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



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CHRYSANTHEMUMS 



The beautiful seedling Chrysanthemums exhibited everywhere at 

 autumn shows have encouraged many amateurs to try growing the 

 plants from seed, and this is very easily done. If the seed is sown 

 early, kept warm and moist, and the plants are carefully tended, they 

 will give handsome flowers the first year. 



Finest Mixture. Prom choice flowers of Chinese and Japanese 

 sorts. Pkt. 25 cts. 



CYCLAMEN 



Valuable for spring and winter blooming. Leaves beautifully 

 splashed with silver. Flowers large, curious and handsome, showing 

 all shades of color, from crimson-maroon to pure white. They last 

 long in perfection, and the appearance of a well-grown plant in full 

 bloom is wonderfully attractive. Enjoying a cool or moderate tem- 

 perature, these plants are very suitable for window or house culture. 

 The seed is slow but sure in germinating. The little seedli 

 rapidly, and bloom in eight to ten months from the sowing. 

 Giant Deep Crimson, Giant White with Red Eye, Giant Pure 



White, Giant Dark Red, Giant Pink and Giant Mixed. Each, 



25 cts. per pkt. 

 Veitch's Giant Superb Mixed. Pkt. 75 cts. 



CVPERUS alter- 



nifolius (Umbrella 

 Plant | . An orna- 

 mental house plant 

 and also for growing 

 in winter in damp 

 places. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Papyrus (Egyptian 

 Paper Plant). Fine 

 for subtropical beds 

 and aquatic gardens. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 



DRACAENA. 



Graceful decorative 

 foliage plants; fine 

 for vases. 

 Australis. Fine green 

 leaves. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Indivisa. Very grace- 

 ful. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Lineata. Dark green. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



FERN SEEDS, 



Finest mixed; saved 

 from the best varie- 

 ties. Pkt. 25 cts. 



CYCLAMEN. GERANIUM. 



A superb strain of 

 the largest and finest varieties. Finest mixed. Pkt. 10 cts. 



GLOXINIA. The waxen flowers of the Gloxinias are large, 

 bell -shaped and richly colored, producing grand effects when 

 grouped. 



Hybrida grandiflora. Erect; finest mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Veitch's Superb Strain. Erect-flowered, mixed. Pkt. 75 cts. 

 Veitch's Spotted Varieties. Erect-flowered, mixed. Pkt. 75 cts. 



GREVIELEA robusta (Silk Oak). A beautiful little tree, 

 grown for its graceful, fern-like foliage. When small, it is used 

 for table decoration; as it grows larger, for tropical garden effects. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



HELIOTROPE, Lemoine's Giant Hybrids. Flowers range 

 from pure white through all the shades of violet, blue and indigo. 

 Very fragrant heads of mammoth size. Very floriferous. Pkt. 10c. 



IMPATIENS Sultani. A bright little plant, with clusters of 

 rosy scarlet flowers and glossy leaves of dark green. Neat and 

 bushy in growth. Pkt. 15 cts. 



I, ANT AN A hybrida. The Lantana is a shrubby plant, with a 

 multitude of flower-clusters like the verbena. Mixed, pkt. 10 cts. 



MT.IUIOS A pudica (Sensitive Plant). So called from the habit 

 which its fevn-like leaves have of closing when touched. Flowers 

 are bright pink and fragrant. Pkt. 10 cts. 



MUS4 Ensete (Abyssinian Banana). A magnificent foliage plant. 

 Seeds sown in heat will produce strong plants the first season. 

 Pkt. of 10 seeds, 25 cts. 



OXALIS. A low-growing plant, with pretty three-parted foliage 



and clusters of dainty flowers. For baskets and pot culture. 

 Delicata. Salmon-rose; very pretty. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 TropaeolQides. Dark yellowish brown foliage. Pkt. 10 cts. 



I PRIMULA, or CHINESE PRIMROSE 



(Choicest Fringed) 



Chinese Primroses are noted for their profuse display of flowers in 

 winter, and their long flowering season. Growing from seed is not 

 difficult, and full directions for culture are given on our seed packets. 

