Seeds of Easily Grown Greenhouse Plants. 



WM. C. BECKERT, 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



Seeds of Greenhouse Plants. 



Directions for culture are printed 



seed 



The rarest and handsomest Stove and Greenhouse Plants may be grown from seed, 

 packets, and the seed contained in them is fresh and of strong germinating power. 



ABTJTH.O^i. Flowers of all sizes and forms, pure white, lemon- 

 yellow, rose, scarlet-crimson, yellow and red . shades beantifully 

 veined. Mixed, 25 cts. 

 ACACIA. Fine ornamental foliage and showy racemes of yellow, 



globular flowers. Mixed, 10 cts. 

 ANGELOXIA grandiflora. Flowers bright scarlet, spotted with 



white; cup-shaped, and borne on long spikes. 25 cts. 

 ARAUA Sieboldi. A fine decorative plant, with large, ornamental 

 foliage. 10 cts. 



ASPARAGUS plumosus. A graceful greenhouse climber, with feathery, lace-like 

 foliage. 25 cts. 



Plumosus nanus. Somewhat dwarfer than the above, with foliage more frond-like. 25c. 

 Sprengeri. Very desirable to grow as a pot plant or for planting in suspended baskets. 



Type | 1 l^ onia 2 ° 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. Valu- 

 able for bedding, pot culture and winter decoration. 25 cts. 

 Dwarf Vernon. Forms a small, round bush, 5 inches high, profusely covered with brilliant red flowers. 



Foliage deep brown-red. 25 cts. 

 Vulcan. Similar to Vernon. The plants are covered with flowers of the most intense red. 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, 25 cts. 

 New Giant. Leaves thick and leathery, often 10 inches long by 4% inches across. The flowers hang on ' 

 very long, strong stems, 5 to 7 inches in length. 25 cts. 

 CINERARIA hybrida grandiflora. The Cineraria is a very distinct and showy window plant, and 

 it blooms at a season when its magnificent crown of brilliant velvety flowers is most appreciated. Our 

 seed is from a splendid mixture of large-flowering varieties. 25 and 50 cts. 

 CALCEOLARIA grandiflora. The curiously shaped and oddly marked flowers of these plants at 

 once attract notice. Large-flowering, self-colored varieties; a great diversity of colors. Mixed seed, 

 50 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 Vienna and Grenadin species are excellent for open air culture, and 

 bloom several weeks earlier than the other sorts. 



Early-flowering Vienna. Flowers of all colors. Choice mixed, 25 cts. 

 Early Grenadin. Bright scarlet flowers, 60 to 70 per cent of them double. 25 cts. 

 Perpetual, or Tree. Tall plants, continually in flower. Our seed will produce 75 



per cent of double flowers. 20 cts. 

 Double Self Colors. Flowers pure and beautiful colors; very fragrant. 10 cts. 

 Margaret Carnations. See Annuals for Bloom the First Season. 

 Picotees. Flowers either white or yellow, bordered with purple, red or rose. Fine 

 mixed, 25 cts. 



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 and kept warm and moist until it germinates, and the 

 plants are carefully tended, they will give handsome flowers the first year. 



Finest Mixture. From choice flowers of Chinese and Japanese sorts. 25 cts. 



CYCLAMEN, CALIFORNIA GIANT. 



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 

 temperature, these plants are very suitable to window or house culture. The seed is 

 slow but sure in germinating. The little seedlings grow rapidly, and bloom in 

 eight or ten months from the sowing. 



New Crested. The long white petals have each a pretty feather extending from 



the lower lip well up to their tips; distinct and curious. 50 cts. 

 Double-flowering. Flowers large and broad ; very showy and beautiful. 50 cts. 

 White, White with Red Center, Crimson, Pink, Red Center, Rose, and Choice 

 Mixed Seed. Each 25 cts. per pkt. 

 DRAC^NA. Graceful decorative foliage plants; fine for vases. 

 Australis. Fine green leaves. 10 cts. 



Indivisa. Very graceful. 10 cts. Lineata. Dark green. 10 cts. 



Cyclamen eiganteum. 



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