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WM. C. BECKERT, ALLEGHENY, PA.— Seeds of Greenhouse Plants 



Seeds of Greenhouse Plants 



The rarest and handsomest Stove and Greenhouse Plants ma)- be grown from seed. Directions for cultur 

 packets, and the seed contained in them is fresh and of strong germinating power. Among these are included s 

 outdoors but of which the seed should be started under heat. 



are printed on all our seed 

 me varieties that are planted 



ABUTILON. Flowers of all sizes and forms; pure white, 

 lemon-yellow, rose, scarlet-crimson, yellow and red shades beau- 

 tifully veined. Mixed, pkt. 10 cts. 



ACACIA. Fine ornamental foliage and 

 showy racemes of yellow globular flow- 

 ers. Mixed, pkt. 10 cts. 



ALOYSIA Cltrlo- 



dora (Lemon Ver- 

 bena). An old fa- 

 vorite; leaves de- 

 liciously fragrant; 

 grows easily from 

 seed and can be 

 retained for years 

 if taken up in the 

 fall and stored in a 

 cool cellar. Pkt. 10c. 



ARALIA Sieboldi. 



A fine decorative 

 plant, with large, 

 ornamental foliage. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



ASPARAGUS 



plumosus nanus. 



A graceful green- 

 house climber, with 

 feathery, lace -like 

 foliage. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Sprengeri. Desirable 

 to grow as a pot-plant or for planting in suspended baskets. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 



BEGONIAS 



Begonias are now grown in such large quantities, both for summer 

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

 to buying the plants. 



Vernon. The plant is strong, dark-leaved, dwarfish and branching 

 in habit, and the coral-red flowers cover it thickly all summer long. 

 Valuable for bedding, pot culture and winter decoration. Pkt. 10c. 



Dwarf Vernon. Forms a small, round bush, profusely covered with 

 brilliant red flowers. Foliage deep brown-red. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Vulcan. Similar to Vernon. The plants are covered with flowers 

 of the most intense red. Pkt. 15 cts. 



Tuberous-rooted. Large flowers of various shapes and colors. 

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

 place in autumn. Single and Double Mixed. Each, pkt. 25 cts. 



ASPARAGUS PLfMOMS NANUS. 



CINERARIA HYBRIDA GRANDIFLORA. 



CINERARIA 



Hybrlda grandiflora. The Cineraria is a very distinct and showy 

 window plant, and it blooms at a season when its magnificent crown 

 of brilliant velvet flowers is most appreciated. Our seed i? from 

 a splendid mixture of large-flowering varieties. Large-flowering 

 Superb Mixed and Dwarf Large-flowering Mixed. Each, pkt. 

 25 cts. 



Large-flowering, Veltch's Superb Mixed. Pkt. 75 cts. 



New Striped Varieties Mixed. Fine. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Stellata ( Star Cineraria). Large panicles of star-shaped flowers. 



ranging in the same colors as the preceding class. Pkt. 50 cts. 

 Candidissima. Used in ribbon - bedding, vases, etc. Leaves are 



silvery. Pkt. 10 cts. 



CENT ACRE A (Dusty Miller). Silver-leaved; indispensable 



for ribbon beds and borders. 

 Candidissima. Leaves broader and whiter than in any other 



silver-leaved sort. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Gymnocarpa. Of very graceful growth ; a fine variety. Pkt. 10c. 



CALCEOLARIA 



The curiously shaped and oddly marked flowers of these plants at 

 once attract notice. 



Large-flowered Self-colored. Splendid strain ; very large flowers ; 

 robust and floriferous. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Large-flowered, Tigered, or Spotted. Most brilliant and beauti- 

 fully marked flowers. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Veitch's Superb Strain Mixed. Exceedingly rich in color, spotted 

 and blotched, of fine form and substance. Pkt. 75 cts. 



Golden Bedder. Of dwarf habit, with large heads of bright yellow 

 flowers. Pkt. 75 cts. 



CARNATIONS 



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 Vi- 

 enna and Grenadin 



species are excellent 



for open-air culture, 



and bloom several 



weeks earlier than 



the other sorts. 



Perpetual, or Tree. 

 Tall plants, con- 

 tinually in flower. 

 Our seed will pro- 

 duce 75 per cent of 

 double flowers. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Double Self Colors. 

 Flowers of pure 

 and beautiful 

 colors; very fra- 

 grant. Pkt. 10c. 



Margaret Carna- 

 tions. See An- 

 nuals for Bloom 

 the First Season. 



Picotees. Flowers 

 either white or 

 yellow, bordered 

 with purple, red or rose 



COLEUS HYBRIDUS ORNaTUS. 



Fine mixed, pkt. 25 cts. 



COLEUS 



The leaves are of many shapes and brightest colors and nearly all 

 varieties have a rich velvety appearance. Seed sown in March or 

 April will produce fine plants for bedding. 



Hybridus. Choicest hybrids, best selected varieties, splendid 



mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Hybridus Regales. Newest large-leaved varieties, splendid mixed. 



Pkt. 25 cts. 



Hybridus Ornatus. Large, strikingly handsome foliage: irregu- 

 larly spotted and marbled with blackish purple, blood-red. carmine 

 and rose, and abundantly sprinkled with white, yellow, green and 

 brown, producing a beautiful combination of colors. Pkt. 25 cts. 



