Annuals for Bloom the First Season 



WM. C. BECKERT 



ALLEGHENY. PA. 



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



CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



Summer = Blooming Painted Dai 



Distinct from the autumn-flowering varieties, and grown 

 colors show to advantage. 



les 



n beds, where their bright 



Chameleon. Large single flowers of crim- 

 son, yellow and bronze, changing after 

 a few days to yellow. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Carinatum fl. pi. Flowers very double 

 and bronzy yellow or rose, but some will 



be pure white or crimson, and of grace- 

 ful, semi-double form. 



Double White. Double flowers of white. 



Double Yellow. Flowers large, pure yel- 

 low, very double. 



Free-bloomiBg; appears in early summer and lasts con- 

 foot high, with corymbs of 



co)itb, Glasgo 



COCKSCOMB 



(Celosia) 



Odd and handsome. The 

 comb-shaped heads often attain 

 large size and are always gay 

 colored. The dwarf varieties 

 are much used for pot culture 

 and in beds, presenting a strik- 

 ing appearance. 



Ostrich Feather. Produce^ 

 large, exquisitely curved and 

 curled plumes resembling os- 

 trich feathers. 3 feet. Crim- 

 son and Orange. Each, pkt. 

 10 cts. 



Rosea. Bright rose, marl 



with a central stripe of golden 



yellow; very dwarf . 

 Empress. One of the hand- 

 somest; the rich crimson 



heads are enormous, vet quite 



shapely; dwarf. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Glasgow Prize (President 



Thiers, Tom Thumb). Quite 



dwarf and distinct; plants a 



foot high; combs fine; deep 



crimson. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Dwarf Yellow. Splendid, brightly colored heads of large size and fine form; plants 



strong, 9 inches; very handsome. 



COLLINSIA. Brightly colored flowers, blooming in whorls, several of which 

 cluster about each stem. Plants continually in bloom; 1% feet. Mixed. 



COSMIDIl'M. A showy summer-flowering plant, about 2 feet in height; 

 useful for both beds and borders. Flowers large, velvety brown or orange. 



CROTALARIA retusa (Golden Bush Pea). Produces rich golden yellow, 

 sweet-pea-like flowers. Blooms continually until frost. Pkt. 10 cts. 



CONVOLVULUS MINOR (Dwarf Morning=Glory) 



Handsome trailing plants of luxuriant growth. Very well adapted for beds, borders, 

 "vases or baskets. 



Tricolor. Very pretty flowers of soft, rich blue. 

 Mauritanicus. Fine, bright blue flowers, with yellow throat. 



Bush Morning-Clory (Compactus). Bushy little plants about 8 inches high, con- 

 tinuously covered with blooms during the entire summer. 



CATCHFLY (Silen 

 tinuously until fall. Mixed 



CENTRANTHUS. Pretty, compact plants, about 

 red or white flowers, produced freely. Mixed. 



CLARKIA. Early and profuse-flowering; flowers bright rose, purple or white. 

 1Y 2 feet. Mixed. 



COSMOS 



Fine for cutting; long, slender stems, airy, 

 graceful flowers and feathery foliage. Plants 

 tall and strong-growing, from 4 to 6 feet high, 

 and a perfect fountain of bloom from September 

 until frost. Should be started early. 



Cosmos, Mammoth Perfection. 



Mammoth Perfection. A grand 

 strain, some of the flowers attaining 

 4 inches in diameter. White, Pink, 

 Scarlet, White Tinted Rose, and 

 Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts. 

 Marguerite, Fringed. Petals deeply 

 and irregularly fringed, very dainty 

 and beautiful. White, 

 Shades of Red, Pink, 

 Blush and Mixed. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Klondike. Blooms 

 early, and until frost. 

 Flowers 2K to 3 inches 

 across, rich orange- 

 yellow. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Dawn. Semi-dwarf, 

 compact and bushy. 

 Flowers large, pure 

 white tinged with 

 rose; early and free- 

 blooming. Pkt. 10 

 cts. 



All colors mixed. Pkt. 10c. 



DATURA 



The waxen, funnel-shaped flowers of the Daturas are strikingly odd and handsome. 

 Fastuosa violacea fl. pi. Double, violet; very fragrant. 

 Alba. Handsome double white flowers. 

 Humulus flava. Fine double yellow. Pkt. 10 cts. 



CORNUCOPIA. Large and trumpet-shaped, formed of two or three flowers growing 

 one within the other. Interior white, exterior purple. Pkt. 10 cts. 



