Annuals for Bloom the First Season. 



WM. C. BECKERT, 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



PRICE OF ALL PACKETS, 5 CTS., UNLESS OTHERWISE QUOTED. 



GRASSES, ORNAMENTAL. 



Beds composed entirely of Grasses, with the tall varieties planted 

 the shorter ones used for edging, are especially beautiful. 



the center and 



road 



ACROSTIS nebulosa. Feathery and ele- 

 gant; VA feet. 

 AVENA sterilis (Animated Oats) . Pretty, 



drooping heads; 4% feet. 

 BRIZA maxima. The large form of Quak- 

 ing Grass; 1% feet. 

 Minima gracilis. Small Quaking Grass ; 

 1 foot; elegant for bouquets. 

 BROMUS brizaeformis. Useful in many 

 decorative ways when dried; 2 feet. 



•SSS^The Grasses are enjoying a revival of populari 

 and small grounds, 



GAILLARDIA Lorenziana (Blanket Flower). Showy bedding plants 

 with double flowers from midsummer until frost; many bright colors. 



GODETIA. Bright and attractive little plants, always gay with a crop of pretty 

 white, rose or crimson flowers. Mixed. 



diameter; 



COIX lachryma (Job's Tears 



blades and drooping seeds. 

 ERACROSTIS elegans. "Love Grass." 

 CYNERIUM argenteum (Pampas Grass). 



See Perennials. ■ 

 LACURUS ovatus (Hare's Tail Grass). 



Small white spike; 2 feet. 

 STIPA pennata (Feather Grass). See 



Perennials. 

 TRICHOL/EANA rosea. Rose-tinted; 



2 feet. 



in both Landscape Gardening 



i-ered 



Mignonette, Defiance. 



LARKSPUR. 



Rocket Larkspurs are very showy; flower-spikes of bright colors. 

 Dwarf Double and Tall Double. Mixed colors of each. 

 Branching. Bears long spikes of flowers on long stems; blooms 



continuously until cut down by frost; fine for cutting. Pkt. 10c. 



I.AVATERA. Free-blooming plant, growing about 2 feet tall, 

 and producing its showy red flowers all through the summer. 



EEPTOSIPHON. Beautiful in flower and foliage, giving ! 

 fine effects when grown in masses ; plants about 6 inches tall. Mixed. J 



UNUM (Scarlet Flax). Of great beauty. Blossoms bright 

 scarlet, stems and foliage fine. 



LOBELIA. 



Erinus speciosa superba. Dark blue, 



with large, white eye; trailing. 

 Erinus alba. White; trailing. 

 Speciosa superba compacta. A charm- 

 ing variety; flowers rich, deep blue, 

 strikingly relieved by a conspicuous 

 white eye. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Crystal Palace compacta. Dark blue 

 flowers ; fine for edging and carpet bed- 

 ding. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Compacta alba. White. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Prima Donna. Crimson. Pkt. 10 cts. 



tUNARIA (Honesty). Hardy bi- 

 ennial, and must be sown in autumn or 

 early spring for flowers the first year. 

 Flowers white and double. 



LfUPIBfUS (Sun-dial). Grows about 

 2 feet tall; very effective in mixed bor- 

 ders. The seed should be sown where plants are to stand. Mixed. 



9IALOPE (Mallows). Robust, branching plants, usually about 

 2 feet high, with large, mallow-like red or white flowers; very pretty. 

 Mixed. 



MARIGOLD. 



Showy plants for midsummer and autumn bloom. 1 to 2 feet tall, 

 free-flowering and easy to grow. 



Eldorado. Flowers from 10 to 14 inches around, very double, of 



bright golden orange and primrose shades. 

 Dwarf African. Dwarf, dense growth, and immense double flowers 



of a peculiar shade of golden yellow. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Tall Double French. Mixed; flowers of various bright colors. 

 Dwarf Double French. Plants low and compact. Mixed. 

 Signata pumila. Dwarf plants; forms a true "gilt edge" for beds. 



HIBISCUS. 



Africanus- Showy and effective. Large, cream-colored flowers, with brown center. 

 Giant Yellow. The flowers attain a great size, measuring 7 to 8 inc" 

 canary-yellow, with garnet throat. Pkt. 10 cts. 



ICE PLANT (Mesembryanthemum). Glistening waxen leaves and stems, cov- 

 ered with a shining, granular coat; plant trailing; for baskets, vases, borders. Mixed. 



IPOMOPSIS (Standing Cypress). Handsome plants, with long spikes of red or 

 bright scarlet flowers, and fine foliage. Mixed. 



KA1JL,FUSSIA. Compact, free-blooming, from 6 inches to 1 foot high. Flowersj 

 graceful and pretty. Mixed. 



blue, violet, white, crimson or ] 



Lobelia compacta. 



MATHIOlrA bicornis. Delightfully fragrant lilac flowers. 

 A capital edging plant for dry and sunny exposures. 



MIGNONETTE. 



The matchless perfume of this modest flower renders it one of the 

 most popular annuals grown. 



Defiance. Spikes very large and deliciously fragrant. The indi- 

 vidual florets are of immense size, forming a graceful as well as a 

 compact spike; fine for cutting; keeps a longtime. Pkt. 10 cts. i 



Machet. The best variety for pots; is dwarf and free-blooming; 

 flower-spikes bright, reddish maroon; very sweet. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Golden Machet. Differs from the type in its heavy spikes of 

 golden yellow blossoms. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Golden Queen. Plants dwarf; flowers bright golden yellow. Oz. 

 20 cts. 



Victoria. Flowers dark red and very fragrant. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Cabrielle. Pretty sort, bearing large spikes of red flowers. Pkt. 10c. 

 Large-flowering. The old and well-known Mignonette, still as sweet 

 as any. Oz. 15 cts. 



MIMULUS (MONKEY FLOWER). 



Moschatus. The 



yellow flowers. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Tigrinus grandi- 

 florus. Large- 

 flowering new 

 tigered and spot- 

 ted varieties, in 

 many rich colors. 



NIGEUA 



(Love-in-a-Mist). A 

 delicately pretty 

 plant ; light blue 

 or white flowers, 

 set in a mist of 

 feathery green foli- 

 age, and bearing 

 curious seed-pods. 

 Mixed. 



4®- For Seeds of 

 Hardy Perennials, 



Foliage Plants, Climb- 

 ers and Greenhouse 

 plants, see special 

 department. 



