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WM. C. BECKERT, ALLEGHENY, PA. 



irgelv used for ribbon 



CINERARIA. 



Ornamental foliaged varieties : 

 planting, vases, etc. hhp. 



Acanthifolia. Fine silvery foliage. 10 cts. 



Maritima. Silverv leaves : compact habit. 10 cts. 



Maritima Candidissima. Whiter leaves than the pre- 

 ceding. 10 cts. 



CLARKIA. 



An old garden favorite of simple culture, bearing its 

 flowers earlj' and very freely; lio-vvers white, pink and 

 purple ; single and double, ha. 

 Finest single. Mixed. 5 cts. 

 Finest double. Mixed. 5 cts. 



CLIANTHUS. 

 Dampieri. A'native of Australia, producing flowers of 

 wonderful beauty, brilliant scarlet in color, with black eye. 

 Sow the seed in gentle heat in the greenhouse, hhp. 25 cts. 



Puniceus. A new Zealand variet}' of above. Scarlet, 

 spotted with white. 25 cts. 



CLINTONIA. 

 Pulchella. Very elegant Lobelia-like plants, covered 

 with pretty blue and white flowers. Very desirable for 

 edgings, rock- 



CONVOLVULUS 

 MINOR. 



Remarkablj' 

 showy plants, 

 with exceedingly 

 handsome, rich 

 colored flowers, 

 producing in beds 

 and mixedborders 

 an unusually 

 brilliant effect, 

 either in distinct 

 colors, ribboned 

 or mixed; hardy 

 an n ii al s; rich 

 violet, crimson 

 striped, rose and 

 striped. Each, 5 

 cts. 



Convolvul u s 

 Mauritanicus. A trailing variety; suitable for vases, baskets, 

 etc. ; flowers blue with yello-\v throat. 10 cts. 



CONVOLVULUS MAJOR. (Morning Glory.) 

 Major. A well known, rapid growing, free flowering 

 climber, of the easiest culture ; flowers are of the most brill- 

 iant colors, ha. Fine mixed. 5 cts. 



COLLINSIA. 



Free flowering annuals of great beauty; for massing and 

 mixed flower borders, hha. 1 to 2 ft. Finest mixed. 5 cts. 



COLEUS. 



Plants with richly colored foliage of maroon, green, crim- 

 son, yellow, etc. Veined and spotted in a beautiful manner. 

 For groups on lawns and ribboning they are indispensable, 

 tp. Finest mixed. 25 cts. 



COSMIDIUM. 



Showy for beds and borders; flowers large, crimson, 

 brown and yellow, ha. 2 ft. 5 cts. 



COSMOS. 



Of strong growth, having elegant foliage, and for fall 

 blooming has no superior. Seed sown in April or May and 

 transplanted to open ground will produce plants five or six 

 feet high by September, and from then till November will be 

 covered with hundreds of blossoms three inches across, re- 

 sembling single Dahlias. Planted in pots and brought inside 

 to flower like Chrysanthemums, they are grand. Thev are 

 of various shades, from pure white to purplish crimson. 

 Both foliage and flowers are unsurpassed for bouquets and 

 vases. One of the most beautiful fall flowers. Pkt. 10 cts. 



COCCINEA INDICA. 



A handsome climber, with beautiful, smooth, glossy, ivy- 

 like leaves, contrasting well with the snow-white, bell-shaped 

 flowers and brilliant carmine truit; one ot the best climbers 

 grown, hhp. 10 cts. 



Cobsa Scandens. 



COB/EA SCANDENS. 



This beautiful climber is deservedly popular as a cover- 

 ing for walls, trellises, balconies, etc. Grows very rapidly, 

 and develops a rich display of large purple-violet flowers. 

 Sow the seed early on bottom heat. hhp. 10 cts. 



COWSLIP. 



Giant American. This beautiful perennial was discov- 

 erecf in California. It throws up stems of flowers fully one 

 foot high, each surmounted by six to ten large beautiful 

 cyclamen-like flowers of violet "blue, with yellow and black 

 center. It is perfectly hardj' and a beautiful plant for par- 

 tially shaded situations. Pkt. 10 cts. 



CRUCIANELLA STYLOSA. 



Low tufted plants with rose colored flowers, blooming 

 the greater part of the summer; fine for rock-work and 

 vases, hp. 1 ft. 5 cts. 



CYCLAMEN PERSICUM. 



Bulbous-rooted plants, with beautiful foliage and richly 

 colored and fragrant flowers. 



Gig-anteum. Flowers of enormous size for a cyclamen. 

 Mixed. 75 cts. 



CYPRESS VINE. 



A very graceful climber, with delicate fern-like foliage; 

 produces masses of beautiful small star-shaped flowers, ha. 

 Scarlet, White and Mixed. Each 5 cts. per pkt. 

 DATURA. 



Strong growing ornamental plants ; large, showy flowers, 

 suitable for borders, hhp. 



Golden Yellow. Produces large, double yellow flowers 

 full}' three inches long and nearly as broad. Very fragrant 

 and handsome. 10 cts. 



Wrighti. Large, white and lilac flowers. 5 cts. 

 DAHLIA. 



Comprising almost every known shade of color, hhp. 

 4 to 6 ft. 



Single. Many of the varieties of these single Dahlias 

 are exceedingly beautiful. 25 cts. 

 Double. Finest mixed. 10 cts. 



Liliput or bouquet varieties. Finest mixed. 10 cts. 

 DOLICHOS. 



The Egyptian or Hyacinth Bean. A rapid summer 

 climber, bearing large clusters of showy flowers, ta. 10 ft. 

 Fine mixed. 5 cts. 



