Wm. C. Beckert's List of Climbing and Twining Plants, Pittsburg, Pa. 



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IMPERIAL JAPANESE MORNING-GLORY 



Giants in all respects. Vines 30 to 40 feet; foliage luxuriant, leaves 

 are green, yellow, ifrayish, some mottleil; Howers 4 to 5 incbes across, 

 with limitless colors and markings. Crimson to rose, blue to purple, 

 white to gray; they are striped and spotted, others have variegation 

 ■on throat or margin of flowers; in all a most astonishing combination 

 of color in foliage and flower. Sow in pots early to secure best results, 

 or in a warm sunny position in good rich soil, and water freely in dry 

 weather. 



Luteo. New yellow. Pkt. lOcts., oz. 50 cts. 



Matsushima'. Flowers ruffled and all shades of red, striped, spot- 

 ted and flaked. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 



Fujiyama. All shades of blue striped, white borders and red 

 throats; ruffled. Pkt. 10 cts,, oz. 50 cts. 



Yokosuka. All shades of red, purple, blue and slate, borders and 

 throats difl:erent from main body of flower: ruffled. Pkt. 10c. , oz. 50c, 



Yumoto, Shades of blue, with red throats, red flakes and half 

 stripes; flowers very large and flat: foliage variegated, flowers not 

 ruffled. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 



Mikado. Flowers of gigantic size and ranging from the deepest 

 colors to the most delicate tints. Striped, blotched and spotted of 

 almost endless shadins;s and markings. Mixed, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts.' 



Superb Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



Double Imperial, Fine Mixad. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 



MINA, Mixed. HHA Orange-red and brilliant blood-red. Beau- 

 tiful climbers for trellises, pillars, etc. 20 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



NASTURTIUMS (tald 



TROPAEOLUM 

 All of the following named sorts, except where noted, pkt. 5c., oz. 15c. 



Pearl (Moonlight). Creamy 

 white. 



Vesuvius. Salmon-rose, dark- 

 leaved. 



Scheuermann!. Straw-color. 

 Scbeuermanni coccineum. 



Scarlet, striped. 

 Von Moltke. Bluish rose. 

 California Giants. Superb 

 mixture, embracing all the new 

 grand flowering varieties. Oz. 

 20 cts., 2 ozs. .35 cts., Jilb. GO cts. 



Superb Mixture. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 15 cts., 2 ozs. 25 cts., 4 ozs. 

 40 cts., lb. $1.50. 



Fine Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 

 10 cts., 4 ozs. 30 cts., lb. 90 cts. 



Chameleon. Bears flowers of 

 various colors on the same plant. 

 Dark Crimson. 

 Prince Henry. Lemon-yel- 

 low, with carmine blotches. 



Schillingi. Deep oi-ange-yel- 

 low, crimson and brown at base 

 of petals. 

 Coccineum. Bright scarlet. 

 Foliis aureis. Scarlet flowers, 

 golden leaves. 

 Heinemanni. Chocolate. 

 Hemisphaericum. Straw- 

 color, rosy blotched. 



King Theodore. Crimson; 

 dark-leaved. 

 Sunlight. Bright orange. 

 Queen. New and striking class of strong vigorous constitution 

 (the dwarf Queen being weak) and very free flowering habit. Flow- 

 ers are of 7 or 8 shades and foliage is conspicuously marked white, 

 green, yellow and rose. Mixed, pkt. 10 cts. 



TROPAEOLUM LOBBIANUM hha 



Very superior for trellises, arbors or vases. Flowers brilliant and 

 rich, borne in great profusion. Differ from the preceding Tall Nas- 

 turtiums in foliage and flowers, being smaller and growth more compact. 



Asa Gray. Fine; yellowish white. 



Black Prince. New; velvety black; foliage very dark. 



Brilliant. Dark scarlet. 



Crown Prince of Prussia. Blood-red. 



Giant of Battles. Sulphur with red. 



Golden Queen. Fine variety; pure yellow. 



King of the Blacks. Black-brown. 



Lucifer. Very dark scarlet; splendid. 



Mad. Gunther. Dark-leaved hybrids ; very beautiful. 



Marguerite. Yellow, blood-red spots. 



TROPAEOLUM LOBBIANUM. continued 

 Princess V. Louisa. New; creamy white, with orange-scarlet 

 blotches, orange-red calyx. 

 Queen. New: salmon. 

 Spitfire. Brilliant scarlet. 



Each or Mixed, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. $1.50 

 Tropaeolum Peregrinum, or Canariense (Canary Creeper). 

 Graceful winged flowers of pure light yellow, Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



TALL NASTURTIUMS 



POLYGONUM. 



arbors, etc., smothere 

 sprays of lovely pink 



H P A lovely hardy rapid-growing plant for 

 throughout summer and autumn with pendent 

 ind white flowers, which are very desirable for 

 table decoration. Pkt. 10 cts. 



PHASEOLUS (Scarlet Runner Bean). HHA An old favorite, 

 producing in abundance bright scarlet sprays of pea-shaped flowers. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



BUTTERFLY RUNNER. A new variety of the above and far 

 surpassing it in beauty of flower; these are larger, white and salmon- 

 rose color, very free. Pods are of fine quality. Pkt. 10 cts. 



THUNBERGIA (Black-Eyed Susan). HHA Very neat climbing 

 plants, with orange, sulphur and white flowers, several varieties with 

 dark eyes. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 60 cts. 



GOURDS 



Nearly all tender and half-hardy annuals and perennials. Very 

 rapid climbers, with very odd-shai)ed fruit and ornamental foliage 

 Anguinus, Angora, Apple, Bottle, Bishop's Hat, Bell 

 Crookneck, Dishrag, Dipper, Gooseberry, Hercules' Club 

 Hedgehog, Lemon, Nest-Egg, Onion, Orange, Pear, Pow 

 der-Horn, Pomegranate, Perennial, Serpent, Sugar Trough 

 Turban Striped, Turban Red, Turban Green, Umbrella. 

 Vine Peach. All 5 cts. per pkt. ; mixture, 5c. per pkt., 20c. per oz 



A few Trailing Plants desirable for Vases, Window-boxes, Baskets, etc. 



ABRONIA arenaria. H H P° Pretty yellow, sweet-scented. 

 ABRONIA umbellata. HHA Pure rose. 

 CALIRRHOE involucrata. H H P° Cream cup, curious. 

 CALANDRINIA umbellata. H H P° Brilliant crimson. 

 CONVOLVULUS aureus. H H P° Golden yellow flowers. 

 CONVOLVULUS mauritanicus. HP Violet.:blue; elegant. 



LINARIA alpine. H P° Violet and orange. 



LINARIA cymbalarie, or Kenilworth Ivy. H P Lavender- 

 purple ivv-like ulossv leaves. 



TROPAEOLUM variegatum. HHA Beautiful mixture of 

 trailing variesrated Nasturtium varieties. 



THUNBERGIAS. HHA. Mixture of sores; also fine as a slen- 

 der climber. 



All of foregoing, pkt. 5 cts. 



BUTTERFLY RUNNER 'BEAN. SALMON-PINK AND WHITE; FINE 



