Wm. C. Beckert's List of Select Sweet Peas, Pittsburg, Pa. 



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STANDARD VARIETIES OF SWEET PEAS 



Admiration. Delicate rose-laveuder. 

 America. Striped blood-red, on silvery ground. 

 Aurora. Flaked bright orange-salmon, on a creamy white ground. 

 Barnes, Mrs. H. K. Standard buff and cream, tinted primrose 

 wings. 



Black Knight. Deep maroon; large size; very dark. 

 Burpee, Blanche. Large pure white; three flowers to a stem, 

 Cadogan, Countess. A briglit blue in etfect. 

 Captivation. Beautiful light magenta or claret. 

 Chamberlain, Mrs. Joseph. Rose, striped on white of the 

 entire flower. 

 Earliest of All. Pink and white. 

 Earliest of Whites. Pure white; early. 



Enchantress is a Countess Spencer in form, size and wavy effect, 

 but a shade deeper in color. 



Eckford, Dorothy. Large shell-shaped pure white flowers ; three 

 flowers to a stem. 



Eckford, Lottie. Silvery white, shaded and edged with soft 

 lavender. 



Eckford, Sibyl. Lemon and blush-pink. 

 Ferry, Blanche. Pink and white; elegant. 

 Golden Rose. Primrose-yellow, striped pink. 

 Gordon, Jeannie. Standard rose, with deeper veinins on a prim- 

 rose ground; wings primrose tinged pink; large. 



Hamilton, Lady Grisel. Pale lavender-blue; large flowers. 

 Henderson, Emily. Early; pure white. 

 Higginson, Mrs. George. Delicate lavender; charming. 

 Ingham, John. Rich, carmine-rose. 



Kenyon, Hon. Mrs. E. Primrose-yellow; a fine large flower. 

 King Edward VII. Bright crimson. 

 Lathom, Countess. Cream-pink; charming. 



Lovely. Standard and wings both deep pink, shading to very light 

 pink edges. Fine; four blossoms to a stem. 

 Modesty. White, tinted pink. 

 Morse, Stella. Primrose, tinged pink. 

 Mt. Blanc. Early white forcing variety. 



Nelson, Lord. An improved Navy Blue; richer and deeper. 

 Othello. Deep glossy maroon. 

 Prima Donna. Lovely light pink. 

 Prince Edward of York. Scarlet, deep rose wings. 

 Queen Victoria. A black-seeded primrose variety, hooded; surer 

 to germinate than white-seeded primrose sorts. 

 Roseberry, Lord. Rosy magenta. 



Royal Rose. Crimson-pink standard, pink wings; very large. 

 Salopian. A fine scarlet. 

 Scott, Janet. Beautiful pink. 

 Senator. Bright brown and chocolate. 

 Wales, Prince of. Bright rose. 



W^estminster, Duke of. Rosy maroon, violet-purple wings. 

 AVillmott, Miss. Very large; deep orange-pink. 

 Wright, Mrs. Walter. Beautiful mauve. 



Superb Mixture of Finest Large-Flowering Sorts. Oz. 10c. , 

 2 ozs. 15 cts., 4 ozs. 25 cts., lb. 60 cts. ; by mail, 70 cts. 



Good Mixed. Oz. 5 cts., 4 ozs. 15 cts., lb. 40 cts. ; by mail, 50 cts. 



ZVOLANEK'S WINTER - FLOWERING 

 SWEET PEAS 



A very desirable class for greenhouse use, being early and continu- 

 ous bloomers. Also early outdoors, but surpassed in size and quality 

 by other varieties. Sow from August to October for early and suc- 

 cession. 



Each, pkt. 25 cts. 

 Christmas, Captain. An early Captain of the Blues. 

 Christmas, Meteor. Scarlet. 



Christmas, Pink. Earliest of all pinks and whites. 

 Denzer, Florence. Early white, 

 Dolansky, Mrs. J. F. Daybreak-pink. 



Gould, Miss Helen M. White wings, lilac variegated standard. 

 Hannan, Marion. Deep rose-pink. 

 Le Marquis. Dark blue. 



Lewis, Mrs. George. Pure white, orchid-flowered. 



ReUly, Miss Josey. Wings lavender, blue standard ; large flowers. 



Sim, Mrs. Wm. Salmon-pink. 



Smalley, Mrs. W. W. A satin-pink of good color and substance. 

 Stewart, Wm. J. Blue self. 



Wallace, Mrs. Alex. Lavender, retaining color perfectly. 

 Watchung. Pure white, black-seeded; medium dwarf grower. 

 6 feet. 



Wilde, Mrs. E. Carmine or dark pink. 



BUSH SWEET PEAS 



Grow 15 to 18 inches high and 12 to 15 inches in diameter. Mixed, 

 pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



CUPID SWEET PEAS 



This class in growth spreads over the ground like a verbena, attain- 

 ing a diameter of 15 to 18 inches and a height of to 8 inches. The 

 growth is dense, and plantings sliould be arranged to secure all light 

 and air possible. Mixed or in separate colors, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts. 



The following varieties can be supplied: Beauty, Boreatton, Alice 

 Eckford, Firefly, Lovely, Primrose, Sadie Burpee, Countess Radnor. 



LARGE-PLOWERINC SWEKT PEAS 



CLEMATIS GRAVEOLENS. GROWS READILY FROM SEED 



