Seeds of Hardy Perennial Plants 



C. BECKERT 

 ALLEGHENY, PA. 



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Seeds of Hardy Perennials 



MANY PERENNIALS BLOOM THE FIRST SEASON IF SOWN EARLY 



The permanent character of the Hardy Perennials, which live and bloom from year to year for an indefinite period, with but little care, 

 renders them very popular among all classes of gardeners. Some of our very finest flowers are to be found among these plants for the hardy 

 garden, many of which, though oid-fashioned, are dear through associations. Perennials sown in fall will often bloom the next 



PRICE OF ALL PACKETS, 5 CTS 

 ACANTHUS. Grows in almost any soil and situation; of a stately 

 character. 

 Latifolius. Flower-spikes tall 



and handsome. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Mollis. Showy; very orna- 

 mental foliage. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 ACONITUM (Monk's-Hood). 

 Curious helmet-shaped flowers, 

 produced on tall racemes above 

 the finely cut foliage from 

 midsummer until late autumn : 

 bright blue. 

 ADONIS vernalls. A bright, 

 early spring flower, with large, 

 showy,sunshiny yellow flowers. 

 ADENOPHORA liliifolia. A 

 beautiful plant with charming, 

 lily-like, fragrant blue flowers: 

 2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 ALYSSUM saxatile compac- 

 tum. Low-growing, with light 

 green, silky foliage and golden 

 yellow flowers. Very useful 

 for shaded places. 

 ANEMONE. Among our earliest 

 spring flowers. Their blos- 

 soms are various shades of 

 scarlet, purple, blue, white, 

 Fine mixture. 

 ANTHERICUM liliago (St. Bernard's 

 duces magnificent spikes of fragrant 

 flowers; \ X A feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon). Blooms the first 

 year from seed if sown early, and makes very bright 

 and showy bedding plants. Varieties with dark 

 flowers are rich and velvety in depth of color. The 

 dwarf sorts grow 6 or 8 inches to 1 foot tall. 

 Queen of the North. Semi-dwarf, bushy plants, 

 covered with large, white, sweetlv perfumed flow- 

 ers. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Tall Mixed. Seeds from fine flowers of best colors. 

 Tom Thumb, Mixed. All colors; fine for bedding. 

 Giant-Flowering. Flowers are double the usual size, 

 and closely set on the stems. Choice mixed. 10c. 

 BAPTISIA Australis. A fine herbaceous plant; flow- 

 ers beautiful blue, pea-shaped, produced on long Sweet 

 spikes. 



AQUILEGIA (Columbine) 



Handsome and free-blooming. Bears curiously shaped flowers in 

 many bright and delicate colors, and displays them well against a 

 mass of light and pretty foliage. 2 feet. 



Large-Flowering Yellow. Gold-Spurred. Much admired; flow- 

 ers large and bright golden yellow. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Large-Flowering White. Large, snow-white flowers, with long 



spurs. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Clandulosa vera. Large, erect, blue flowers with pure white co- 

 rolla: very fine. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Vulgaris fl. pi. Double varieties mixed. These will give an 

 abundance of odd and very pretty flowers. 

 ARABIS alpina. Low-growing little plant, which covers its mat 

 of green leaves thickly with pretty white flowers very early in 

 the spring. Good for rockwork and edging. 

 ARMERIA formosa (Thrift, Sea-Pink). Dwarf, hardy plants. 



Rosy pink flowers, borne in clusters above the tufts of leafage. 

 CALLIRRHOE. Lilac and white flowers, produced the first year if 



the seed is started early. Very pretty. 

 CAMPANULA (Bellflower). Very popular for mixed beds and 

 borders. These bear a profusion of large, bell-shaped flowers in 

 blue, rose, pink and white. 

 Pyramidalls. Flowers in many shades of blue and white. Mixed. 

 Calycanthema (Cup and Saucer). Handsome flowers in many 



tints of blue, rose and white. Mixed. 

 Canterbury Bell. Produces large, bell-shaped flowers of charm- 

 ing form in many beautiful shades. Single and Double Mixed. 



UNLESS OTHERWISE QUOTED 



CANDYTUFT (Iberis). Dwarf-growing and free-flowering plants; 

 very useful for the border. 

 Cibraltarica. White, suffused with pink; 1% feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Sempervirens. White, with glossy foliage; % foot. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 COREOPSIS lanceolata, Large-Flowering (Harvest Moon). The 

 flowers of this giant sort are nearly double the size of the older 

 variety, measuring nearly i inches across; deeper yellow in color, 

 with petals broader and more overlapping; flowers very freely; 

 fine for cutting. 



CRUCIANELLA. Low, tufted plants, seldom more than a foot high ; 

 rose-colored flowers in profusion the greater part of the summer. 



ENGLISH DAISIES (b ellis Perennis) 



This dainty little flower is a favorite everywhere. It is of easy 

 culture, and grows well in all soils if given a rather moist, shaded 

 situation. Flowering plants grow rapidly from seed sown in the 

 border in early spring or in boxes in the house. They seldom 

 exceed 6 inches in height, and bloom from spring until midsummer; 

 in some localities sparingly in autumn. An exquisite plant for 

 shady borders and edging to beds, or for window-boxes in a cool 

 room, where in winter flowers are sent up thickly, forming rainbows 

 of pink and white. 



Maximus. Choice, large-flowering strain. Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Maximus alba. Extra double, large white flowers. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Longfellow. The bright, rose-colored flowers are very large and 

 double, and borne on long, stiff flower-stalks; fine flowers for 

 cutting. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Snowball. A pure white variety, with flowers very 



large and perfect, and long stems. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10 cts. 



DIANTHUS and CARNATIONS 



Sweet William (Z>. barbatus). Attractive, profuse- 

 blooming garden plants. The flowers have a quaint 

 perfume. 



Double Mixed. Many colors. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Single Mixed. 



Hardy Carnations. Fine for the garden; all colors, 

 shades and markings, most of the flowers double. 



the following year, 

 bloom all sum- 

 mer, and if 

 lifted can be 

 bloomed all 

 winter indoors. 

 Pkt. 15e. 

 P I u m a r I u s 

 (Pheasant's- 

 e y e Pink). 

 Double fringed 

 flowers, fra- 

 grant, of white, 

 crimson or pur- 

 ple shades. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 

 DELPHINIUM 

 (Perennial 

 Larkspur). 

 Indispensable 

 to the hardy 

 garden, because 

 o f their long 

 and graceful 

 spikes of richly 

 colored flowers 

 fine for cutting, 

 with white centers. Splendid 



Formosum 



mixture. 



Snowball Daisy. 



Rich blue flowers, 

 it. 10 cts. 



Of distinct, delicate azure-blue; very 



Formosum ccelestin 



pretty. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Cashmerianum. Beautiful dark blue. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Large-Flowering White and Blue. Large, single flowers on 



long spikes; 2 feet. Each, pkt. 10 cts. 

 Hybridum. Splendid mixture. All the Larkspurs are easily grown 



from seed, and soon form handsome clumps. Pkt. 10 cts. 



