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Wm. C Bec^ert's Choice List of Flower Seeds, Pittsburg, Pa. 



NEWEST AND BEST SWEET PEAS 



We offer a very fine assortment of these beautiful, fragrant and very popular flowers. We have these grown for us under the most favor- 

 able conditions as to soil and climate, and the quality of our stock is unexcelled. Sweet Peas should be sown very late in the fall, or as early 

 in spring as possible. The soil should be rich, the drills G inches deep. Cover first about an inch, and as the plants grow fill in until the drill 

 is full. 



All the following varieties, except where noted, 5 cts. per pkt., 10 cts. per oz., 15 cts. for 2 ozs., 26 cts. per Mlb. 



BURPEE'S WHITE SPENCER. Produces its enormous-sized COUNTESS SPENCER. New. Flowers extremely large, with 



pure white flowers in great profusion. The standard is waved, the outer edges of standards and wings crumpled; lovely clear pink 



crinkled and fluted; the wings so folded that the keel is almost hid- color, shading darker at the edges. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. locts., 2 ozs. 



den. Standard measures Y% to 2 inches across and nearly 2 inches j 25 cts., %lb. 40 cts. 

 in depth. Flowers borne three to four to the stem. Stems strong and 

 very long; flowers retain their enormous size throughout the season; 



unsurpassed for cutting. Pkt. 25 cts., 5 pkts. for $1 



BURPEE'S PRIMROSE SPENCER. A fitting companion to 

 the above. A pronounced primrose or creamy yellow color, both stan- 

 dard and wings. Standard measures 1% to2 inches across and 1 to 

 iy 4 inches deep; wings 1 inch across and 1 inch deep; flowers borne 

 no less than three and sometimes four to the stem. Pkt. 25 cts., 

 5 pkts. for $1. 



Admiration. Delicate shade of 



Aurora. 



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America. The brightest blood-red st 



HENRY ECKFORD. New. Bright orange-salmon color, flowers 

 of the largest size. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 2 ozs. 30 cts., 4 ozs. 50c. 



QUEEN ALEXANDRA. New. Flowers of giant size and do 

 not bum in the sun. Color intense scarlet. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 

 2 ozs. 30 cts., 4 ozs. 50 cts 



SIBYL ECKFORD. New. Flowers of medium size, standards 

 delicate blush-pink on lemon ground. Wings delicate lemon. Pkt. 

 I 10 cts., oz. 20 cts., 2 ozs. 30 cts , 4 ozs. 50 cts. 

 Flaked orange-salmon, largest I Blanche Ferry. Pink and white. 



Black Michael. Bright shining reddish 

 | maroon. 

 Countess of Cadogan. Reddish 



Blanche Burpee. Large pure white. 



auve, wings 

 claret 



WHITE SPEX'.'hK sWKKT PEAS 



Captivation. Beautiful light magenta 



Dainty. White, with pink edge. 

 David R. Williamson. Deep indigo-blue. 

 Dorothy Eckford. Pure white; finest sub- 

 tance. 



Duke of Westminster. Rosy maroon, wings 

 iolet-purple. 



Earliest White. Very early. 

 Earliest of All. An extra-early Blanch Ferry. 

 Emily Henderson. Pure white; early. 

 Evelyn Byatt. Salmon-orange, wings rich 

 almon. 



Golden Rose. Primrose-yellow, striped pink. 

 Gladys Unwin. Light shade of pink. 

 Helen Pierce. Blue mottled and pure white. 

 Hon. Mrs. E. Kenyon. Primrose-colored. 

 Helen Lewis. Crimson-orange, wings orange- 

 Janet Scott. Deep pink. 



Jessie Cuthbertson. Dark rose, stripes and 

 creamy ground. 



John Ingham. Beautiful rich carmine-rose. 

 King Edward VII. Bright crimson self-color; 

 very large. 



Lady Grisel Hamilton. Pale lavender-blue. 

 Lord Roseberry. Self-colored, rosy magenta. 

 Lottie Eckford. White, suffused with laven- 

 der-blue. 



Mt. Blanc. Pure white; fine for forcing; early. 

 Miss Wilmot. Deep orange-pink; very large. 

 Mrs. Geo. Higginson. Delicate lavender. 

 Mrs. Walter Wright. Beautiful mauve. 

 Mrs. H. Kendall Barnes. Soft buff and pink. 

 Nymphaea. Light pink and deep pink. 

 Navy Blue. Deep violet-blue. 

 Othello. Deep glossy maroon. 

 Prince of Wales. Bright rose, self-colored. 

 Prima Donna. Lovely shade of soft pink. 

 Prince Edward of York. Scarlet, wings 

 deep rose 



Phenomenal. White, shaded rosy lavender. 

 Sunset. Primrose, striped pink. 

 Salopian. One of the best scarlets. 

 Senator. Bright brown and chocolate. 

 Superb Mixture of Finest Large-Flower - 

 5 cts., 4 ozs. 25 cts., lb. 60 cts., by mail 70 cts. 



15 cts., lb. 40 cts., by mail 50 cts. 

 Mixed or separate colors. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 10 cts. 



VINES and GOURDS 



VINES. — Wild Cucumber, Balloon Vine, Balsam Apple and Pear. 



Each, pkt. 5 cts. 



GOURDS.— Anguinus, Angora, Apple, Bottle, Bishop's Hat, Bell, 

 Crookneck, Dishrag, Dipper, Gooseberry, Hercules' Club, Hedgehog, 

 Lemon, Nest-Egg, Onion, Orange, Pear, Powder-Horn, Pomegranate, 

 Perennial, Serpent, Sugar Trough, Turban Striped, Turban Red, Tur- 

 ban Green, Umbrella, Vine Peach. All 5 cts. per pkt.; mixture, 5 cts. per 

 pkt., 20 cts. per oz. 



