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



SCHIZANTHUS 



(Butterfly-Flower) 



Large -flowering Dwarf. Plant com- 

 pact and pyramidal, bearing in profusion 

 beautiful large flowers, very showy. Mixed. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Wistoniensis. Splendid new long- 

 blooming variety ; plant pyramidal and 

 bushy, covered with multitudes of light- 

 colored flowers, dotted with rose. Pkt. 25c. 



SALPIGLOSSIS, Large - flowering 



(Painted Tongue). Blossoms are velvety, 

 with deep veins and markings, lily-shaped 

 and quaintly lovely. Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 



SAPONARIA (Bouncing Bet). Pro- 

 ducing masses of fragrant red cruciform 

 flowers. Pkt. 5 cts. 



SCABIOSA, Large-flowering 



(Mourning Bride). Curious and pretty; an 

 old-fashioned flower, still deservedly popu 

 lar, and one of the most satisfactory to 

 grow. White, Flesh-Color, Brick-Red, 

 Cherry-Red, Azure-Blue, Lilac, Dark 

 Purple and Mixed. Each, pkt. 5 cts. 



SOLANUM nanum (Jerusalem 

 Cherry). Compact - growing plant, with 

 small dark green leaves and producing an 

 abundance of bright scarlet berries. Pkt. 

 5 cts. 



STOCKS (Gilliflower, 



Fragrant and free-blooming, and easy to 

 grow, either in beds or pots. Almost all" the 

 varieties have long, handsome spikes of 

 flowers, which last from early summer 

 until frost. 



LARGE - FLOWERING GERMAN 

 TEN WEEKS. This plant flowers 10 or 

 12 weeks after the seed is sown. We offer 

 a magnificent strain of this in separate 

 colors: Peach Blossom, Yellow, Pure 

 White, Carmine, Crimson, Light Blue, 

 Pink, Scarlet, Dark Blue, Brilliant 

 Rose and Mixed. Each, pkt. 10 cts. 



Large - flowering German Ten- 

 Weeks, Good Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Cut-and-Come-Again. An unusually 

 free-flowering variety. From spring until 

 late in the fall the plants are covered with 

 flowers. Thev thrive equally well in pots 

 or beds. White, Pink, Yellow, Light 

 Blue, Dark Blue, Crimson, Brilliant 

 Rose. Each or Mixed, pkt. 10 cts. 



BOUQUET LARGE - FLOWERING 

 DWARF TEN-WEEKS. Dwarf bushy 

 habit, 8 inches high. Suitable for edgings, 

 pots and flower-beds; especially recom- 

 mended for pot culture. Brilliant Rose, 

 Dark Blue, Canary-Yellow, Crimson, 

 Light Blue, White and Mixed. Each, 

 pkt. 10 cts. 



NICE WINTER STOCKS. Very de- 

 sirable early winter-blooming varieties, de- 

 sirable for cut-flowers and will bloom the 

 entire winter. 



Beauty of Nice. Delicate pink. Pkt. 10c. 



Queen Alexandra. Clear lilac-rose. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Souvenir de Monaco. Bright carmine. Pkt. 10 cts. 



LARGE - FLOWERING DWARF PYRAMIDAL TEN- 

 WEEKS. Very early-flowering, dwarf class and indispensable foi 

 winter-flowering. 



Snowflake. Large snow-white flowers. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Rosa Teicher. Delicate light rose. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Kate Teicher. Beautiful light blue. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Ruhy. Fiery red, splendid color. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Mrs. Mary Teicher. Soft delicate salmon-color. Pkt. 25 cts. 



SUNFLOWERS (Helianthus) 



Globosus. Flowers large, very double; 

 rich saffron color. 5 feet. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. 



Dwarf Double. Very floriferous. 5 ft. 

 Pkt. 5 cis., oz. 25 cts. 



Thousand-flowered. Branches covered 

 with double golden yellow flowers. 8 feet. 

 Pkt. lu cts., oz. 4u cts. 



Sulphur Gem. Single sulphur-yellow 

 flowers with black center; habit branching. 

 5 feet. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



Cucumerifolius Perkeo. Very bushy 

 and compact; about 12 inches high, 18 inches 

 in diameter; free flowering. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. 75 cts. 



Cucumerifolius Stella. Elegant bright 

 yellow single flowers with black center; 

 very floriferous; fine for cutting. 5 feet. 

 Pkt. 5 cts.. oz. 30 cts. 



Cucumerifolius miniature. Similar to 

 the preceding, but flowers of diminutive 

 size. 4 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 



Cucumerifolius fl. pi. A form of the 

 preceding, producing double and semi- 

 double flowers. 4 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 75c. 



VERBENAS ( Vervain 



among 



brightest and best 



These i 

 bedders. 



MAMMOTH. The florets average an 

 inch in diameter, and ha\e clearly defined 

 margins and large white centers. White, 

 Scarlet, Pink, Blue. Each or mixed, 

 pkt. 10 cts., Hoz. 40 cts., oz. $1.50. 



Defiance. Bright scarlet flowers. 

 Effective in bedding. Pkt. 10c.,%oz. 40c. 



Coerulea oculata. Dark blue, with 

 white eve. Verv bright and beautiful. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. Moz". 40 cts. 



Choice Mixed. All colors and varie- 

 ties. Pkt 5 cts., oz. $1.25. 



New Dwarf Varieties (Xana eom- 

 pacta). Very dwarf, spreading habit. 

 Mixed. Pkt." 10 cts.. %oz. 50 cts. 



Erinoides (Moss Verbena). Of low 

 spreading habit, produciug in profusion 

 purplish blue blossoms, from June until 

 frost. Pkt. 10 cts. 



VISC ARIA (Rock Lychnis). Flow- 

 ers all tints and shades of red. Pkt. 5c. 



WHITLAVIA. Beautiful be 11- 

 shaped flowers of white or blue borne in 

 clusters: for baskets, borders, etc. 



ZINNIA ELEGANS 



( Youth-and-Old-Age ) 



■TOCKS. BOUQUET 



All of them, but especially the dwarf 

 sorts, give gay effects in bedding. The 

 taller sorts are very useful for mixed 

 borders or massing in large clumps. 



Giant. Mammoth flowered double va- 

 riety, many brilliant colors. 3feet. Pkt. 

 5 cts., %oz. 25 cts. 



Elegans, Curled and Crested. 

 Petals twisted, curled and crested in a 

 curious manner: flowers handsome and 

 of brilliant shade. Pkt. 5 cts.. 34oz. 25c. 

 Elegans. Large-flowering double in choicest strains. Double 

 White, Golden Yellow, Pink, Scarlet, Lilac, Carmine, 

 Striped and Mixed. Each. pkt. 5 cts., Koz. 25 cts. 



Dwarf Double. Flowers of large size and splendid colors. Double 

 White, Yellow, Carmine, Pink, Scarlet and Mixed. Each, 



LILLIPUT. Interesting miniature varietv. producing abundance of 

 small globular double flowers. 



Golden Gem. Deep yellow. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Scarlet Gem. Bright scarlet. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 White Gem. Pure white. Pkt. 10 cts. 



