WM. C. BECKER. T 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Seeds of Hardy Perennial Plants 



DICTAMNUS (Gas Plant). Bright red flower-spikes often a foot 



long and pleasantly fragrant; flowers profusely. 

 DODECATHEON (Giant American Cowslip). Flower stems a foot 



high, each bearing from 6 to 10 large blossoms of cyclamen shape ; 



rich violet-blue, with centers of yellow and black. Fine for par- 

 tially shaded situations. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 FOXGLOVES (Digitalis). Stately and handsome plants, with fine 



waxen flowers, gracefully drooping from long stems on which 



they are thickly set; 3 feet. 

 Gloxinia-Flowered. Large spotted flowers. Mixed colors. 

 Monstrosa. Long spikes, surmounted by one very large flower. 



Mixed colors. 

 CAILLARDIA, Large-Flowering. Very 



large, handsome flowers, having dark 



crimson centers marked with rings of 



many brilliant colors. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Crandiflora compacta. Of bushy habit, 



about a foot high ; flowers rich and varied ; 



blooms all summer. Pkt 10 cts. 

 GENTIAN A acaulis (Blue Gentian). 



Fine for edging and rockwork; flowers 



rich blue. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 CYPSOPHILA paniculata (Baby's 



Breath). A dainty, mist-like plant, with 



sprays of small, white, star-shaped flow- 

 ers and delicate foliage. 

 HE LI OPS IS Pitcherianus. Flowers 



deep golden yellow; blooms very pro- 

 fusely the entire season; 2 feet. Pkt. 10c. 



HOLLYHOCKS 



Stately and handsome plants. Their tall 

 spikes of double silken flowers are magnifi- 

 cent when grown either in clumps or rows. 

 Superb strains of White, Yellow, Blood-Red, 

 Crimson, Pink and Mixed. Each, pkt. 

 10 cts. 



Allegheny Mammoth Fringed. Mammoth 

 flowers formed of loosely arranged fringed 

 petals appear as if made of fine silk; 

 shell-pink, pink, red, maroon and salmon 

 flowers; spikes 6 to 7 feet. Mixed. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



LAVENDER (Lavandula). Grown for its 



fragrant leaves and flowers, which retain 



their fragrance when cut and dried. 

 LOBELIA cardinalis (Cardinal Flower). 



Long spikes of intense scarlet flowers; 



one of the most brilliant plants in cultiva- 

 tion. Suitable for all situations. Pkt. 10c. 

 LYCHNIS. Flowers bright and pretty; if 



sown early, will bloom the first year; 2 ft. 



Scarlet, orange, rose, crimson, mixed. 



MYOSOTIS (Forget=Me=Not 



These plants thrive best in moist, shaded 

 places, forming neat, compact little clumps, 

 bright with graceful sprays of starry blue 

 flowers. For pot culture they are very pretty 

 if given good treatment, and frequently bloom 

 the first season. 



Alpestris, White and Blue. Mixed or separate. 

 Alpestris Victoria. Of dwarf, globular habit, with sky-blue flow- 

 ers; fine for pots. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Palustris. Beautiful blue flowers. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Robusta rosea. Large-flowering; rose-colored flowers of a beau- 

 tiful shade. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 PAMPAS CRASS (Gynerium argentum). The silvery plumes 

 are very light and graceful in effect. For clumps upon lawns the 

 plant is elegant and striking, and usually grows from 6 to 8 feet 

 high. Requires winter protection. 

 PENTSTEMON. The plants are herbaceous, and bloom from early 

 summer until frost. Flowers are white, blue, scarlet, crimson, 

 yellow, etc. Mixed. 

 PHYSALIS Francheti (Giant Winter Cherry). Produces fruit 

 double the size of the old Winter Cherry. Pkt. 10 cts. 



PLATYCODON, or WAHLENBERCIA (Chinese Bell-Flower) . 



Large, broad, bell-shaped blue or white flowers; very handsome; 



1% feet. Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 PRIMULA (Auricula). Cowslips, or hardy Primroses, are favorite 



early spring flowers with clusters of bright red and yellow 



blossoms. 



Auricula. Mixed seed of best varieties. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Elatior (Polyanthus). Choice mixed seed from large flowers. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Vulgaris. 

 Japonica. 



The true, fragrant yellow Primrose. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Flowers in whorls carried on erect stalks; Vyi. feet. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



PYRETHRUM. Very showy plants, with 

 aster-like flowers. 

 Atrosanguinea. Dark red. 

 Double Hybrids. Finest mixed. 

 Single Hybrids. Finest Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 



POPPIES. 



Orientale. Large rich, brilliant flowers. 

 The loose silken petals have each a blotch 

 of black at the base. 2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Nudicaule. (Iceland Poppy). Very grace- 

 ful habit; flowers white, yellow and 

 orange-scarlet. Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Bracteatum. Very large, orange-scarlet 



flowers. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Oriental Hybrids. Flowers 6 inches and 

 over in diameter; colors salmon, pink, 

 cherry, etc. Pkt. 10 cts. 



ROMNEYA Coulter! (Great White Cali- 

 fornia Poppy). Flowers fragrant, 4 to 

 5 inches across; pure white, with golden 

 stamens; 6 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 RUDBECKIA. Free-blooming, autumn- 

 flowering; 2 feet. 

 Bicolor. Yellow with purple center. 

 Superba. New; large-flowered, with large 

 dark spots; very fine. Pkt. 10 cts. 



SCABIOSA Caucasica. Flowers pale blue, 

 large, and very bright; fine for cutting; 

 3 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



SUNFLOWER, Colden Bouquet. Sown 

 in April it blooms from June till autumn ; 

 3 feet; fine for cutting. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 VALERIANA (Garden Heliotrope) . Early- 

 flowering. Mixed. 



V.OLA (Sweet-Scented Violet). Sow early. Mixed. 

 WALLFLOWERS. Exquisite perfume and rich, 

 quaint, bright colors — usually brownish red, 

 yellow and violet. 

 Double Mixed. This mixture gives fine flowers 



in all the Wallflower colors. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Single Mixed. From select plants of best colors. 



Wallflower. 



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



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