FLOWER SEEDS 



Beckert's Seed Store, 101 and 103 Federal St., N. S., Pittsburgh, Pa. 



Gaillardia (blanket flower) 



ANNUAL VARIETIES. The Gaillardias are great favorites for bedding. They 

 are robust growers vvitli large, gorgeously colored flowers that are nice for cutting 

 as well as for garden display. The seed of the annual sorts may be sown in the 

 garden as soon as the ground is fit to work in the spring and the plants thinned 

 out to stand about a foot apart. 



3241 Amblydon. Large, single, salmon-red flowers with deep crimson centers; 

 very showy and nice for cutting. 2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., }4oz. 30 cts. 



3245 Picta, Single Mixed. Free-blooming showy flowers in many shades of red 

 and yellow. 1 foot. Pkt. 5 cts., ^oz. 20 cts. 



3247 Picta Lorenziana, Double Mixed. Very attractive flowers of unusual 

 form, in a great v.lriety of bright colors; blooming from midsummer to frost. 

 Fine for bedding and one of the best for cutting. 1 foot. Pkt. 10 cts., J40Z. 25 cts. 



3249 Picta, The Bride. A double, pure white form; long stems; fine for cutting. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., I40Z. 35 cts. 



HARDY PERENNIAL VARIETIES. The hardy Gaillardias are strong and 

 long-lived, increasing in size and producing a greater mass of flowers each suc- 

 ceeding year. 



3253 Aristata (grandiflora) compacta. Bushy, free-blooming plants with large 

 scarlet flowers, margined yellow. 1 foot. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 35 cts. 



325H Aristata, New Hybrids. A grand new and improved strain, bearing flowers 

 of enormous size on stout stems, in a fine assortment of typical Gaillardia reds 

 and yellows. Pkt. 15 cts., '40Z. 50 cts. 



GEUM. HP. Fine plants for the hardy border; easy to grow and thriving on 



poor soil providing they have plenty of sun. 

 3291 Atrosanguineum. Strong-growing, with large, deep red, .semi-double 



flowers, valuable for cutting. 2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., };^oz. 40 cts. 

 3293 Mrs. Bradshaw. Large, double, bright scarlet flowers; blooms profusely 



all sunnner. Pkt. 15 cts., J^oz. 75 cts. 



3302 GLADIOLI, Select Hybrids. HHP. Seedlings will bloom 

 the first season if started early under glass. These hybrids produce 

 flowers of the largest size in all the colors known in Gladiolus. 

 Pkt. 15 cts., I40Z. 75 cts. 



(Named varieties of Gladioli do not come true from seed. For 

 Gladiolus bulbs, see pages 70 and 71.) 



3306 GLOXINIA, Large-flowered Hybrids. TP. Large, tubular 

 flowers of velvety texture in many brilliant colors; handsome 

 foliage, bronzy green with white veins. Will bloom in six months 

 from sowing. The strain we offer is the finest produced; compact 

 and erect in )ir<nvtli.- large-flowering and free-blooming. Pkt. 50 cts. 



3282 GERBERA, Jamesonii Hybrids ( Iransvaal Daisy). HHP. 

 A very brilliant strain. The flowers come in white and all shades 

 of red and yellow, and arc borne on long slender stems well above 

 the foliage. Culture like Geraniums. 2 feet. Pkt. 25 cts. 



ORNAMENTAL GOURDS. HHA. Interesting climbers, useful for 

 covering verandas, arbors, etc. They are rapid growers and their 

 fruits are highly ornamental. 



3342 Dipper. 3346 Hercules' Club. 3354 Pipe Calabash. 



3343 Dishrag. 3351 Nest-Egg. 



Each, pkt. 10 cts., oz. 25 cts. 

 3359 Many Varieties, Mixed. Will give the "kiddies" a big col- 

 lection of Gourds to ]>lay with. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



Godetia ha 



Very neat and free-flowering annuals, highly prized for edging and for low beds. They 

 will vie with the nasturtiums in brilliancy of colors and will thrive on comparatively poor 

 soil and in partly shaded locations. The seed may be sown in fall or early spring: it should 

 be scattered thinly and barely covered with fine earth. We offer improved dwarf 

 compact sorts which grow about 10 inches high and should be thinned to stand 

 about 1 foot apart. 



3317 Crimson Glow. A particularly fine variety; compact and free-blooming. 

 Flowers deep ruby-red. Pkt. 10 cts., J40Z. 50 cts. 



3319 Duchess of Albany. Pyramidal clusters of large, satiny white flowers. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., I40Z. 35 cts. 



3320 Duchess of Fife. White, blotched crimson. Pkt. 10 cts., J^oz. 40 cts. 

 3323 Gloriosa. Dark blood-red; compact. Pkt. 10 cts., }<^oz. 35 cts. 

 3325 Lady Albemarle. Bright carmine-crimson. Pkt. 10 cts., \io2.. 35 cts. 

 3328 Rosamond. Vivid rose-pink, lighter at the margin and in the center of 



the flower. Pkt. 10 cts., J/4OZ. 35 cts. 

 3332 Finest Mixed. Compact-growing, free-flowering varieties. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 I40Z. 30 cts., OZ. $1.00. 



Ornamental Grasses 



Specimen plants, clumps or entire beds of harmonious varieties are always inter- 

 esting.' All are valuable for cutting, and some may be preserved and used in 

 combination with "Everlasting" flowers for winter bouquets and decorations. 

 3361 Coix Lacryma-Jobi (Job's Tears). HA. The seeds are strung as beads. 1 



feet. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 20 cts. 

 3367 Eragrostis elegans (Love Grass). HA. Nice for bunching with Sweet Peas, etc. 



1 \<2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts. 

 3369 Erianthus Ravennse. HP. Silvery plumes and violet-shaded leaves. 8 to 10 



feet. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 65 cts. 

 3371 Eulalia zebrina (Zebra Grass). HP. Leaves barred yellowish white. 4 feet. 



Pkt. 10 cts., )40z. 35 cts. 

 3375 Gynerium argenteum (Pampas Grass). HP. Beautiful, tall silvery plumes. 



8 to 10 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 80 cts. 

 3382 Pennisetum villosum (longistylum). HA. Known as Fountain Grass; 



Godetia, Rosamond 



greenish white plumes. 2} 2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 80 cts. 

 3383 Pennisetum Ruppelii (Purple Fountain Grass). HA. 

 Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 80 cts. 



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Purple plumes. feet. 



