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Wm. C. Beckert's List of Select Flower Seeds, Pittsburg, Pa. 



AMBROSIA Mexicana. T A. 



"Foliage delicately cut and sweet- 

 scented; 1 foot. Pkt. 5 cts. 



ANAGALLIS moneUi. HHA. 



Blue and red; very showy. G inches. 

 Mixed, pkt. 5 cts. 



ANCHUSA capensis and Ca- 

 pensis alba. Very pretty hardy 

 annuals, with showy heads of blue 

 and white flowers, both varieties are 

 free-flowering and of easiest culture; 

 l}4 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



ANTIRRHINUM 



(Snapdragon) H P° 



^Blooms the first year from seed if 

 sown early, and makes very bright 

 and showy bedding plants. The 

 dwarf sorts grow from 6 inches to 1 

 foot tall. 



Giant-flowering. Flowers dou- 

 ble the size of the ordinary type and 

 closely set on the stems; colors 

 White, Scarlet, YeUow, Pink, 

 ■Striped and Mixed. Each, pkt. 10c. 



Dwarf Large-flowering. Large 

 ■variety of colors, best for bedding. 

 iPkt. lb cts. 



Queen of the North. Serai- 

 dwarf, bushy plants, covered with 

 large, white, sweetly perfumed flow- 

 ers. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Tom Thumb, Mixed. All col- 

 ors; fine for bedding. Pkt. 5 cts. 



ARCTOTIS grandis. T A. A 



"Very bushy, free - flowering plant, 

 ■with whitish foliage and ray-formed, 

 pure white flowers with light blue 

 center tinged with a 5'ellow zone at 

 the base; flowers 3 to 314 in. across; 

 blooms all summer: 2K ft. Pkt. 10c. 



ARNEBIA cornuta. HHA. Yel- 

 low flowers, with black spots, beautiful. 

 2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



ASTERS 



German-Grown Seed 



The Aster is a royal annual, glorify- 

 ing the garden with a rich displa}' of 

 bloom until tlie advent of the clirysan- 

 themum, for whicli it is a fitting fore- 

 runner. The different sorts are grown 

 in gardens everywhere. Our collection 

 includes many distinct forms and varie- 

 ties of rich color. Rich soil and moisture 

 are essentials to best results. 



SNOWDRIFT. Extremely early 

 snow-white flowers of the Ostricia Plume 

 type^ long-stemmed and fine for cut- 

 ting. Pkt. 15 cts., %oz. 50 cts. 



COMET "EXPRESS." A very 

 -useful early white variety.' Pkt. 10 cts., 

 ys02. 50 cts. 



QUEEN OF THE MARKET. 

 This variety is three weeks earlier than 

 others, and of dwarf, branching habit. 

 Excellent for growing under glass. 

 i*ink. Pure White, Crimson, Dark 



Blue, Light Blue, Scarlet and 



IVIixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts., %oz. 25c. 



EARLY HOHENZOLLERN. An 

 -early strain of this fine Aster in White, 

 Pink and Light Blue. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 3^oz. 50 cts. 



DAYBREAK ASTERS 



ASTERS, continued 

 GIANT COMET. Distinct and 

 beautiful; flowers ot immense size, 

 with long, wavy, twisted and curled 

 petals, somewhat resembling a Japa- 

 nese chrysanthemum. 

 White, Salmon - Rose, Pink, 

 Crimson, Light Blue, Darli 

 Blue and Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 

 cts., >^oz. 30 cts. 



OSTRICH PLUME. Eesemb- 

 ng Comet, but ot candelabra form 

 of growth ; flowers larger, with 

 longer and more loosely formed 



White, Pink, Salmon - Rose, 

 Azure-Blue, Crimson, Dark 

 Blue and Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 

 cts., ysoz. 30 cts. 



OSTRICH PLUME, SAL- 

 MON - ROSE. An early variety of 

 ihis class and of fine color. Pkt. 10 

 cts., 3^oz. 40 cts. 



HOHENZOLLERN. Superb, 

 robust new class, with flowers of 

 enormous size; excellent for cutting 

 and exhibiting. 



Pure White, Pink, Azure-Blue, 

 Dark Blue, Delicate Rose and 

 Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts., %oz. 

 30 cts. 



VICTORIA. Large, showy flow- 

 ers, perfectly double to the center, 

 with regularly overlapping petals: 

 distinguished in appearance, and 

 excellent for cutting. The plants 

 form pyramids 18 inches high and 

 carry 15 to 20 flowers. Fine for bed- 

 ding. 



White, Azure-Blue, Rose, 

 Peach Blossom, Scarlet, 

 Crimson, Dark Blue and 

 Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts., Vaoz. 

 40 cts. 



VICTORIA, SALMON QUEEN. 



A delicate salmon-pink, a long desired 

 color. Pkt. 10 cts., >80z. 50 cts. 



GIANT VICTORIA, or JUBI- 

 LEE. A very large-flowering form of 

 the Victoria Aster; flowers ver_y double 

 and 5 to 6 inches in diameter. Tall. 

 Pure White, Peach Blossom, Crim- 

 son, Light Blue, Dark Blue, 

 Fiery Scarlet, Silvery-Gray and 

 Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts., %oz. 40c. 



PEONY-FLOWERED PERFEC- 

 TION. Peerless in form and rich and 

 delicate colors of its flowers. 13^ feet. 

 Pyramidal. 



White, Rose, Crimson, Scarlet, 

 Dark Blue, Light Blue and Mixed. 



~ pkt. 10 cts., J^oz, 30 cts. 



SEMPLE'S AMERICAN 

 BRANCHING. A choice late-flower- 

 ing strain, which, by careful selection, 

 has been brought to high perfection. 

 Rose, Carmine, Crimson, Purple, 

 White, Shell-Pink, Lavender and 

 Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts., /^oz. 25c. 

 DAYBREAK. Delicate shell-pink 

 flowers; erect and graceful habit. Pkt. 

 10 cts., YbOZ. 30 cts. 



PURITY. Flowers pure white and 

 very double; in other respects similar 

 to Daybreak. Pkt. 10 cts., 3^oz. 40 cts. 



LAVENDER GEM. Large, loose 

 flowers of the Comet type, long stems 

 and branching habit; beautiful shade of 

 lavender-bhle. Pkt. 15 cts., Koz. 40c. 



RAY ASTERS„ AN ELEGANT NEW CLASS. VERY DISTINCT 



