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



PRIMUX^A. OBCOXICA 



PRIMULA. FRINGED DOUBLE-FLOWERING 



These fine doubles come almost true from seed. 



Alba flore pleno. 

 Double white. Pkt. 

 50 cts. 

 Carminea flore pleno. 



Double red. Pkt. 50c. 

 Double Mtxed. Pkt. 

 50 cts. 



Chlnensis SteUata 

 (Star Primroses). 



A very useful new 

 class. iSTice for pot cul- 

 ture or cutting. Sev- 

 eral varieties have 

 very dark foliage. 

 White. Crimson, Sal- 

 mon, Carmine, Porce- 

 lain-blue, Lilac. Pkt. 

 50 cts. 



Forbesi, or Baby 

 Primrose. Rosy 

 lilac; very floriferous; 

 seedlings bloom in 

 three months. Pkt. 

 25 cts. 

 Obconica. A half- 

 ■hardy class and excellent for winter and spring decoration; very 

 charming. Februar}' sown seed will bloom from May on. 

 Obconica grandiflor.a hybrida. Mixed. Rose, white, carmine, 



red, blue, lilac and mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Obconica grandiflora fimbriata. Fringed flowers of white, i-ose, 



lilac, crimson and mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Obconica grandiflora gigantea. Carmine, lilac, rose and pur- 

 ple. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Kewensis. A cross between P. floribunda (free-flowering) and P. 

 verticillata (sweet-scented). The variety is almost perpetual bloom- 

 ing and has large, rich yellow sweet flowers. Pkt. 25 cts- 



PYRETHRUM (Golden Feather). HHP Golden yellow foliage, 



producing rich, soft effects in bedding. 

 Aureum selaginoides. H P Very desirable fern-leaved variety. 



Does not flower the first year. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 Aureum laciatum. Golden moss curled. Pkt. 5 cts. 



SAINTPAULIA grandiflora (Usambara Violet). TP Charm- 

 ing and most useful plants for greenhouse or table decoration. 

 Easily grown from seed, and blooming when six months old and 

 flowering throughout the winter. Large, deep blue flowers. 

 6 inches. Pkt. 15 cts. 



SALVIA (Flowering Sage) H H P 



Magnificent bedding plants, all ablaze with long spikes of blue or 

 scarlet flowers from June until October. 1 to 2 feet tall. 

 Carduaceae. HHA A woolly - leaved Californian species with 



lilac-blue flowers and red stamens. 1 foot. Pkt, 10 cts. 

 Farinacea. Lisht blue flowers in long spikes. Very fine. IK feet. 



Pkt. 10 cts. 



Patens. H H P° Very large flowers; free-flowering. Splendid. 



2 feet. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Splendens. Flowers bright scarlet ; a general favorite. Pkt. 10 cts.. 



%oz. 50 cts. 



Splendens, Bonfire. Dwarf form of Splendens. Very early and 

 free-blooming; fine for bedding, borders and pots. 2 feet. Pkt. 

 10 cts., Vsoz. 75 cts. 



Splendens, Little Lord Fauntleroy. Plant very compact and 

 bushy, being as broad as it is high. The flowers in number, size 

 and brilliancy, surpass any other variety. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Splendens, Salmon Queen. New. Jlost striking rich orange- 

 salmon. 2 feet. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Triumph. Rich velvety scarlet; earlv flowering. The largest flow- 

 ering of all. 2 feet. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Zurich. Very earlv, and a splendid bedding varietv. feet. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



SMILAX [Miirsiphyllum asparacjoides). Glos.sy green foliage; a 

 superb climbing vine. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Myrtifolia. A rapid grower witli hard, durable foliage; the leaves 

 are small myrtle-like and very elegant for decoration. Pkt. 25 cts. 



STREPTOCARPUS hybrldtts (Cape Primrose). TP The plant 

 is of dwarf, neat habit, with clusters of trumpet-shaped flowers. 

 Shades of rose, purple, red, violet and white, some being blotched 

 and striped; of easy culture; superb mixed. January-sown seeds 

 will produce June-flowering plants. Pkt. 50 cts. 

 Goliath. A new giant-flowered blue. Free-flowering and easily 

 grown vai-iety. 1 foot. Pkt. 50 cts. 



TECOMA Smith!. TP Fine hybrid from Australia. Large heads 

 of innumerable flowers. lemon and orange, with spotted throat. 

 Winter-flowering. 234 feet. Pkt. 25 cts. 



TORENIA. Rich bright colors are strangely mingled and con- 

 trasted in the flowers of the Torenias, giving them bizarre rain- 

 bow effects. 



Fournieri grandiflora. Large flowers 1 inch and over in diam- 

 eter. Blue and white, yellow throat. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Fournieri compacta grandiflora. Compact; flowers large, 

 light blue, lip and wings violet; a constant bloomer. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Bailloni. Golden yellow, with rich red-brown throat. Pkt. 10 cts. 



VERONICA diosmaefolia. TP White, compact, free-Howering 

 and a fine market plant. Pkt. 10 cts. 



VINCA (Periwinkle). T P One of the very best plants for bedding, 

 being in bloom everyday of the season 'from June to frost; hand- 

 some, glossy dark green foliage. Also useful for cutting, as buds 

 all open in water and give succession of flowers. 1% feet. 

 Rose-colored, White with Crimson Eye, Pure White and 

 Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts. 



WIGANDIA caraeasana. TP The leaves of this plant, G feet 

 long and more than a foot wide, are effective in subtropical bed- 

 ding. Pkt. 10 cts. 



S.^LVIA SPLENDENS 



NICOTIANA. SWEET-SCENTED TOBACCO. DELICIOUSLY FRAGRANT 



