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Wm. C. Beckert's Choice List of Flower Seeds, Pittsburg, Pa. 



3owers. The quaintly pretty flowers have 

 lv colored. For other varieties, see Green- 



CELOSIA CRIST ATA, continued 



Rosea. Bright rose, marked with a central stripe of 

 golden yellow; very dwarf. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Dwarf Yellow. Splendid, brightly colored head of 

 large size and fine form; plants strong; 9 inches. Pkt. 10c. 

 Dwarf Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 



CELOSIA PLUMOSA (Feathered) 

 Thompsoni magnifica. Of pyramidal growth, produc- 

 ing graceful, feathery plumes, ranging in magnificent 

 shades from clearest yellow to darkest blood-red. Crim- 

 son, Golden Yellow and Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts. 



CELOSIA SPIC\TA 



Unique and handsome, producing at summit of branches 

 spikes of bright rose flowers, changing to silvery white. 

 2K feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



CENTAUREA 



Favorite old-fashioned 

 good stems and are brig! 

 house Seeds. 



Imperialis (Giant Sweet Sultan). Fine for cutting. Flowers 

 scented and in bloom until frost. White, Bright 

 Rose, Lavender, Deep Rose, Purple, Lilac and Mixed. Each, 

 pkt. 10 cts. 



Marguerite. Very large, pure white and sweet-scented flow- 

 ers. Profuse bloomer. 114 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Chameleon. A companion to the preceding, producing large, 

 pale sulphur-yellow flowers ; attractive. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Suaveolens (Yellow Sweet Sultan). Bright yellow: flowers large and sweet-scented. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 Cyanus (Cornflower). White or blue; plants tall, free-blooming. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 

 Cyanus, Emperor William. Dark blue. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



CHRYSANTHEMUMS (Summer-blooming Painted Daisies) 



Distinct from the autumn-flowering varieties, and grown in beds, where their bright colors show 

 to advantage. 



Carinatum fl. pi. Flowers very double and bronzy yellow or rose, pure white or crimson, and 

 of graceful, semi-double form. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Coronarium, Double White. Double flowers of white. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Coronarium, Double Yellow. Flowers large, pure yellow, very double. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Inodorum, Bridal Robe. Very compact and upright; foliage very finely feathered; flowers 

 extremely double are pure white; 10 inches. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Segetum Helios. Flowers golden yellow, 3 to 4 inches across; fine for cutting. Resembles the 



Yellow Paris Daisy. Pkt. 10c. 



CLARKIA. Blooms pro- 

 fusely all summer. Flowers 

 double. Mixture of White, 

 Red, Rose, Purple, etc. 



Pkt. 5 cts. 



I.NTAl l;I.A IMPERIALS 



CONVOLVULUS MINOR (Dwarf Morning-Glory) 



Handsome trailing plants of luxuriant growth, 

 for beds, borders, vases or baskets. 



Mauritanicus. Fine bright blue flowers, 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Very well adapted 

 rith yellow throat. 



COSMOS 



i.'OSMOS, LADY LENOX 



Fine for cutting; long, slender stems, airy, graceful flowers and 

 feathery foliage. Plants tall and strong-growing, from 4 to 6 feet high, 

 and a perfect fountain of bloom from September until frost. Should 

 be started early. 



LADY LENOX. Of extraordinary size and beauty. Flowers 6 to 

 7 inches in diameter, petals oval and forming a perfectly circular flower. 

 Flowers beautiful shell-pink, of much substance and will last a long 

 time after cutting when placed in water. Plant of vigorous growth, 

 attaining a height of 6 to 7 feet. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. for fl. 



Mammoth Perfection. A grand strain, some of the flowers attain- 

 ing 4 inches in diameter. White, Pink, Scarlet. Each, pkt. 10 cts. 

 Mixed, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 60 cts. 



Klondike. Blooms early and until frost. Flowers 2% to 3 inches 

 across, orange-yellow. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Dawn. Semi-dwarf. Flowers large, pure white tinged with rose; 

 early and free-blooming. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 



New Early Blooming. Identical in growth, etc., with Dawn, but 

 contains all colors of the ordinary Cosmos. Mixed, pkt. 10c, oz. 75e. 



