WM. C. BECKERT, 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Seeds of Greenhouse Plants. 



BEGONIAS. 



Begonias are now grown in such large quantities, both for sum- 

 mer bedding and winter flowers, that many people prefer sowing the 

 seed to buying the plants. We offer species which are especially 

 adapted to bedding, and are also handsome window plants. 

 Begonia atropurpurea, Vernon. A new, dark-leaved variety, 

 introduced last season. It has proved to be a valuable acquisi- 

 tion for bedding. The plant is strong, dwarfish and branching 

 in habit, and the coral-red flowers cover it thickly in large clus- 

 ters all summer long. The same characteristics make it equally 

 valuable for pot-culture and winter decoration. 15 cts. per pkt 

 B.— Tuberous-Rooted 3Iixecl, Single. Fresh seed, from fine 

 plants ; will give large flowers of various shapes and colors. 

 The tubers must be lifted and stored in dry sand in a dry, warm 

 ])lace in autumn. 25 cents per pkt. 



B. — Mixed Double. ^Seed saved from a fine collection of large- 



flowering varieties. 25 cents per pkt. 



CALCEOLARIAS. 



The curiously shaped and oddly marked flowers of these plants 

 at once attract notice. 



Calceolaria g-randiflora. Large-flowering, self-colored varieties : 

 a great diversity of colors. Mixed seed, 25 cents per pkt. 



C. rngosa. Shrubbv plants, bearing a great profusion of small 



bright flowers ; verv shv-seeding. 25 cents, per pkt. 

 C. Tigered or Spotted, Finest Mixture, of most brilliant and 

 beautifully marked flowers. 25 cents per pkt. 



Tubercytis Be^omas. 



CARNAXIOIVS. 



It is very fascinating work to grow Carnations from seed, especially when vou are siire that 

 the seed is good and will produce fine flowers, as ours will. A large proportion of the plants 

 will produce flowers as large, double, fragrant and brilliantly colored as those from purchased 

 plants of named varieties. The Vienna and Grenadin species are excellent for open air cul- 

 ture, and bloom several weeks earlier than the other sorts. 



Early-Flowering Vienna. Flowers of all colors ; valuable for cutting. Choice mixed 

 seed, 25 cents per pkt. 



'- Karly Grenadin. Bright scarlet flowers ; 60 to 70 per cent, of them double : very early now- 

 ; ering, and useful for borders and masses. 25 cents per pkt. 



? Perpetual or Tree. Tall plants, continually in flower. Our seed is a choice mixture, and 

 will produce 75 per cent, of double flowers. 20 cents per pkt. 

 Double Self-Colors. Elegant, fragrant, fringed flow ers, of pure and beautiful colors. 10 

 cents per pkt. 



Margaret Carnations. See Annuals which Bloom the First Season. 



CLIAXXHUS DAMPIERI. 



.\ shiubby climbing plant, with clusters of curious pea-shaped flowers, having dark centers. 

 Sometimes called the Australian Glory Pea. 15 cents per pkt. 



CYCLAMEN PERSICUItt 

 GIGANTEUItt. 



One of the easiest plants to grow from 

 seed, and one of the best for spring and win- 

 ter blooming. The leaves are beautifully 

 splashed with silver, and are much used in 

 cut-flower work. The flowers are large, 

 curious, and handsome, showing all shades 

 of color from crimson maroon to pure white. 

 They last long in perfection, and the appear- 

 ance of a well-grown plant in full bloom is 

 decidedly attractive. Enjoying a cool or moderate temperature, these plants are verv 

 suitable to window or house culture, and are very popular for this purpose. The seed 

 is about the size of large Radish seed, and slow but sure in germinating. The little 

 seedlings grow rapidly, and bloom in eight or ten months from the sowing. This, the 

 large-flowering strain, is a great improvement on the smaller C. persicum species, 

 the flowers being not only larger, but of finer colors and forms. Choice mixture, 25 c. pkt. 



Carnation 



CHRYSAIVXHEMUMS. 



The beautiful seedling Chrysanthemums exhibited everywhere at autumn shows 

 have encouraged many amateurs to try growing the plants from seed, and this is verv 

 easily done. If the seed is sown early and kept warm and moist until it germinates, 

 and the plants are carefully tended, they will give handsome flowers the first year. 

 There is a wonderful charm in so growing them, as these is no certainty as to what the 

 unfolding flower will be. Often chance seedlings are of the very finest form and color, 

 and if our "gilt-edged mixture" is planted and grown carefully, fine flowers are almost 

 a certainty. 25 cents per pkt. 



Gilt-Edged Mixture. From pure Chinese and Japanese varieties. 50 cents per pkt. 

 Fine Mixture. From Choice flowers of Chinese and Japanese sorts. 25 cts. per pkt. 



Cvilanicn Persicum Giganteiim. 



