WM. O. BECKERT. 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Climbers and Handsome Gourds. 



NASTURTIUMS, or 

 TROPAEOLUMS. 



Fop Dwapf Varieties, see page 37. 



The gay and picturesque Nastur- 

 tiums are almost as popular among 

 climbers as Sweet Peas. Their 

 rapid and luxuriant growth quickly 

 covers trellises, verandas, fences, 

 or any unsightly object, with a 

 beautiful mass of oddly pretty 

 leaves and brilliant flowers. No 

 plant could be freer with its blos- 

 soms, or display them in a more 

 graceful way. 



MADAME GUXXER 



Hybrids. In this new race the 



petals are much broader than 



in the old sorts, and the colors 



are more varied and brilliant. 



They are not only an advanr-e 



in form and colors, but the 



plants are exceedingly vigorous 



and very profuse bloomers. 



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

 Crimson, Scarlet, Orange, 



Chocolate, Straw Color, 



Spotted. Golden Foliage 



with Scarlet Flowers. Each 



5 cts. per pkt., 25 cts. per oz. 

 Finest Mixed. Seed saved from a clioice collection of flowers, in 



many colors; will produce charming results if planted freely in 



ground that is not too rich. 5 cts. per pkt., 15 cts. per oz. 

 Good Mixed. 5 cts. per pkt., 10 cts. per oz., $1.25 per lb. 

 Peregrinum (Canary Creeper). Graceful, winged flowers of pure 



light yellow. 5 cts. per pkt., 25 cts. per oz. 

 Lobbianum. Very superior for trellises, arbors or vases ; flowers 



very brilliant and rich, borne profusely. Mixed colors, 5 cts. 



per pkt., 25 cts. per oz. 

 AMPEIyOPSIS Veitchii (Japan or Boston Ivy). A beautiful 



vine for covering walls and buildings, to which it adheres closely. 



The leaves color beautifully in autumn. 10 cts. per pkt. 

 CEXXR.OSEMA grandiflora. Large, pea-shaped flowers, 



produced in clusters; in color rosy violet, with broad, feathered 



markings of white. Foliage abundant and graceful. A hardy 



perennial, climbing G or 8 feet in a season, and blooming abun- 

 dantly. 10 cts. per pkt. 



BRIGHT-FRUITED VINES. 



Including Gourds, Cucumis, Etc. 



Curious-fruited vines, desirable because of ornamental foliage, or 

 the odd and striking shapes and vivid colors of their fruits. They 

 give picturesque and beautiful effects grown on trellises. The seed 

 should not be planted until ground and weather become warm, as 

 the plants are all quite tender. 



GOURDS. -Angora, Bottle, Hercules' Club, Dishrag, Powder 

 Horn, Siphon or Dipper, Turk's Turban, Sugar Trough, 

 Nest-Egg, Serpent Cucumber. Each 5 cts. per pkt. Mixed 

 Ornamental Gourds. 5cts.perpkt. 

 ABOBRA viridiflora. Glossy dark 

 green foliage and small, oval, bright 

 scarlet fruits. Curious and pretty. 

 5 cts. per pkt. 

 CARDIOSPERMUM (Balloon 

 Vine). Balloon-shaped seed capsules ; 

 odd in appearance. 5 cts. per pkt. 

 Jfi- WII,D CUCUMBER. Of vig- 

 KiC'^ orous growth and handsome appear- 

 ance. 'Seed planted in the fall will 

 come up in spring, and soon cover a 

 large space. 5 cts. per pkt. 

 ISAlrSAM AI»I»1,E. Fruits orange 

 and red. When ripe they are bright 

 scarlet, and burst open, revealing the 

 deep crimson seeds clinging to the 

 white lining. The flowers are oream- 

 Balsam Apple. colored. 10' cts. per pkt. 



Hybrid Hastnrtituns. 



' COB.iEA scandens. Of very rapi* and luxuriant climbing habit. 

 The deep violet-blue flowers are large and bell-shaped, averaging 

 2 inches in length and 2>$ inches across. 10 cts. per pkt. 



j DOL,ICHOS lablab (Hyacinth Bean). Large clusters of showy 

 I white or purple flowers. It grows rapidly, and makes a fine 

 j screen of thick foliage. 5 cts. per pkt. 



I HUMUEUS Japonlcus. Leaves something like those of the 

 common Hop. Seed sown in early spring produces plants which 

 : will cover a wide spread in a short time. 5 cts. per pkt. 



j J. variegatus. Leaves broadly edged with cream color, and 

 1 marked and shaded with silvery white and deep green ; often a 

 whole branch and its leaves will be pure white. At a little dis- 

 tance the plant looks as if it were covered thickly with white 

 I blossoms. It is very vigorous and hardy. 10 cts. per pkt. 



EAXHYRUS latifolius (Everlasting Pea). Hardy perennial 

 ' climber, growing 6 to 8 feet high when trained on a trellis. 

 Flowers borne in large clusters. Red and White, mixed, 10 cts. 

 per pkt. 



EINARIA cymbalaria (Kenilworth Ivy). A dainty little vine 

 for climbing or creeping, rockwork or baskets. The flowers are 

 lavender-purple; leaves ivy-like and glossy. 5 cts. per pkt. 



, MI?fA lobata. An Ipomoea, but with 3owers very different from 

 other forms of the faniilj-. In the bud they are a vivid scarlet, 

 changing in the open flower to creamy white, which produces a 

 contrast on the plant. Foliage dense and luxuriant. 10c. per pkt. 



MAURAPJDYA. Graceful annual climber for window or 

 conservatory; admirable to hang from vases, cover stumps, and 

 low trellises; blooms very freely. 10 cts. per pkt. 



XHUIVBERGIAS. These are 

 among our best half-hardy annual 

 climbers. The vine is of slender and 

 graceful but very rapid growth, with 

 elegant foliage and extremely pretty, 

 dark-eyed flowers of white or yellow. 

 Each or mixed, 5 cts. per pkt. 



T. alata. Flowers bluff, with dark 

 center. 



T. alba. White with black eye. 

 T. Aurantiaca. Orange. 

 T. Bakeri. Entirely white. 



BRIGHT-FRUITED VINES, 



43 € 



