WM. C. BECKERT, PITTSBURG, 

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PA. • SELECT FLOWER SEEDS 



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GREENHOUSE AND 

 HARDY PERENNIAL 

 CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



Frutescens (Paris 

 Daisy). HHP. A very 

 nice white Daisy, with yel- 

 low center; good for pots 

 or bedding. Pkt. lo cts. 



Japonicum. HHP". 

 The Japanese varieties may 

 quite readily be grown from 

 seed. Sown early will bloom 

 freely the same season. Pkt. 

 25 cts. 



OTHER CHRYSANTHE- 

 MUMS 

 Leucanthemum hybri- 



dum (Spring Marguerites). 

 HP. Perfectly hardy, estab- 

 lished plants will flower in 

 May. Flowers are borne on 

 long thin, but wiry stems, 

 are 3 inches and over in 

 diameter, and like all Chry- 

 Chrysanthemum Inodorum, Bridal Robe santhemums are very dur- 

 able in a cut state. ft. 

 Maximum, Alaska White (Shasta Daisy). Fine for cutting. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Maximum, California Cream White (Shasta Daisy). Fine for 

 cutting. Pkt. 10 cts. 



CINERARIA TP" 



Very distinct and ornamental house plant, with magnificent heads 

 of velvety bloom, the colors of which include white, very delicate 

 to very dark blue, all shades of pink, carmine and crimson with 

 bicolors of crimson and white, blue and white, etc. Splendid large 

 flower. 



Hybrida grandiflora. Large-flowering Prize Varieties. Unsur- 

 passed for richness of color and perfection of form, i Yz ft. Pkt. 500. 



Hybrida grandiflora. Dwarf large-flowering. Superb mixture of 

 splendid varieties, i ft. Pkt. 50 cts. 



Hybrida grandiflora. Matador. A beautiful scarlet, of most 

 dazzling color, of French origin. An entirely new color in Cinerarias. 

 Pkt. so cts. 



Hybrida stellata (C. cnienta hybrida. Star Cineraria). Large pan- 

 icles of star-shaped flowers in many pleasing colors. Very valuable 

 for cutting and as decorative pot-plants. 2 to 3 ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Hybrida stellata radiata (Cactus - flowered Star Cinerarias). 

 Narrow petals are rolled and diverge from a small center. Unique. 2 

 ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Maratima, Diamond. HP. A beautiful foliage variety. Pure 

 white leaves. For pots and bedding, i ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 



CLARKIA 



Hardy annuals that are easily 

 grown. They flower freely, are 

 very showy in the border, very 

 good for cutting, and the dwarf 

 varieties form nice pot-plants. 



Elegans, Double and Single 

 Mixed. 2 ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



CLEOME gigantea (Spider 

 Plant). HHA. A beautiful new 

 species, related to the common 

 Caper and like it having very long 

 stamens, giving flowers a resem- 

 blance to the spider; showy. 

 Plants are vigorous growers and 

 constantly in flower. This makes 

 a fine border plant. 3 to 4 ft. Pkt. 

 15 cts. 



COB.a;A Scandens. HHP. A 



popular climber of very rapid 

 growth. Blue. Pkt. 10 cts., Moz. 

 20 cts. White. Pkt. 10 cts., }4,oz. 

 35 cts. 



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 garden implements manufactured. 



COLEUS 



Hybrida. TP. Splendid foliage varieties from a superb collection, 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 



Bizarre Hybrids. Very showy with peculiar color combinations. 

 Vivid copper-colored, fiery red and pink, purple, violet-brown, etc. 

 Good growth displays their character with fifth to sixth leaf. Pkt. 50c. 



Large-leaved Dwarf. Finest mixed. Saved from new superbly 

 variegated sorts. Pkt. 25 cts. 



CONVOLVULUS 



Minor (Tricolor). Beautiful hardy annuals that delight in sun 

 and are very showy in beds, borders and on rockwork. i ft. Mixed 

 colors. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Major. See Ipomoea. 



Mauritanicus. HHP". Violet-blue. Very neat and nice for 

 baskets, etc. Pkt. 10 cts. 



CAIiANDRINIA unbellata. HHA. Is a charming trailmg plant 

 with glowmg crimson flowers; does best m dry soils, rockwork, 

 old walls, etc. 3^ ft. Pkt. S cts. 



Coreopsis grandiflora 



Cinerana hybrida grandiflora 



CORDYLINE (Dracaena) TP 



Graceful foliage plants, fine subjects for vases, center of beds, etc. 



Indivisa. A popular plant for vases. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Indivisa Veitchi. Handsome purplish red foliage. Varies some- 

 what. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Indivisa Parel. New. Long, broad leaves, bright green, with red 

 midrib. Pkt. 25 cts. 



COREOPSIS 



Grandiflora. HP. Large golden yellow flowers from summer to 

 autumn. Valuable for cutting and a fine border variety. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 3^oz. 20 cts. 



Grandiflora compacta. A new compact form of the preceding 

 variety, non-branching, each stem emerging direct from the root. 

 Fine large yellow flowers. Pkt. 15 cts. 



COSMOS HHA 



Mexican plants with handsome cut foliage and graceful long- 

 stemmed showy flowers, known as Mexican Dahlias. The mammoth 

 varieties should be sown early and the growth pinched when well 

 established. This checking of the growth, as with Dahlias, induces 

 early-flowering thereby avoiding frosts, which otherwise may overtake 

 them. The pinching will also render plants more sturdy and compact 

 and provide a larger number of blooms. 



Early-flowering. Strain of great beauty, flowering from July till 

 frost. White and Pink. 4 ft. Each, pkt. 10 cts. 



Dawn. Semi-dwarf habit. Large pure white, tinted rose; early 

 and free-flowering. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 25 cts. 



