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



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SEEDS OF ORNAMENTAL CLIMBERS 



ADLUMIA cirrhosa (Mountain Fringe). Rapid-growing bien- 

 nial climber; flowers pink, produced freely. Pkt. 5 cts. 



AMPELOPSIS Veitchii (Japan, or Boston Ivy). A beautifu: 

 vine for covering walls and buildings. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



CALAMPELIS (Bugle Vine). Annual climber, with orange 

 colored tubular flowers and delicate green foliage. 10 ft. Pkt. 5 cts 



,let-bliu- 



COBAEA (Cup and-Saucer Vine) 

 Scandens. Rapid and luxuriant in growth. The deep v 



flowers are large and bell-shaped. Pkt. 5 cts., Moz. 20 cts. 



Alba. Pure white-flowering variety of the preceding. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 DOLICHOS lablab (Hyacinth Bean). Large clusters of showy 



flowers. It grows rapidly. White, Purple and Mixed. Each, pkt. 



5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



HUMULUS (Japanese Hop) 

 Japonicus. Seed sown in early spring produces plants which will 



cover a wide spread in a short time. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 40 cts. 

 Japonicus variegatus. Leaves broadly edged with cream-color 



and marked and shaded with silvery white and deep green. Pkt. 5c, 



oz. 50 cts. 



IPOMOEA 



In this large class of tender annuals are included many handsome 

 climbers — of Evening- as well as Morning-Glories and other favorites. 



Setosa (Brazilian Morning-Glory ) . Beautiful rose-colored flowers 

 and huge leaves; luxuriant in growth. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Quamoclit (Cypress Vine). Delicately cut foliage and small, star- 

 shaped flowers of scarlet or white. Mixed. Pkt 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



Grandiflora (Moonflower). The large, pure white flowers of this 

 plant open at night; quite fragrant. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 60 cts. 



Heavenly Blue. Foliage large, 

 heart-shaped; flowers 4 to 5 inches 

 across, light blue, with yellow 

 throat. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Rochester. A strong-growing 

 Morning-Glory, with very large, 

 light blue flowers, of which the 

 trumpet is outlined with a narrow 

 band of silvery white. Pkt. 10 cts. 



KUDZU VINE. Of very rapid 

 growth, with large foliage and pro 

 ducing fragrant purple wistaria- 

 like flowers. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 75c. 



LATHYRUS latif olius (Ever- 

 lasting Pea). A hardy perennial 

 growing 6 to 8 feet high. White, 

 Pink, Crimson or Mixed. Each, 

 pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 



LIN ARIA Cymbalaria (Ken- 

 ilworth Ivy). Dainty little vine for 

 climbing or creeping, rockwork or 

 baskets. Flowers lavender-purple; 

 leaves ivy-like and glossy. Pkt 10c. 



LOPHOSPERMUM scan- 

 dens. With rosy purple flowers ; 

 10 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



MAURANDIA, Giant-flow- 

 ering. Fine to hang from vases 

 or to cover stumps and low trel- 

 lises; blooms freely. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Morning- Glories 



(Imperial Japanese) 



The flowers measure from 4 to (i 

 inches across, and their greater 

 substance causes them to remain 

 open much longer than ordinary 

 Morning-Glories. The colors of the 

 flowers, shadings and markings are 

 limitless. Sow early in May, in a 

 warm, sunny position, in good, rich 

 soil, and give plenty of water in 

 dry weather. Japanese morning-glory 



SEE, ALSO, GREENHOUSE PLANTS 



| JAPANESE MORNING-GLORIES, continued 



Matsushima. Flowers ruffled and all shades of red, striped, spot- 

 ted and flaked. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 



Fujiyama. All shades of blue striped, white borders and red 

 throats; ruffled. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 



Yokosuka. All shades of red, purple, blue and slate, borders and 

 I throats different from main body of flowers ; ruffled. Pkt. 10c, oz. 50c. 

 Yumoto. Shades of blue, with red throats, red flakes and half 

 stripes; flowers very large and flat;' foliage variegated, flowers not 

 ruffled. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 



Mikado. Flowers of gigantic size and ranging from the deepest 

 colors to the most delicate tints. Striped, blotched and spotted of 

 almost endless shadings and markings. Mixed, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 50 cts. 

 Superb Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 30 cts. 

 MORNING-GLORIES (Convolvulus major). Well-known and 

 favorite annuals. Splendid mixture. Pkt. 5 cts , oz. 15 cts. 



NASTURTIUMS (Tall) 



All of the following named sorts, except where noted, pkt. 5c, oz. 



15c 



Chameleon. Bears flowers of 

 various colors on the same plant. 

 Dark Crimson. 

 Prince Henry. Lemon-yel- 

 low, with carmine blotches. 



Schillingi. Deep orange-yel- 

 low, crimson and brown at base 

 of petals. 

 Coccineum. Bright scarlet. 

 Foliis aureis. Scarlet 

 golden leaves. 

 Heinemanni. Chocolate. 



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Hemisphaericum. Straw- 

 color, rosy blotched. 



King Theodore. Crimson; 

 dark-leaved. 



Pearl (Moonlight). Creamy 

 white. 



Sunlight. Bright orange. 

 Vesuvius. Salmon-rose, dark- 

 leaved. 



Scheuermann! coccineum. 



Scarlet, striped. 

 Von Moltke. Bluish rose. 



California Giants. Superb 

 mixture, embracing all the new 

 grand flowering varieties. Oz. 20c, 

 2 ozs. 35 cts., y 4 ]b. 60 cts. 



Superb Mixture. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 15 cts., 2 oz. 25 cts., 4 ozs. 40c, 

 lb. $1.50. 



Fine Mixed. Pkt. 5c, oz. 10c, 

 4 ozs. 30 cts.. lb. 90 cts. 



SCARLET RUNNER 

 BEAN. Producing in abundance 

 bright scarlet sprays of pea-shaped 

 flowers. Pkt. 5 cts., pt. 20 cts. 



BUTTERFLY RUNNER 

 BEAN. A form of the above with 

 larger flowers, with snowy white 

 wings and salmon-rose standards; 

 very fine. Pkt. 10 cts. 



TROPAEOLUM 

 LOBBIANUM 



Very superior for trellises, arbors 

 or vases. Flowers brilliant and 

 rich, borne in great profusion. 

 Brilliant. Dark scarlet. 

 Battle Giant. Sulphur with 

 red. 



Crown Prince of Prussia. 



Blood-red. 



King of the Blacks. Black- 

 brown. 



Mad. Gunther. Dark - leaved hybrids; very 

 beautiful. 



Marguerite. Yellow, blood-red spots. 



Spitfire. Brilliant scarlet. 



Lucifer. Very dark scarlet; splendid. 



Each or Mixed, pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts., lb. $1.50 



Tropaeolum Peregrinum (Canary Creeper). 

 Graceful winged flowers of pure light yellow. Pkt. 

 5 cts., oz 30 cts. 



THUNBERGIAS, Choice Mixed. Pkt. 

 oz. 60 cts. 



5c. 



