Annuals which Bfoom the First Season. 



WM. C. BECKERT, 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



^i/hile Spiral Mignonette. 



I^ATHYRUS ODORATXJS. 



See Sweet Peas in Ornamental Climbers. 



LAVATERA TRIMESTRIS. 



Machet Mignonette. 



A bright, free-blooming plant, growing about 

 2 feet tall and producing its showy red flowers all 

 through the summer. 5 cents per pkt. 



I.EPTOSIPHON. 



Beautiful both in flower and foliage, giving 

 splendid effects when grown in masses, and also 

 fine for ribbon work. The little plants are about 6 

 inches tall and of easiest culture. Various colors 

 mixed. 5 cents per pkt. 



LIMNANTHES DOUGI.ASII. 



Pretty, low^growing plants, with very fragrant 

 white and yellow flowers, much beloved by bees, 

 and much grown for their benefit. 5 cents per pkt. 



I.UNARIA BIENXIS. 



(Honesty.) Properly a hardy biennial, and 

 must be sown in autumn or early spring for flowers 

 the first year. The flowers are white and double ; 

 the seed-pods pretty. 5 cents per pkt. 



WNUM GRANDIFI.ORUM RUBRUH. 



(Scarlet Fla.x.) A bedding plant of great beauty, free-flowering and easy to grow. 

 The blossoms are bright scarlet, and the stems and foliage fine. 5 cents per pkt. 



LOBEI^IA ERIXUS. 



The Erinus forms of Lobelia are quite showy and free-blooming. 1 he dwarf furms 

 are used for edgings, vases, etc. ; other sorts for beds. All are of easy culture, 

 li. erinu.s. Splendid dark blue flowers ; trailing. 10 cts. per pkt. 

 Ij- — gracili.s (light I lue) and albus (pure white). Each, 10 cents per pkt. 

 L/. compacta va' ieties : Albus (pure white), Crystal Palace com pacta (dark bluej , 



and Prima Donna (rich crimson). Each, 10 cents per pkt. 

 L. Goldelse. A' new variety, with golden yellow foliage and bright blue flowers. 



20 cents per pkt. 



I.UPINXJS. 



(Sun-Dials.) Grow about 2 feet tall ; very effective in mixed borders. The seed 

 should be sown where the plants are to stand. Mixed seed of annual varieties, 5c. per pkt. 



I.ARKSPUR. 



The biennial, or Rocket Larkspurs, which bloom the first season, i*" ";own early, are 

 very showy. The flower-spikes are of bright colors. For other varieties, see Perennials. 

 Dvsrarf Double German Rocket. All colors mixed, 5 cents per pkt. 

 Tall Double German Rocket. All colors mixed, 5 cents per pkt. 



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MIGNO^fETTE. 



(Reseda Odorata.) 



The Sweetest Annual of the Garden. 



The matchless perfume of this modest flower renders it one of the most popular 

 annuals grown. Even in the city hovels the tiny children eagerly watch and tend plants 

 growmg m broken bits of delf ; and in luxurious homes the little flower is given an hon- 

 ored place in wmdows, gardens and conservatories, the seeds being sown for succession 

 the year round. In form and color the flower-spikes have been greatly improved, but it 

 is for their delicate, subtle fragrance that they will always be chiefly valued, for garden 

 and window culture, and for the costliest as for the simplest bouquets. 

 Golden Queen. Plants dwarf and branching ; flowers bright golden yellow. Anew 



and favorite variety. 5 cents per pkt. 

 Giant Pyramidal. Plants strong and erect, with pyramidal spikes of very fragrant 



reddish flowers. 5 cents per pkt. 

 Maclict. 1 he best variety for pots, on account of its dwarf, strong growth and free- 

 blooming habit. The flower-spikes are bright reddish maroon, thickly produced and 

 very sweet. 10 cents per pkt. 

 Miles' Hybrid Spiral. Dwarf and branching, with white flower-spikes from 8 to 12 



inches long. 5 cents per pkt. 

 Victoria. Mowers dark red and very fragrant. 10 cents per pkt. 



Parsons' White. Long, well-formed spikes of strongly-scented flowers. 5cts. perpkt. 

 Fjargc-Flowerinji- The ola and well-known form of Mignonette, still as sweet as 

 any. 5 cents per pkt. 



MAEOPE ORANDI- 

 FEORA. 



(Mallows.) Robust, branching 

 plants, usually about 2 feet high, with 

 large mallow-like red or white flow- 

 ers, widely expanded and very pretty. 

 Mixed seed of different sorts, 5 cents- 

 per pkt. 



MATRICARIA CA- 

 PEISSIS FE. PE. 



(Double White Feverfew.) A great 

 favorite for cutting and pot culture, as 

 well as for beds and borders. The 

 plants thrive well in almost all soils 

 and situations, and bloom profusely 

 from midsummer until frost. Flowers 

 pure white and very double, borne in 

 sprays on long stems ; plant 18 to 20 

 inches tall. 5 cents per pkt. 



MIMUEUS. 



(Monkey Flower.) The flowers of 

 the Mimulus varieties are showy and 

 oddly marked, the ground color usu- 

 ally being white or yellow, flaked and 

 spotted with maroon, scarlet or crim- 

 son. The plants are dwarf and com- 

 pact, and bloom continuously. 

 M. moschatus. The well-known 

 mnsk plant, with strongly-scented 

 yellow flowers. 10 cents per pkt. 

 M. tigrinus grandiflorus. Our 

 mixture includes all the large-flow- 

 ering new tigered and spotted varie- 

 ties in many rich colors. 50 cents- 

 per pkt. 



Lobelia eriiius. 



