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



Candytuft, Empress 



CANNA (Indian Shot) HHP= 



Indispensable for the garden, for flowering and foliage effects. 

 The dwarf French varieties are remarkably free and may also be 

 grown as pot-plants. The tall green and metallic-hued sorts are 

 needful for subtropical effects. Seeds are very hard, as name implies, 

 and should be soaked 12 to 24 hours in warm water before sowing, or 

 notched with file or knife; heat is essential to germination, but under 

 any conditions they will come up successively. 



Crozy's Grand Hybrids. Finest mixture of the dwarf French- 

 flowering varieties. 3 to 4 ft. Pkt. 10 cts.. oz. 35 cts. 



CANDYTUFT (ibens) 



A general favorite. Valuable for masses, edging, and prized for 

 cutting. Free-flowering. 



Giant Hyacinth-flowered, or Empress. \'ery fine large heads 

 of pure white flowers, sturdy and compact in habit, i ft. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 30 cts. 



Umbellata. Common Candvtuft in Carmine, Crimson, Flesh, 

 White, LUac, Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



Dwarf Hybrids. Large spikes of flowers, valuable for cutting or 

 as a border plant: fine mixed colors of Carmine, Flesh, Lilac and 

 Purple. ^2 ft. Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 30 cts. 



Gibraltarica Hybrids. HB. A dwarf, compact form with purple 

 and white flowers, i ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Sempervirens. HB. Evergreen, glossv foliage, flower white. Pkt. 

 10 cts. 



CAPSICUM (Ornamental Pepper) TA 



Very nice for pot-plants, i ft. 



Chameleon. Neat bushy plants with yellow, purple and scarlet 

 fruits. I ft. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Little Gem. A nice market plant, with erect, small scarlet fruit. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



CELOSIA (Cockscomb) TA 

 CRISTATA 



Handsome and distinct, the comb-like heads may be grown to a 

 large size and make fine decorative plants and unique beds. 



Empress. Enormous crimson heads, dark foliage; dwarf. Pkt. 

 10 cts.. } soz. 50 cts. 



Glasgow Prize (President Thiers). \'ery fine crimson combs; 

 dwarf. Pkt. 10 cts., } soz. 50 cts. 



C. Cristata Mixture of dwarf Crimson. Rose and Yellow. Pkt. 

 10 cts. 



Plumosa (Plumed, or Feathered Cockscomb). TA. Of pyramidal 

 growth with superb feathery plumes. Grand pot-plants and beau- 

 tiful for beds during the summer months. 



Thompson! magnifica. A mixture of improved varieties of 

 splendid colors, i } 2 ft. Gold- Yellow, Fiery Red, Blood-Red, Salmon, 

 etc. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Thompson! magnifica. Crimson. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Thompson! magnifica. Golden Yellow. Pkt. 10 cts. 



CALLIRHOE involucrata. HP. \'er>- showy large crimson flow- 

 ers, trailing habit. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Centaurea impenahs 



CENTAUREA 



A very large and varied 

 genus, containing numerous 

 handsome foliage and flower- 

 ing species. 



Americana alba. A beau- 

 tiful native variety with nu- 

 merous large creamy white 

 flowers, 5 inches in diameter, 

 long-stemmed and nice for 

 cutting. A good border plant. 



2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Cyanus. The Blue-Bot- 

 tle, Bachelor's Button, or 

 Cornflower of the old gar- 

 dens. A weed in the Euro- 

 pean cornfields. They com- 

 monly come up year after 

 year, seedin? themselves after 

 the first planting. 2 '/^ ft. 



Blue and White Mixed. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



Emperor WUllam. Dark 

 blue. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



Double Mixed. Fifty to 

 60 per cent true. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 30 cts. 



Flava, or Suaveolens (Yellow Sweet Sultan). Very sweet honey- 

 like odor; fall-sown seeds produce plants more prolific in flower and 

 of finer quality than spring-sown. i}4 ft- Pkt. 5 cts., ^oz. 20 cts. 



Flava imperialis. These are beautiful giant varieties, the finest 

 of the collection. They are vigorous growers, branch freely and send 

 out numerous side shoots, producing flower? during a long period. 3 

 to 3 1^ ft. Purple, White, Lilac, Lavender, Dark Rose, Light Rose 

 and Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts. 



Flava odorata. Chameleon. New yellow and rose variety 

 Attractive. 2 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Flava, Marguerite. \'ery large pure white sweet-scented flowers. 

 ll4 ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Candidissima. HHP. \^ery handsome silverj- foliage used in . 

 quantity for bedding, edging, baskets, etc. % ft. Pkt. 10 cts., J/goz. 

 35 cts. ■ 



Gymnocarpa. HHP. Silver foliage; a popular bedding variety. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., lioz. 25 cts. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



A large family of plants of varied character, nearly all valuable 

 for cut-flowers. 



ANNUAL VARIETIES 



Very showy and popular; known as Painted Daisies and Summer 

 Marguerites. Useful as pot-plants, as well as for cutting and bedding. 



Carinatum (tricolor). Eclipse. Golden yellow, scarlet ring, i 

 ft. Pkt. 5 cts., 



Carinatum, Evening Star. 

 Bright golden ^-ellow flowers, 



3 to 4 inches across. I ft. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Carinatum,Moming Star. 

 A large primrose-yellow, with 

 golden center. 1^2 ft- Pkt. loc. 



Carinatum, Northern 

 Star. A giant white variety, 

 with flowers 3 ^ 2 inches across. 

 Dark center. 1^2 ft- Pkt. 15c. 



Carinatum, Single- flow- 

 ering Varieties, Mixed. Pkt. 

 10 cts., Moz- -25 cts. 



Carinatum, Double-flow- 

 ering Varieties, Mixed. Pkt. 

 10 cts., Hoz. 25 cts. 



Coronarium, Double 

 mixed Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



Inodorum, Bridal Robe. 

 A dwarf variety with snow- 

 white, very double flowers, 

 fine foliage. An elegant pot- 

 plant and nice for beds. Very 

 free. Fair percentage double 

 from seed. ft. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Celosia Tfiompsoni magnifica 



