WM. C. BECKERT, 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Seeds of Hardy Perennial Plants. 



DICTAMNUS (Gas Plant). Bright red flower-spikes often a foot 

 long, and pleasantly fragrant ; flowers profusely. 



DODECATHEQN (Giant American Cowslip). Flower stems a foot 

 high, each bearing from G to 10 large blossoms of cyclamen shape; 

 rich violet-blue, with centers of yellow and black. Fine for par- 

 tially shaded situations. Pkt. 10 cts. 



ERIGERON hybrid us rose us. Very interesting and attractive. 

 Purplish rose flowers, with golden yellow centers. Pkt. 10 cts. 



FOXGLOVES (Digitalis). Stately and handsome plants, with fine 

 waxen flowers, gracefully drooping from long stems, on which 

 they are thickly set ; 3 feet. 

 Gloxinia-flowered. Large spotted flow- 

 ers. Mixed colors. 

 Monstrosa. Long spikes, surmounted 

 by one very large flower. Mixed colors. 



GAILLARDIA, Large-flowering. Splen 

 did new perennial variety, with very 

 large, handsome flowers, having dark 

 crimson centers marked with rings of 

 many brilliant colors. Pkt. 10 cts. 



GYPSOPHILA paniculata (Baby's 

 Breath). A dainty, mist-like plant, with 

 sprays of small, white, star-shaped flow- 

 ers and delicate foliage. 



HETTCHERA sanguinea. Neat, bushy 

 plants, bearing numerous spikes of rich, 

 bright crimson flowers; 1 foot. Pkt. 10c. 



HOLLYHOCKS. 



Stately and handsome plants. Their tall 

 spikes of double, silken flowers are magnifi- 

 cent when grown either in clumps or rows. 

 Superb strains of White, Yellow, Blood-red, 

 Crimson, Pink, Salmon and Mixed. Each, 

 pkt. 10 cts. 

 Allegheny Mammoth Fringed. Mammoth 

 flowers formed of loosely arranged fringed 

 petals appear as if made of fine silk ; shell- 

 pink, pink, red, maroon and salmon flow- 

 ers; spikes 6 to 7 feet. Mixed. Pkt. 10c. 



LAVENDER (Lavendula). Grown for its 

 fragrant leaves and flowers, which retain 

 their fragrance when cut and dried. 



LOBELIA cardinalis (Cardinal Flower). 

 Long spikes of intense scarlet flowers ; 

 one of the most brilliant plants in cultiva- 

 tion. Suitable for all situations. Pkt. 10c. 

 Cerardi. An elegant border plant, pro- 

 ducing long spikes of large, attractive 

 flowers; foliage dark green. 2 feet. Mixed 

 colors. Pkt. 10 cts. 



LYCHNIS. Flowers bright and pretty ; if 

 sown early, will bloom the first year; 2 ft. 

 Scarlet, orange, rose, crimson, mixed. 



MYOSOTIS (FORGET-ME-NOT). 



These plants thrive best in moist, shaded 

 places, forming neat, compact little clumps, 

 bright with graceful sprays of starry blue 

 flowers. For pot-culture they are very pretty 

 if given good treatment, and frequently bloom 

 the first season. 



PERENNIAL PHLOX (Phlox decussata). Fine clumps of them 

 form fine lawn and garden ornaments. Many bright colors. 

 Dwarf and Tall. Each, pkt. 10 cts. 

 PHYSALIS Francheti (Giant Winter Cherry). Produces fruit 



double the size of the old Winter Cherry. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 PLATYCODON, Large-flowering (Chinese Bell-flower). Large, 

 broad, bell-shaped blue or white flowers; very handsome; 1% feet. 

 Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 PRIMULA (Auricula). Cowslips, or hardy Primroses, are favorite 

 early spring flowers with clusters of bright red and yellow blossoms. 

 Auricula. Mixed seed of best varieties. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Elatior (Polyanthus). Choice mixed seed 



from large flowers. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Vulgaris. The true, fragrant yellow Prim- 

 . rose. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Japonica. Flowers in whorls, carried on 

 erect stalks ; 1Y 2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 PYRETHRUM. Very showy plants, with 

 aster-like flowers. 

 Atrosanguinea. Dark red. 

 Double Hybrids. Finest mixed. 

 Single Hybrids. Finest mixed. Pkt. 10c. 



POPPIES. 



Orientale. Large, rich, brilliant flowers. 

 The loose silken petals have each a blotch 

 of black at the base. 2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Nudicaule (Iceland Poppy). Very grace- 

 ful habit ; flowers white, yellow and 

 orange-scarlet. Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Bracteatum. Very large, orange - scarlet 

 flowers. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 ROMNEYA Coulteri (Great White Cali- 

 fornia Poppy). Flowers fragrant, 4 to 

 5 inches across ; pure white, with golden 

 stamens ; 6 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 RUDBECKIA. Free -blooming, autumn- 

 flowering ; 2 feet. 

 Bicolor. Yellow, with purple center. 

 Neumanni. Large, yellow, maroon-cen- 

 tered flowers. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 SCABIOSA Caucasica. Flowers pale blue, 

 large, and very bright ; fine for cutting ; 

 3 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 SUNFLOWER, Golden Bouquet. Sown 

 in April it blooms from June till autumn ; 

 3 feet; fine for cutting. Pkt. 15 cts. 

 TRITOMA uvaria (Torch Flower). Fine 

 for clumps on lawns ; orange-red flowers, 

 borne on tall spikes ; 4 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 VALERIANA (Garden Heliotrope) . Early- 

 flowering. Mixed. 

 VERONICA (Speedwell). Of many bright 

 colors. Mixed. 



Double Hollyhocks. 



Alpestris, White and Blue. Mixed or separate. 



Alpestris Victoria. Of dwarf, globular habit, with sky-blue flow- 

 ers ; fine for pots. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Palustris. Beautiful blue flowers. Pkt, 10 cts. 



Robusta ccerulea. Large- flowering ; bright blue. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Robusta rosea. Large-flowering ; rose-colored flowers of a beau- 

 tiful shade. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Obelisk. Flowers sky-blue ; a pillar-shaped variety that is very 

 floriferous. Pkt. 15 cts. 



PAMPAS GRASS (Oynerium argenteum). The silvery plumes 

 are very light and graceful in effect. For clumps upon lawns the 

 plant is elegant and striking, and usually grows from 6 to 8 feet 

 high. Requires winter protection. 



FENTSTEMON. The plants are herbaceous, and bloom from early 

 summer until frost. Flowers are white, blue, scarlet, crimson, 

 yellow, etc. Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 



VIOLA (Sweet-scented 

 Violet). Sow early. 

 Mixed. 



WALLFLOWERS. 



Exquisite perfume 

 and rich, quaint, 

 bright colors — usu- 

 ally brownish red, 

 yellow and violet. 



Double Mixed. This 

 mixture gives fine 

 flowers in all the 

 Wallflower colors. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Single Mixed. From 

 select plants of best 

 colors. 



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



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