Wm. C. Beckert's Seeds of Greenhouse Plants, Pittsburg, Pa. 



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COLEUS TP 



The leaves are of many shapes and bright- 

 est colors and nearly all varieties have a rich 

 velvety appearance. Seed sown in March 

 will produce fine plants for bedding. 

 Hybridus. Choicest hybrids, best selected 



varieties, splendid mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Large-leaved, Dwarf. Very large and 



superbly variegated foliage. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Salicifolius (Parrot). Improved varieties 

 of the willow-leaved Coleus, in the bright- 

 est colors and most marvelous designs. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 



CUPHEA ignea (C. plafycentra). TP° 

 Scarlet; very free-floweritig. Excellent 

 for pots. 1 foot. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Miniata, Mixed. HHA Annual varieties, 

 mixed. White, rose and scarlet. 1 foot. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Strignlosa. TP° Orange-red greenhouse 

 pot-plant. Charming. Pkt. 10 cts. 



DRACAENAS 



Graceful decorative foliage plants; fine for vases, 

 etc. 



Indivisa. Fine for vases, etc. 

 Indivisa latifolia. A very handsome plant. 

 Indivisa Veitehii. Handsome purplish red foli- 

 age. Fine pot-plant. 



Above Dracaenas, 2 to 3 feet, each, pkt. 10 cts. 



ECHEVERIA imbricata. HHP This variety, 

 whilst useful for carpet bedding, etc., is excep- 

 tional on account of its nigh inexhaustible flow- 

 ering tendency. The waxy red-carmine flowers 

 appear almost the year round. A valuable pot- 

 plant, requiring little care. 1 foot. Pkt. 25 cts. 



EUCALYPTUS citriodora. HHP Very sweet 

 lemon-scented. Suitable for pots. Greenhouse 

 shrub. 3 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Filicifolia. Scarlet-flowering in a young state. 

 For pots. Pkt. 10 cts. 



EXACUM affinia. TB Very dwarf; fragrant 

 lilac flowers. Excellent market plant. % foot. 

 Pkt. 15 cts. 



FERN SPORES. Finest mixed. Saved 

 from the best varieties. Pkt. 25 cts. 



FUCHSIA procumbens. TP A winter- 

 blooming variety for baskets, etc. Pkt. 

 10 cts. 



Tripbylla. Small, scarlet flowers, dark 

 leaves. Very free and charming. Trail- 

 ing or procumbent habit. Pkt. 25 cts. 



GERBERA Jamesoni (Transvaal, or Bar- 

 berton Daisy). HHP A half-hardy her- 

 baceous perennial, thriving best in sandy 

 loam. Flowers daisy-like in form, on 

 long, stout stems. Color varying from 

 bright i-ed to orange-scarlet. Excellent 

 pot-plant. Ii4 feet. Pkt. 25 cts. 



GLOXINIA. T P The waxen flowers of the 

 Gloxinias are large, bell -shaped and 

 richly colored, producing grand effects 

 when grouped. 

 Hybrida grandiflora gigantea. Erect; 

 immense flowers, 4 to 5 inches across. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 



GREVILLEA robusta ( Silk Oak ) . HHP 

 A beautiful little tree, grown for its grace- 

 ful, fern-like foliage. Used for table 

 decoration and tropical garden effect. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Sow our Evergreen Lawn Seed as early 

 in spring as conditions will permit 



I5IPATIKNS HOLSTi 



PRIMULA SINENSIS 



GERANIUM, Zonale. A superb strain of 

 the largest and finest varieties. Finest 

 mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Grandiflorum. TP Large ultramarine- 

 blue flowers in May. Dwarf habit. 1 foot. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Pelargonium. Mixed show varieties. 



Pkt. 50 cts. 

 Apple-scented. Fragrant. Pkt. 10 cts 



HELIOTROPE, Lemoine's Giant Hy- 

 brids. TP Flowers range from pure white 

 through all the shades of violet, blue and 

 indigo. Very fragrant heads of mammoth 

 size. Very lloriferous. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Midnight. Dark - flowered ; handsome. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



IMPATIENS Holstii hybrida. TP New 



varieties, with larger flowers than Ivipa- 

 tiens SuUani; plants vigorous and free- 

 blooming, ranging in color through shades 

 of red, carmine, deep violet, chamois- 

 rose, rosy white, white with red center 

 and orange-vermilion. 1 ft. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Sultani Hybrids. New varieties of various shades. 

 Pale rose to red and violet. 1 foot. Pkt. 25 cts. 



ISOLEPIS gracilis Scirpus. TP A very neat 

 grass used for edging, and indoors for deco- 

 rative purposes. Neat drooping habit. inches. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



LANTANA Pictavi. TP A new strain of dwarf- 

 growing varieties far superior to the ordinary 

 plant; bushy and compact and very desirable 

 for pot culture or bedding; verj' floriferous. 

 1 foot. Pkt. 25 cts. 



MIMOSA pHdica( Sensitive Plant). TP Socalled 

 from the habit which its fern-like leaves have of 

 closing when touched. Flowers bright pink and 

 fragrant. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 MUSA Ensete (Abyssinian Banana). TP A mag- 

 nificent foliage plant. Seeds sown in heat will 

 produce strong plants the first season. Pkt. of 

 10 seeds 25 cfs., 100 seeds $2. 

 Religiosa. From the Congo. Much dwarfer and 

 more compact than the M. Mnsete, and leaves 

 thicker; these are of a grayish green shade. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 



OXALIS (Wood Sorrel). A low-growing 

 plant with pretty three-parted foliage and 

 clusters of dainty flowers. For baskets or 

 pot culture. 

 Rosea. Salmon-rose; pretty. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Tropaeoloides. Dark yellowish brown 

 foliage. Pkt. 10 cts. 



PRIMULA SINENSIS tp 



(Chinese Primrose) 



Chinese Primroses are noted for their pro- 

 fuse display of fiovi'ers in winter, and their 

 long flowering season. Growing from seed is 

 not difficult, and full directions for culture 

 are given on our seed packets. 



LARGE -FLOWERING. CHOICEST 



FRINGED 

 Alba magnifica. Pure white, with yellow- 

 eye. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Atrosanguinea. Blood-red. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Coerulea. Rich blue. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Kermesina splendens magnifica. Rich 



crimsiii), yellow eye. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Rosy Morn. Beautiful delicate pink. Pkt. 

 25 cts. 



Choicest Single Mised. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Giant-Flowering Fringed. Flowers of the 

 largest size and great substance. Giant 

 White, Pink, Copper - colored and 

 Blood-red. Each, pkt. 50 cts. 

 Fern - leaved. Single - flowering. Finest 

 mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. 



