WAT. C. BECKERT, 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Annuals which Bloom the First Season. 



BROW ALU A ELATA. 



(Amethyst.) This is a neat, compact little plant, which adapts 

 itself well to any soil and situation, growing about a foot tall and 

 blooming freely from June until frost. The dainty, odd, winged 

 little flowers are white or blue, with a conspicuous eye. A favorite 

 for windows, as well as gardens. Mixed seed, 5 cents per pkt. 



C AC ALIA COCCI NBA. 



(Tassel Flower.) Popular both for bedding and cutting. The 

 plants love a rich, sunny spot, where they bloom from early sum- 

 mer until late autumn. The tassel-shaped flowers are bright scar- 

 let and borne in graceful clusters. 5 cents per pkt. 



CALANDRINIA GRANDIFLORA. 



A creeping plant, with large, rose-colored flowers, which make i' 

 one blaze of color whenever the sun shines. Like the Portulaca, it 

 is well adapted to light, sandy soils and hot, dry situations — borders, 

 edgings, mounds, baskets, etc. 10 cents per pkt. 



CALENDULA. 



(Pot IMarigold.) Wherever a bright and constant mass of color is 

 wanted the Calendulas prove useful, for they grow well anywhere, 

 and cover themselves with gay flowers until frost. 

 C. offlciualis grandiflora, fl. pi. Semi-dwarf, and very constant 



in the production of its handsome double flowers. New, and one 



of the best Marigolds in cultivation ; the flowers are very large and 



brilliant. 5 cents per pkt. 

 C. meteor. Rich flowers of deep orange, striped with a lighter 



color ; large and very double. 5 cents per pkt. 



CALLIOPSIS, OR GOREOPS/S. 



(Bright Eyes.) 

 Gay and beauti- 

 ful summer bed- 

 ders, of graceful 

 habit and easy 

 culture, flowering 

 profusely and 

 continuously 

 throughout the 

 season. The long 

 stems of the flow- 

 ers, which though 

 light and airy 

 looking, are quite 

 lasting, make 

 them as popular 

 for cutting as for 

 garden culture. 

 O. Drnmrnon- 

 dii (Golden 

 Wave). Pure 

 bright y e 1 1 o w 

 flowers, aver- 

 aging two iches 

 across, with an 

 eye of rich, vel- 

 vety brown. 

 The plants are 

 compact and 

 busliv and bloom freely all summer. 5 cents per pkt. 

 ■C. Mixed. Varieties. Will produce flowers of all the best forms 

 and colors. 5 cents per pkt. 



CEI.OSIA, or COCKSCOMB. 



For Beds and Borders, Pot Culture and Winter Bouquets. 



The odd and handsome flower-heads of the Celosias at once attract 

 attention in any collection of plants, and are counted among our 

 most p ipular annuals. The comb-shaped heads often attain enor- 

 mous size, and are always gayly colored, many of them being relieved 

 from any suggestion of coarseness by feather}' cresting. The plants 

 are not nt n'l difficult to grow, but produce finer and brighter colored 

 flowers if given rich soil. The dwarf varieties aie now much used 

 for pot culture, and are picturesquely odd and striking enough to 

 enthuse even ihe J.-;panese. If cut before they are ripe, the heads 

 retain their brilliancy a long while, and may be used for winter 

 decoration in various ways. We oflfer a specially fine strain of seed 

 saved from carefully selected combs. 



C. cristata nana, Dwarf Yellow. Splendid, brightly colored 



heads of large size and fine form; plant strong, and but nine inches 



tall. 10 cents per pkt. 

 C. Empress. One of the handsomest dwarf varieties grow^n ; 



the rich crimson heads are enormous, yet quite shapeh' ; plant 



no taller than the above. 10 cents per pkt. 



Celosia crislala nana, Glass'Oif Prize. 



C. cristata nana, Glasgow Prize (President Thiers, Tom 

 Thumb.) Quite dwarf and distinct; plants a foot high; combs 

 fine, deep crimson. 10 cents per pkt. 



C. japonica. .A. tall, pyramidal plant, crowned with flower-heads 

 of bright scarlet. lo cents per pkt. 



COSMOS. 



As beautiful in its way as either Aster or Chrysanthemum, the 

 Cosmos excels them both for cutting, its long, slender stems, airy 

 graceful flowers and feathery foliage giving it an artistic, elegant 

 air, with which all flowers are not favored. The plants are tall and 

 strong-growing, from four to six feet high, and a perfect fountain of 

 bloom from September until long after early frosts. Flowers large ; 

 range from pure white through delicate rose and lilac to crimson. 

 C. hybridns, AVhite Pearl. Large, snow-white flowers. 10 cts. 



per pkt. 



C. — Large-Flowering Pink and Large-Flowering Crimson 



— each, 10 cents per pkt. 



CONVOLVULUS MINOR. 



(Dwarf Morning Glory, Ipomoea.) Remarkably handsome trail- 

 ing plants, of luxuriant growth, with flowers of rich and vivid color- 

 ing. Well adapted for beds, borders, vases or baskets. The plants 

 are about one foot high. 



C. Mauritanicus. Fine bright blue flowers, with )-ellow throat ; 



a very tender species. 5 cents per pkt. 

 C. — tricolor. Pretty flowers of soft blue. 5 cents per pkt. 

 "or climbing varieties, see Ornamental Climbers. 



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