Seeds of Hardy Perennial Plants. 



WM. C. BECKERT, 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Seeds of Hardy Perennials. 



MANY PERENNIALS BLOOM THE FIRST SEASON IF SOWN EARLY. 



The permanent character of the Hardy Perennials, which live and bloom from year to year for an indefinite period, with but little care, 

 renders them very popular among all classes of gardeners. Some of our very finest flowers are to be found among these plants for the hardy 

 garden, many of which, though old-fashioned, are dear through associations. Perennials sown in fall will often bloom the next season. 



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



ACANTHUS. Grows in almost any soil and situation; 



stately character. 

 Latifolius. Flower-spikes tall and 



handsome. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Mollis. Showv; very ornamental 



foliage. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 ACONITUM, Large-flower- 

 ing (Monk's-hood). Curious, 



helmet-shaped flowers, quite 



pretty and striking, produced 



on tall racemes above the finely 



cut foliage. They are large, 



bright blue, and last from mid- 

 summer until late in autumn. 



Pkt. 10 cts. 

 ADONIS vernal is. A bright, 



early spring flower, with large, 



showy, sunshiny yellow flowers. 

 ADENOPHORA folia. A 



beautiful plant, with charming, 



lily-like, fragrant blue flowers; 



2 feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 ALYSSUM saxatile compac- 



tum. Low-growing, with light 



green, silky foliage and golden 



yellow flowers. Very useful for 



shaded places. 

 ANEMONE. Among our earliest spring flowers. 



Their blossoms are various shades of scarlet, pur- 

 ple, blue, white, sometimes striped. Pine mixture. 

 ANTHERICUM liliago (St. Bernard's Lily). 



Produces magnificent spikes of fragrant white lilv- 



like flowers; 1% feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 ANTIRRHINUM (Snapdragon). Blooms the 



first year from seed if sown early, and make very 



bright and showy bedding plants. Varieties with 



dark flowers are rich and velvety in depth of color. 



The dwarf sorts grow 6 or 8 inches to 1 foot tall. 

 Tall Mixed. Seed from fine flowers of best colors. 

 Tom Thumb, Mixed. All colors; fine for bedding. 

 Giant-flowering. The flowers are double the usual 



size, and closely set on the stems. Choice mixed. 



Pkt. 10 cts. 



Delphinium. 



Large-flowering Col- 



AQUILEGIA (COLUMBINE). 

 Handsome and free-blooming. Bears curiously shaped flowers in 

 many bright and delicate colors, and displays them well against a mass 

 of light and pretty foliage. 2 feet. 



Large-flowering Yellow. Gold spurred. Much admired ; flowers 



large and bright golden yellow. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Large-flowering White. Large, snow-white flowers, with long 



spurs. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Clandulosa vera. Large, erect, blue flowers with pure white co- 

 rolla; very fine. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Vulgaris fl. pi. Double varieties mixed. These will give an 

 abundance of odd and very pretty flowers. 



ARABIS alpina. Low-growing little plant, which covers its mat 

 of green leaves thickly with pretty white flowers very early in 

 the spring. Good for rockwork and edging. 



AR1IIERIA maritima (Thrift, Sea-pink). Dwarf, hardy plants. 

 Rosy pink flowers, borne in clusters above the tufts of leafage. 



CAELIRHOE. Lilac and white flowers, produced the first year 



if the seed is started early. Very pretty. 

 CANDYTITT (Iberis). Dwarf-growing and free-flowering 

 plants : verv useful for the border. 

 Cibraltarica.' White, suffused with pink; lli feet. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Sempervirens. White, with glossy foliage; % foot. Pkt. 10 cts. 



CAMPANULA ( Bellflower) . Very popular for mixed beds and 



borders. They bear a profusion of large, bell-shaped flowers in 



blue, rose, pink and white. 

 Pyramidalis. Flowers in many shades of blue and white. Mixed. 

 Calycanthema (Cup and Saucer). Handsome flowers in many 



tints of blue, rose and white. Mixed. 

 Canterbury Bell. Produces large, bell-shaped flowers of charming 



form in many beautiful shades. Single and Double Mixed. 

 COREOPSIS lanceolata, Large-flowering (Harvest Moon). 



The flowers of this giant sort are nearly double the size of the 



older variety, measuring nearly 4 inches across ; deeper yellow in 



color, with petals broader and more overlapping; flowers very 



freely; fine for cutting. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 CRUCIANELLA. Low, tufted plants, seldom more than a 



foot high ; rose-colored flowers in profusion the greater part of 



the summer. 



ENGLISH DAISIES (bellis perennis). 



This dainty little flower is a favorite everywhere. It is of easy cul- 

 ture, and grows well in all soils if given a rather moist, shaded situ- 

 ation. Flowering plants grow readily from seed sown in the border 

 in early spring or in boxes in the house. They seldom exceed 6 

 inches in height, and bloom from spring until midsummer; in some 

 localities sparingly in autumn. An exquisite plant for shady borders 

 and edging to beds, or for window-boxes in a cool room, where in 

 winter flowers are sent up thickly, forming rainbows of 

 pink and white. 



Maximus. Choice, large-flowering strain. Mixed. 

 Pkt. 25 cts. 



Maximus alba. Extra double, large white flowers. 

 Pkt. 10 cts. 



Longfellow. The bright, rose-colored flowers are 

 very large and double, and borne on long, stiff 

 flower-stalks; fine flowers for cutting. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Snowball. A pure white variety, with flowers very 



large and perfect, and long stems. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 Mixed Colors. Pkt. 10 cts. 



DIANTHUS and CARNATIONS. 



Sweet William (D. barlatus). Attractive, profuse- 

 blooming garden plants. The flowers have a quaint 

 perfume. 



Double Mixed. Many colors. Pkt. 10 cts. 



Single Mixed. 



Hardy Carnations. Fine for 

 the garden; all colors, shades 

 and markings, most of the 

 flowers double. Seed sown in 

 the spring will, the following- 

 year, bloom all summer, and 

 if lifted can be bloomed all 

 winter indoors. Pkt. 25 cts. 

 Plumarius (Pheasant's - eye 

 Pink). Double fringed flowers, 

 fragrant, of white, crimson or 

 purple shades. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 DELPHINIUM (Perennial 

 Larkspur). Indispensable to 

 the hardy garden, because of 

 their long and graceful spikes 

 of bright blue flowers. 

 Formesum. Kich blue flowers, 

 with white centers. Splendid 

 mixture. Pkt. 10 cts. 

 te and Blue. Large, single flowers on 

 long spikes; 2 feet. Each, pkt. 10 cts. 

 Large-flowering Double. Flowers very double, ranging through 



shades of blue to porcelain, and white to violet; 2 ft. Pkt. 15c. 

 Hybridum. Splendid mixture. 



Hardy Carnations 

 Large-flowering Whh 



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