VJM. C. BECKERT. 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Annuals which Bloom the First Season. 



DWARF NASTURTIUnS. 



Tor.i Thumb Varieties, for Bedding. 



None of the dear old-tashioned plants deserve their renewal of popularity better 

 than the.Nasturtium, so brilliant and varied in coloring.free in bloom, and picturesque in 

 appearance. Its brave and hardy habit of growth, even in hottest suns and poor soils, 

 once gave it the name of "the soldier's flower," w-hich was well borne out by the rollick- 

 ing air of the climbing varieties ; but now the artists claim it, and its pale green, shield- 

 shaped leaves and vivid flowers appear on all sorts of choice bric-a-brac, besides being 

 prime favorites for cut-flower work and personal adornment. The Dwarf Nasturtiums 

 form thick masses of leaves and flowers, not more than a foot in height. 

 Beauty. Very bright ; flowers yellow and scarlet, of the most shovvv description. 



Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 20 cts. 

 Empress of India A splendid dark-leaved sort, with brilliant crimson flowers. 



Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 25 cts. 

 Golden King. Large flowers of deep golden yellow. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; oz., 25 cts. 

 King Theodore. Dark, rich maroon, the petals looking as if cut from velvet. Per 



pkt., 5 cts. ; 02., 25 cts. 

 Aurora. A new and very beautiful variety, with flowers varying in color from prim- 

 rose to pale pink, and lower petals tinged with carmine. Per pkt., 15 cts. ; oz., 25 cts. 

 Fine Mixed of all sorts. Will produce flowers of many colors. Per pkt., 5 cts. ; 

 oz., 20 cts. 



^®~FOR CLIMBING NASTURTIUMS, see Ornamental Climbers. 



A free-blooming little plant, of neat and compact habit, with oddly and beautifully 

 colored flowers of blue, purple and white, in unusual markings and blendings. Loves 

 a cool, moist soil. Mixed seed, per pkt., 5 cts. 



NICOTIANA AFFINIS. 



A stately and handsome plant, growing 

 about 3 feet high, and producing quite 

 fine effects with its broad, tropical foliage 

 and clusters of large, tubular, fragrant 

 flowers. Per pkt., 5 cts. 



NIEREMBERGIA 

 FRUTESCENS. 



A charming plant for baskets and edg- 

 ings. Although sometimes classed with 

 hardy perennials, it blooms freely from 

 seed the first year, and may, preferably, 

 be treated as an annual. The flowers 

 are white, tinted with lilac ; plant about 

 one foot high. Per pkt., 10 cts. 



MIGEELA. 



(Love-in-a-Mist.) A delicately pretty 

 plant, with light blue or- white flowers 

 set in a mist of feathery green foliage, and 

 bearing curious seed-pods. Of easy cul- 

 ture, and fine for borders or masses, serv- 

 ing well to relieve masses of dense color. 

 Mixed seed, per pkt., ,s cts. 



\asturliunis. 



POPPIES. 



OF ALL SORTS: Double and Single, 

 Curious, Dainty and Flaunting. 



The annual Poppies are quite as brilliant 

 and eff'ective for all purposes as the old-fash- 

 ioned perennial sorts, which have so long held 

 their own in public favor. They grow freely 

 in any good soil, and are particularly well 

 adapted to mixed borders, while as cut-flow- 

 ■ers, in a fresh state, they are unexcelled for 

 grace and beauty. 



THE NEW TUEIP POPPY 



A splendid new species from Armenia, be- 

 longing to the Rhoeas group. The plants grow, 

 from 12 to 14 inches tall, branch freely, and 

 above their thick, glaucous green foliage bear 

 brilliant crowns of from 50 to 60 large, vivid 

 scarlet flowers. The two large outer petals 

 open more widely than the inner ones, which 

 curve protectingly over the anthers ; their 

 rich, dazzling color at once suggests the Scarlet 

 Due Van Thol Tulip. The plants begin to 

 bloom in early June, and continue until late in 

 August. A bed or mass of them in full flower 



is strikingly beautiful, and attracts the eye, even from a long distance 



Per pkt. 



SINGEE POPPIES. 



Sliirley {Papaver\ Rhceas). A new and famous race of semi-double Poppies, with 

 daintily marked and colored flowers, whose light, gauzy appearance is due to 

 the absence of any tinge of black, even in the scarlet blossoms. Mixed seed, 

 producing flowers of many diflferent colors, white, pink, and scarlet, delicately 

 edged, striped and blotched, per pkt., 10 cts. 



Danebrog. Brilliant scarlet, with a large white spot at the base of each petal, form- 

 ing a Maltese cross. Per pkt., 5 cts. 



Single Mixed. All the best sorts and colors. Per pkt., 5 cts. 



DOUBLE POPPIES. 



Mikado. Distinct and novel in the form and coloring of its flowers, which are 

 quaint and charming from an artistic standpoint. Each blossom is a large, soft 

 ball of finely divided petals, pure white at the base, flaming into brilliant crimson 

 scarlet toward the tips. Per pkt., 5 cts. 



Peony-flowered Double. A magnificent race of Poppies, large, very double and 

 shapely, brilliantly colored, free-blooming, and more lasting than is usual with 

 Poppy flowers. Mixed seed of many varieties, per pkt., 5 cts. 



"White Swan. Very handsome, snowy flowers ; graceful, of fine size, fringed and 

 double. Per pkt', 5 cts. 

 For other varieties of Poppies, see Perennials. 



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Shirley Poppy. 



