Lablab, Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



DIANTHUS (The Divine Flower) 



Under this heading we group all of the numerous Single and 

 Double Pinks, Sweet Williams, Carnations, etc. Many beautiful addi- 

 tions have been made to the family in the past few years. They 

 all come quite true from seed, and in case of double-flowered strains 

 a fair proportion are semi-double and double. The rich coloring, 

 with the varied form and fringing of petals common to many varie- 

 ties, render them very attractive. They are all useful for bedding and 

 all serviceable for cutting. The annual Pinks may be sown in autumn 

 or spring. An adornment to every garden in the summer. 



DOUBLE ANNUAL PINKS 

 CHINA, or INDIAN PINKS (Diantkus Sinensis). Flowering 

 from early summer to fall; strong, sturdy growers, suitable for beds 

 and borders. 



Pure White. A fine free-flowering double white; quite true from 

 seed. 15 in. Pkt. 5 cts., Koz. 15 cts. 



Finest Mixed. Flowers very double and in unlimited variety of 

 colors. Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 15 cts. 



JAPANESE PINKS (D. Heddewigii and Varieties). A beautiful 

 class of sturdy-growing plants, 10 to i2 inches high and of the same 

 width; handsome marbled and mottled flowers. 2 in. and over in 

 diameter. 



Fireball. A dwarf bedding variety, with blood-red flowers. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., ^oz. 20 cts. 



Mourning Cloak. Dark velvety crimson, margined white. 

 Pkt. s cts., Moz. 20 cts. 



Purity. Snow-white; clove-scented; fine for cutting. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 Moz. 25 cts. 



Finest Mixed. In endless range of colors. Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 15 cts. 



Marvelous. Very large and beautiful fringed flowers, rich and 

 varied and elegant for cutting. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Salmon King. Fringed flowers of a beautiful salmon-rose. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Striped Beauty. Fringed, striped in many combinations; beau- 

 titul. Pkt. 5 cts., Moz- 20 cts. 



Snowball. Fringed snow-white flowers, fine for cutting. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 Moz. 20 cts. 



Diadem Pinks (D. Heddewigii diadematus). Very large showy 

 flowers, beautifully marked and flaked. Splendid mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 Moz. 30 cts. 



Royal Pink (D. Heddewigii nobilis). A beautiful class for cutting; 

 flowers large, very double and on long stems; colors range from white 

 to rose, and scarlet to blood-red Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 30 cts. 



Imperial Pink {D. Imperialis fl. pi.). These have a wide range 

 of showy colors, and are profuse bloomers. Fine for beds; superb 

 mixture. Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 15 cts. 



SINGLE ANNUAL PINKS 



Japanese, Crimson Belle. Large handsome dark red flower. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 20 cts. 



Japanese, Eastern Queen. Flowers marbled rose and white. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 20 cts. 



SINGLE ANNUAL PINKS, continued 

 Japanese, Finest Mixed. In many beautiful colors. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 Moz. 15 cts. 



Marvelous. Beautiful fringed flowers, rich and varied in colors; 

 fine for cutting. Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 25 cts. 



Salmon Queen. Very large fringed flowers, salmon-rose to deeper 

 shades. Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 25 cts. 



Vesuvius. Brilliant orange-scarlet fringed flowers. Pkt 5 cts., 

 Moz. 25 cts. 



Princess. Flowers striped, blotched and fringed. Mixed. Pkt. 

 5 cts., Moz. 30 cts. 



Royal Pink. Large flowers; petals fringed and crimped. Blood- 

 red to rose, carmine-pink, and occasionally white in color. Pkt. 50., 

 Moz. 25 cts. 



Dianthus plumarius 



HARDY GARDEN PINKS 



\'ery desirable for beds, borders, cemetery planting, etc. The 

 flowers are highly prized for their spicy refreshing odor. 



Mrs. Sinkins, Double White Clove Pink {D. plumarius semper- 

 florens fl. pi). A beautiful white variety; very double, sweet and nice 

 for cutting. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Homer, Double Red Clove Pink. Fine double dark rose, crim- 

 son center. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Dwarf Erfurt Clove Pink {D. plumarius nanus fl. pi.). Double 

 fringed flowers, two weeks earlier than others and have a much richer 

 variety of coloring. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Perpetual Pink {D. plumarius semperflorens). These are ever- 

 bearing garden Pinks, in many colors; single, semi-double and double- 

 flowered. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 40 cts. 



Single Finest Mixed (Pheasant's Eye; D. plumarius). Many- 

 colored, fragrant flowers, nicely fringed. Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 15 cts. 



Double and Semi-Double (D. plumarius fl. pi.). Double and 

 semi-double flowers in beautiful variety. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 40 cts. 



DIANTHUS BARBATUS (Sweet William) HB 



Producing splendid effects in beds and borders. Widely grown for 

 the handsome showy heads of brilliant flowers. 



Holborn Glory. Large handsome single flowers, brilliant in color, 

 with white eye and white edge, i}^ ft. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 25 cts. 



Pink Beauty. Single, fine deep pink flowers. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 

 25 cts. 



White. Single pure white. Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 15 cts. 



Single Varieties. Finest mixture. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



Double Varieties. Finest mixture. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 30 cts. 



Annuus (Annual Flowering Sweet William). A new strain that 

 flowers the first season. Sow early. Finest mixture. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 Moz. 25 cts. 



Everblooming Sweet William. HP. {Latifolius atrococcineus fl. 

 pi.) . A very rich crimson flower, double and blooming freely and 

 continuallj-. Pkt. 10 cts. 



