WM. C. BECKER. T 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Greenhouse Plants—Ornamental Foliage Plants 



Gloxinia hybrida. 



Flowers are bright 



EUCALYPTUS globulosus. Tall-growing and handsome, with silvery linear leaves and curious flowers. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



FERN SEEDS. Finest mixed ; saved from the best varieties. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 GERANIUM. A superb strain of the largest and finest varieties. Finest mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 GLOXINIA hybrida grandiflora. The waxen flowers of the Gloxinias are large, bell-shaped, and richly 



colored, producing grand effects when different sorts are grouped together. Choice mixed, 25c. per pkt. 

 CREVILLEA robusta (Silk Oak). A beautiful little tree, grown for its graceful, fern-like foliage. 



When small, it is used for table decoration; as it grows larger, for tropical garden effects. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 HELIOTROPE, Lemoine's Giant Hybrids. Flowers range from pure white through all shades of violet, 



blue and indigo. Very fragrant heads of mammoth size. Very floriferous. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 IMPATIENS Sultani. A bright little plant, with clusters of rosy scarlet flowers and glossy leaves of 



plain dark green. It is neat and bushy in growth, and very cheery for winter windows or summer 



bedding. Pkt. 15 cts. 



LANTANA hybrida. The Lantana is a shrubby plant, with a multitude of flower clusters something like 



the verbena. Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 MIMOSA pudica (Sensitive Plant). So called from the habit which its fern-like leaves have of closing when touched, 



pink and fragrant. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 OXALIS. A low-growing plant, with pretty three-parted foliage, and clusters of rose, 

 violet, yellow, or white flowers. For baskets and pot culture. 

 Delicata. Salmon-rose; very pretty. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Tropaeoloides. Dark yellowish brown foliage. Pkt. 10 cts. 



PRIMULA, or CHINE.SE PRIMROSE 



(CHOICEST FRINGED) 



Chinese Primroses are noted for their rich and profuse display of flowers in winter, and 

 the length of time to which they produce it. Growing the plants from seed is not difficult, 

 and full directions for culture are given on our seed packets. 

 Bright Pink. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Bright Red. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Alba magnifica. Pure white, yellow eye. Pkt. 25 and 50 cts. 

 Coerulea. Beautiful blue. Pkt. 25 and 50 cts. 

 Double White and Double Mixed. Each, 50 cts. per pkt. 

 PRIMULA Stellata, Star Primrose. A very distinct and valuable variety. Desirable 

 for pot culture in the greenhouse or for cut bloom. The attractive dark red foliage 

 makes an effective contrast to the numerous pure white star-shaped flowers, which form 

 large pyramids. The flowers last much longer than those of other Primulas. Pkt. $1. 

 Forbesi, Baby Primrose. Rosy lilac; very floriferous; seedlings bloom in three 

 months. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Obconica grandiflora. Constantly in bloom. Flowers white, tinged lilac. A great 

 improvement on P. obconica. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 SMILAX (Myrsiphyllumasparagoid.es). Glossy green foliage; a superb climbing vine. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



TORENIA. Rich, bright color? ire strangely mingled and contrasted in the flowers of 

 the Torenias, giving them bizarre rainbow effects. 

 Fournieri. Light blue flowers, marked with velvet}' violet, and centers of bright yel- 

 low. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Bail Ion i. Golden yellow, with rich brown-red throat. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 VINCA (Periwinkle). Rose-colored, 

 White with Crimson Eye, Pure 

 White. Each, separate or mixed, 

 pkt. 10 cts. 



PRICE OF ALL PACKETS, 5 CTS., UNLESS OTHERWISE QUOTED 



Seeds of Ornamental Foliage Plants 



FOR SUMMER BEDDING, BORDERS AND POT CULTURE 



We include in this department all the best ornamental foliage plants largely used in 

 outdoor bedding. More tender sorts, useful chiefly for house and conservatory decora- 

 tion, will be found under Seeds of Greenhouse Plants. 



AMARANTUS. Tall, with showy, variegated leaves and long racemes of flowers. 



Caudatus (Love-Lies-Bleeding). Blood-red. 3feettall. 



Cruentus. The well-known Prince's Feather. 3 feet. 



Henderi. Of beautiful habit; brown, dark red and bronze. 



Nobilis pyramidalis. Very ornamental. 3 feet. 



Tricolor (Joseph's Coat). Leaves are a beautiful mosaic of color. 

 BEET. Ornamental-foliaged Beets. In various colors. 



CENTAUREA (Dusty Miller) . Silver-leaved; indispensable for ribbon beds and borders. 

 Candidissima. Leaves broader andwhiter than in any other silver-leaved sort. Pkt. 10c. 

 Gymnocarpa. Of very graceful growth ; a fine variety. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 COLEUS. The leaves are of many shapes and bright colors, and nearly all varieties 

 have a rich, velvety appearance. Seed sown in March or April will produce fine 

 plants for bedding. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 CINERARIA candidissima. Used in ribbon-bedding, vases, etc. Leaves are silvery. 

 EUPHORBIA heterophylla (Painted Leaf). Glossy leaves, changing to scarlet. 

 Variegata ( Snow-on-the-Mountain) . Of robust growth, with fine green leaves, striped 

 with white. 



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Chinese Primrose. 



