WM. C. BECKERT. 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Annuals for Bloom the First Season. 



PRICE OF ALL PACKETS, 5 CTS., UNLESS OTHERWISE QUOTED. 



DWARF NASTURTIUMS. 



Tom Thumb Varieties, for Bedding. 



None of the old-fashioned plants deserve their renewal of popularity better than 

 the Nasturtium, so brilliant and varied in coloring, free in bloom, and picturesque 

 in appearance. Hardy habit of growth, even in hottest suns and poor soils ; prime 

 favorites for cut-flower work and personal adornment. The Dwarf Naturtiums 

 form thick masses of leaves and flowers not more than a foot in height. 



All the following varieties, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts., 4 ozs. 75 cts. 



Cloth of Cold. Golden yellow foliage; 



light scarlet flowers. 

 Prince Henry. Leaves cream-colored, 

 marbled and spotted ; bright crimson- 

 scarlet flowers. 

 Bronze. Burnished coppery bronze. 

 Scarlet. Bright scarlet. 

 Crystal Palace Gem. Sulphur, spot- 

 ted maroon. 

 Ruby King. Bright ruby red. 

 Scheuermann!. Cochineal. 

 Spotted. Deep orange, with crimson 

 blotches. 



Superb Mixture of above-named 



varieties. Oz. 20 cts. 

 Fine Mixed. Will produce 'flowers of many colo 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. $1.50. 



Chameleon. Splashed crimson, bronze 

 and yellow. 



King of Tom Thumbs. Crimson. 



Pearl. White. 



Purpureum. Dark crimson. 



Beauty. Very bright ; flowers yellow 

 and scarlet. 



Empress of India. A splendid dark- 

 leaved sort; brilliant crimson flowers. 



Golden King. Large flowers of deep 

 golden yellow. 



King Theodore. Dark, rich maroon ; 

 the petals look as if cut from velvet. 



Aurora. Very beautiful flowers, vary- 

 ing in color from primrose to pale 

 pink ; lower petals tinged carmine. 



NEMOPHILA. Of compact habit, oddly and beautifully colored flowers ( of blue, 

 purple and white, in unusual markings and blendings. Mixed. 



NICOTIANA. A stately plant, growing about 3 feet high, and producing fine effects 

 with its broad, tropical foliage and clusters of large, tubular, fragrant flowers. 



NIEREmBERGIA. For baskets and edgings. Flowers white, tinted lilac. 



NOL,APJ A. Beautiful, trailing border plants, with flowers in all shades of blue, yellow 

 and white. Mixed. 



NYCTERINIA. A dainty little edging plant, growing in dwarfish masses, brightened 

 by a profusion of small, star-shaped, white or lilac flowers. 



OiNOTHERA (Evening Primrose). Flowers large, fragrant and showy, white and 

 yellow being the predominating colors, affording a brilliant display. Mixed. 



PETUNIAS. 



No annual of the garden is more lavish with its flowers, or more readily adaptable to any and 

 every purpose, than the Petunia. So popular has it become that enthusiasts have given years 

 of patient care to its improvement, and we now have superb show varieties, fringed, ruffled and 

 doubled, mottled, striped and self-colored. 



Chameleon. 



Giants of California. This is the grandest 

 strain of Petunias ever sent out. The large, 

 beautiful, fluffy blossoms are handsomely 

 crimped, fringed and ruffled, and come in 

 white, rose, velvety crimson-black, etc. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 



Inimitable Striped 

 and Blotched. 

 Very effective. 



Large-flowering Single Fringed. A choice 



mixture from superb strains. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Large-flowering Double Fringed. All the 



best colors. Pkt. 50 cts. 

 Nana compacta multiflora. Bushy; regularly 

 striped. 10c. 



Double Poppies. 



Snowball. Dwarf , bushy plants ; small white flowers. Pkt, 10c. 

 Brilliant Rose. Similar to above in habit. Pkt. 15 cts. 

 Ordinary Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 



POPPIES. 



The annual Poppies are quite as brilliant and effective for all 

 purposes as the perennial sorts. They grow freely in any 

 good soil. 



SINGLE POPPIES. 



New Fayal. Red, pink, maroon, white ; double and single. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Tulip. Vivid scarlet flowers ; late. 12 to 14 inches. 

 Shirley. Semi-double ; daintily colored. Mixed. 

 Danebrog. Brilliant scarlet, with a large white spot at the 



base of each petal. 

 Single Mixed. 



All the best sorts and colors. 



Large-flowering Single Fringed Petunia. 



DOUBLE POPPIES. 



Irresistible. Tall; flowers immense; perfectly round; beau- 

 tiful red ; petals fringed. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Mikado. Each blossom is a large, soft ball, pure white at 

 base, scarlet toward the tips. 



Pasony-flowered. Mixed. 



Pseony-flowered Nankeen Yellow. 



White Swan. Fine size, fringed and double. 



Double White. Very double, pure white flowers. 



Double Chamois-Rose. Large, globular flowers. 



Double Cardinal. Immense, bright scarlet flowers. 



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