 Alba magnifica. Pure white with yellow eve. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Rosy White. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Kermesina splendens- Crimson, yellow eye. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Blue. Clear sky-blue. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Cheswick Red. Very bright red. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Bright Pink. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Rosy Morn. Rosy-red. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Choicest Single Mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Fern-leaved Mixed. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Veitch's Chelsea Salmon. Beautiful distinct salmon. Pkt. 75 cts. 

 Veitch's Chelsea Favorite. Delicate pink, edged carmine-rose. 

 Pkt. 75 cts. 



Veitch's Chelsea Blue. Beautiful rich blue. Pkt. 75 cts. 

 Veitch's Snowflake. Large snow-white, yellow eye. Pkt. 75 cts. 

 Veitch's Queen. White tinted rose; very large. Pkt. 75 cts. 

 Giant Red. Rich purplish red; immense flowers. Pkt. 75 cts. 

 Giant Scarlet. Large trusses of extra large flowers. Pkt. 75 cts. 

 Giant Rose. Carmine-rose, with eye; very large flowers. Pkt. 75c. 

 Giant White. Pure white; immense flowers. Pkt. 75 cts. 

 Double Pure White. Pkt. 50 cts. 

 Double Fringed Mixed. Pkt. 50 cts. 



Stellata, or Star Primrose. A very distinct and valuable variety. 

 Desirable for pot culture in the greenhouse or for cut bloom. The 

 attractive dark red foliage makes an effective contrast to the 

 numerous pure white star-shaped flowers, which form large pyra- 

 mids. The flowers last much longer than those of other Primulas. 

 Pkt. $1. 



Forbesi, or Baby Primrose. Rosy lilac; very floriferous; seed- 

 lings bloom in three months. Pkt. 25 cts. 



Obconica grandiflora fimbriata. Excellent for winter and spring 

 blooming; flowers produced in large clusters on erect stems; fine 

 as pot-plant. 



Fringed White, Pink, Lilac, Carmine and Mixed. Each, pkt. 25c. 



PYRETHRUM aureum (Golden Feather). Golden yellow 

 foliage, finely cut, producing rich, soft effects in bedding. Annual. 

 Pkt. 5 cts. 



SALVIA 



Magnificent bedding plants, all ablaze with long spikes of blue or 

 scarlet flowers from June until October. 1 to 2 feet tall. 

 Silverspot. Dark green foliage, sprinkled with light sulphur or 



cream-colored spots. Flowers large and intense bright scarlet. 



Pkt. 25 cts. 



Splendens. Flowers bright scarlet; a general favorite. Pkt. 10c. 

 Bonfire. Dwarf form of Splendens. Very early and free-blooming; 



fine for bedding, borders and pots. 2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Little Lord Fauntleroy. A distinct dwarf variety, growing only 18 



inches high. Plant very compact and bushy, being as broad as it 



is high. The flowers, in number, size and brilliancy, surpass any 



other variety. Pkt. 25 cts. 



SMILAX (Mt/rsiphyUiim asparagoides) . Glossy green foliage; 

 a superb climbing vine. Pkt. 10 cts. 



STREPTOCARPUS hybridus (Cape Primrose). Remark- 

 able for its abundance of bloom and the continuous succession in 

 which the flowers are produced. The plant is of dwarf, neat habit, 

 with clusters of aclumine-like flowers, borne on erect slender stems. 

 The colors embrace shades of rose, purple, red, violet and white, 

 some being blotched and striped; of easy culture; superb mixed. 

 Pkt. 75 cts. 



TORENIA. Rich, bright colors are strangely mingled and 

 contrasted in the flowers of the Torenias, giving them bizarre rain- 

 bow effects. 



Fournieri grandiflora. Large flowers, 1 inch and over in diameter. 



Blue and white, yellow throat. Pkt. 15 cts. 

 Ballloni. Golden yellow, with rich brown-red throat. Pkt. 10 cts. 



VINCA (Periwinkle). Very effective for beds and borders, and 



bloom from early summer until frost. 

 Rose-colored, White with Crimson Eye, Pure White and Mixed. 



Each, 10 cts. per pkt. 



WIG4NDIA caracasana. The leaves of this plant, 6 feet 

 long and more than a foot wide, are effective in subtropical bed- 

 ding. Pkt. 10 cts. 



