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



SCABIOSA 



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^rs pale blue, large 

 for cutting. 3 feet. 



Caucasica. Plo\v( 

 aud very bright: tine 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Caucasica Diamond. An extremely 

 Hue variety with very large flowers of the 

 Uarke.st shade of blue. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Caacasica alba. A new pure white 

 variety, coming almost true from seed. 

 Pkt. lb cts. 



Caacasica perfecta. Very large flow- 

 ers, with two or iliree rows of florets in- 

 sre;id of one; liirlit to deep azure-blue flow- 

 ers, fringed at iiuirgin. Pkt. 10 cts. 



The above elegant varieties of Scahiosa 

 Caucasica will fiower first year if sown early. 



Large - flowering (Mourning Bride). 

 Curious and pretty ; au old fashioned flower, 

 still deservedly popular, and one of the 

 most satisfactory to grow. Sown in .June or 

 .July and put into pots, they will form neat 

 wiiiter- flowering plants. White, Flesh- 

 Color, Brick-Red, Cherry-Red,Azure- 

 Blue, Lilac, Dark Purple and Mixed. 

 Each, pkt. 5 cts. 



Dwarf, Double. Very useful for beds 

 and borders. Same range of colorasin fore- 

 going, with addition of crimson and lilac. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



Minor aurea. New golden yellow-flow- 

 ered; very distinct. Pkt. 10 cts. 



The Fairy. New double blue 

 handsome. Pkt. 10 cts. 



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STOCKS 



JKANDIFIjORA 



SCHIZANTHUS (Butterfly Flower) 



8o named from the Greek, in allusion to the many cuts or divisions 

 of the flower. It is surprising that the old forms of this plant have 

 n >t been more generally grown. Whilst the newer varieties are im- 

 provements in size and color, yet all are beautiful and elegant for 

 cutting, or as pot plants for decorative purposes, whilst some are 

 handsome border plants. Buds will expand in water, and cut sprays 

 will hist for a week. We have seen them in the conservatory from 

 February to September, and always beautiful. Average height, \% ft. 



Pinnatus eandidissimus. New; 

 pure white. Excellent for decoration, 

 m feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Pinnatus roseus compactus. Flow- 

 ers fiue rosp i-olor, with a bloixl-red blotch. 

 1 foot. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Grahami carmineus. HHA Pure red. 

 Very pretty and distinct. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Wisetoniensis, " Excelsior." A 

 new, much larger flowered strain of the 

 popular Wisetoniensis. having the mark- 

 ings and color of a fancy pelargonium. 

 All dark crude colors have been roirued. 

 Flowers have white. bufE or rose srroumls. 

 Elegant decorative plant. Pkt. 'Ir, cts. 



Retusus trimaculatns. Purple-car- 

 mine, with bright golden yellow blotches 

 on three upper petals. Verv attractive. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 



Hybrida grandiflora compacta. 

 HA The finest strain of the dwarf larsre- 

 flowering class. A wide range of colors: 

 inrlispensable for decoration and euttin'j. 

 Pkt. 'Ih cts. 



SCHIZOPETALON Walkeri. 



White flowers, delightfully fragrant in 

 the morning, evening or after a shower. 

 Scatter seeds in the border. 1 ft. I'kt. 

 10 cts. 



SOLANUM nanum (.Jerusalen, 

 Cherry). Compact-growing plant, with 

 small dark green leaves and producing an 

 abundance of bright scarlet berries. Pkt. 



(Mathiola; Gilliflower) 



We class here such as sown in sprirg 

 will bloom during the summer and autumL. 

 Usually sown under glass, but may be 

 sown outdoors April to May. If sown dur- 

 ing August they supply beautiful pot plants 

 or cutting material in the early mouths of 

 the year, their delicious odor and charming 

 appearance making them universal favor- 

 ites. Fragrant and free-blooming, and easy 

 to grow, either in beds or pots. Almost all 

 the varieties have long, handsome spikes 

 of flowers, which last from early summer 

 until frost. 



LARGE - FLOWERING GERMAN 

 TEN WEEKS. This plant flowers ten or 

 twelve weeks after the seed is sown. We 

 offer a magnificent strain of this in sepa- 

 rate colors: Peach Blossom, Yellow, 

 Pure White, Carmine, Crimson, Light 

 Blue, Pink, Scarlet, Dark Blue, Bril- 

 liant, Rose and Mixed. Each, pkt. 10c. 



Large - flowering German Ten- 

 Weeks, Good Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Cut-and-Come-Again. An unusually 

 frre-flowering variety. From spring until 

 hite in the fall the plants are covered with 

 flowers. Thev thrive equallv well in pots 

 or beds. White, Pink, YeUow, Light 

 Blue, Dark Blue, Crimson, Brilliant 

 Rose. Each or Mixed, pkt. 10 cts. 



BOUQUET LARGE-FLOWERING 

 DWARF TEN-WEEKS. Dwarf bnsliv 

 habit, 8 inches high. Suitable tor edgiiia-s. pots and flower-beds: 

 especially recommended for pot culture. Brilliant Rose, Dark 

 Blue, Canary-Yellow, Crimson, Light Blue, White and 

 Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts. 



LARGE - FLOWERING DWARF PYRAMIDAL TEN- 

 WEEKS. Very early-flowering, dwarf class aud indispensable for 

 winter-flowering. 

 Kate Teieher. Beautiful light blue. Pkt. 15 cts. 

 Mauve Beauty. Fine for pots, nearly every plant being double- 

 flowering: also fine "for cutting. Pkt. 15c. 



Mrs. Mary Teieher. Soft delicate 

 salmon color. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Rosa Teieher. Light rose. Pkt. 15c. 

 Ruby. Fiery red. Pkt. 15 cts. 

 Snowflake. Large snow-white flow- 

 ers. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Princess May. A beautiful light yel- 

 low color, and extremely early, with florets 

 as large as the new class of Early Bronip- 

 ton Stocks. Somewhiit taller than the pre- 

 ceding varieties. Pkt. 25 cts. 



BROMPTON (NICE). HB° A new 

 earlv class that may be treated as the 

 Ten-Weeks Stocks. This class is equally 

 serviceable as a winter- or summer-flower- 

 ing variety. They are of rapid growth and 

 great durability and deliciously fragrant. 

 Summer-sown seed will bloom in eight to 

 ten weeks, spring-sown in about four 

 months: 60 to 75 per cent of seed produc- 

 ing double flowers. 



Almond Blossom. Tender pale car- 

 mine. Most charming. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Beauty of Nice. Pink. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Belle of Naples. A new fine deep pink 

 or old rose color. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Monte Carlo. A new and beautiful 

 canary-yellow. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Queen Alexandra. Clear rosy-lilac. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Vesuvius. New. Deep blood-red flow- 

 ers; very large and double. Pkt, 10 cts. 



Victoria, White. Lovely pure white 

 variety; very useful for cuttins^. Pkt. lOc. 



S, BortJUET 



STOCKS. A BED OF THESE WILL BE ENTIRELY SATISFACTORY 



