38 WM. C. BECKERT, ALLEGHENY, PA- — Annuals for Bloom the First Season 



POPPIES 



The annual Poppies are quite as brilliant and effective for all pur- 

 poses as the perennial sorts. The} - grow freely in any good soil. 



SINGLE POPPIES 



Tulip. Scarlet flow- 

 ers; late. 12 to 14 

 inches. Pkt. 5 cts., 

 oz. 75 cts. 

 Shirley. Semi-double 

 and single, daintily 

 colored. Mixed. 

 Pkt. 5c, oz. 40c. 

 Danebrog. Brilliant 

 scarlet, with a large 

 white spot at the 

 base of each petal. 

 Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c. 

 Single Scarlet. 

 Brilliant scarlet. 

 Pkt. 5c. oz. 25c. 

 Single Mixed. Best 

 sorts and colors. 

 Pkt. 5c, oz. 25c. 



DOUBLE POPPIES 



Mikado. Each bios 

 som is a large, soft 

 ball, pure white at 

 base, scarlet to- 



POPPIES. 



ward the tips. 

 Peony-flowered. 

 Double White. 



Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 

 Double, pure white flowers. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 

 Double Chamois-Rose. Globular flowers. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 

 Double Cardinal. Bright scarlet flowers. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 

 Double Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 25 cts. 



RICINUS (Castor-Oil Bean) 

 Philippinensis. A fine new variety, with very large and beautiful 



foliage. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 

 Sanguineus. Stalks and fruit-clusters blood-red. Pkt. 5c, oz. 20c. 

 Borboniensis arboreus. Grows 15 feet. Leaves enormous. Pkt. 



5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



Cambodgensis. Red-black stems, very dark leaves; very distinct. 

 Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



Cibsonl. Dark purple leaves and stems. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 



Zanzibarensls. New and distinct. The plants present a splendid 

 aspect with their gigantic leaves. Seeds also very distinct, very 

 large and of exquisite tints. Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 



SUNFLOWERS (Helianthus) 

 Clobosus. Flowers large, very double; rich saffron color. Pkt. 



5 cts , oz. 15 cts 

 Dwarf Double. Very floriferous. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 20 cts. 

 Thousand-flowered." Branches covered with double golden yellow 



flowers. 8 feet. Pkt. 10 cts., oz. 40 cts. 

 Sulphur Gem. Single sulphur-yellow flowers with black center: 



habit branching, blooms continually. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 15 cts. 

 Cucumerlfolius nanus compacta. Very bushy and compact: 

 about 12 inches high, 18 inches in diameter; free-flowering. Pkt. 10c. 

 Cucumerlfolius stella. Elegant bright yellow single flowers with 

 black center; very floriferous; fine for cutting. Pkt. 10c, oz. 40c 

 Cucumerlfolius miniature. Sim- 

 ilar to the preceding, but flowers 

 of diminutive size. Pkt. 10 cts., 

 oz. cts. 

 Cucumerifoliusfl.pl. A form of 

 the preceding, producing double 

 and semi-double flowers. Pkt. 

 10 cts. 



SALPIGLOSSIS 



Large-flowering. Blossoms are 

 velvety, with deep veins and 

 markings. lily - shaped and 

 quaintly lovely*. Mixed. Pkt. 

 5 cts. 



Tom Thumb. A dwarf, bushy 

 form; well branched, blooming 

 continuallv during the summer. 

 1 foot. Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 



SABfVTTAIylA procumbens. A dwarf -growing plant, con- 

 tinually bright with single golden yellow flowers. A most cheerful 

 and beautiful addition to the garden. Pkt. 5 cts. 



SAPONARIA (Bouncing Bet). A hardy annual, with thick 

 clumps, and producing masses of fragrant red cruciform flowers. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



SCABIOSA, Large-flowering (Mourning Bride). Curious 

 and pretty; an old-fashioned flower, still deservedly popular, and 

 one of the most satisfactory to grow, ** 



Mixe< 



Pkt. 5 cts. 



STOCKS 



Fragrant and free-blooming, and easy to grow, either in beds or 



pots. Almost all the varieties have long, handsome spikes of flowers. 



LARCE-FLOWERINC GERMAN TEN-WEEKS. This plani 

 flowers 10 or 12 weeks after the seed is sown. We offer a magnifi- 

 cent strain of this in separate colors: Peach Blossom, Yellow, 

 Pure White, Carmine, Crimson, Light Blue, Pink, Scarlet, 

 Dark Blue. Each. pkt. 10 cts. Mixed, pkt. 5 cts. 



Cut-and-Come-Again. An unusually free-flowering variety. From 

 spring until late in the fall the plants are covered with flowers. 

 They thrive equally well in pots or beds. White, Pink, Yellow, 

 Light Blue, Crimson. Each or mixed, pkt. 10 cts. 



Snowflake. Verv earlv-flowering, and indispensable for foreine. 

 Pkt. 15 cts. 



Giant Perfection. Of pyramidal habit, with long spikes of beauti- 

 ful large double flowers. 2 feet. Mixed colors. Pkt. 10 cts. 



SOLANUKI nanum (Jerusalem Cherry). Very ornamental 

 compact-growing plant, with small dark green leaves and producing 

 an abundance of bright scarlet berries. Pkt. 5 cts. 



VISC ARIA. Flowers all tints and shades of red. Pkt. 5c 



VERBENAS 



These are among our brightest and best bedders. 

 MAMMOTH. The florets average an inch in diameter, and have 

 clearly defined margins and large white centers. 

 Mammoth White. Mammoth Blue. 



Mammoth Scarlet. Mammoth Striped. 



Mammoth Pink. Mammoth Auricula-flowered 



Each or mixed, pkt. 10 cts., oz. $1.50. 

 Commandant Marchand. A very distinct new large-flowering va- 

 riety; color very rich, deep velvety maroon. Pkt. 15 cts. 

 Defiance. Bright scarlet flowers. Effective in bedding. Pkt. 10c 

 Choice Mixed. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. $1.25. 



New Dwarf Varieties (Nana compacta). Very dwarf, spreading 



habit. Mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Compacta Rose Scarlet. Forms pretty round bushes of upright 



growth; flowers large, bright rosy scarlet with a white center: 



fine for bedding. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Erinoldes (Moss Verbena). Of low spreading habit, producing in 



profusion purplish blue blossoms, in flower from June until frost. 



Pkt. 10 cts. 



WHITLAVIA. Beautiful bell-shaped flowers of white or 

 blue borne in clusters; adapted to baskets, borders, etc. Mixed. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



ZINNIA ELEGANS (Youth-and-Old-Age) 



All of them, but especially the dwarf sorts, give gay effects in 

 bedding. The taller sorts are very use- 

 ful for mixed borders or massing in 

 large clumps. 



Giant, or Robusta. Mammoth-flowered 



double variety, many brilliant colors; 



height, 3 feet. Pkt. 5 cts. 

 Striped, or Zebra. Flowers double. 



distinctly striped. Only a portion of 



them come true. Bloom all summer 



Pkt. 5 cts. 



Liliput-flowered. Tiny flowers of double, 

 perfect form. Pkt. 5 cts. 



Elegans, Double Mixed. A most pleas- 

 ing variety. Pkt. 5 cts., oz. 50 cts. 



Elegans, Curled and Crested. Pkt. 5c. 



Pompon. Flowers of symmetrical cone 

 shape, in many fine colors. Pkt. 5 cts. zinnia. 



