WM. C. BECKERT, ALLEGHENY, PA. 



GENTIANA. 



Acaulis. Handsome dwarf hardy plants, flowers two 

 inches long, and famous for being the most exquisite blue in 

 the floral kingdom; five yellow marks, delicately spotted, 

 run into the throat, making a striking contrast, hp. 15 cts. 



GERANIUM. 



Produce their brilliant flowers in numerous shades of 

 colors; blooms continually, and is one of the most popular 

 plants grown, hhp. 



Zonale Varieties. Choice mixed. 15 cts. 



GEUM. 



Atrosanguineum, fi. pi. Showy plant for shrubbery, 

 borders, with bright scarlet flowers; fine for cutting, and a 

 handsome plant anj'where. hp. l}n ft. 10 cts. 



GILIA. 



A pretty dwarf plant; free flowering and early; fine for 

 massing and rock-work. In various colors, ha. Mixed, 5 cts. 



GLADIOLUS. 



Gandavensis. Too well known to require any descrip- 

 tion. Flowering bulbs produced from the seed in one year. 

 Finest mixed. 15 cts. 



GLAUCiUM. 



Glaucium Luteum. Hardy plants with silvery white 

 foliage, which is very effective for massing and ribbon beds; 

 flowers yellow, hp. 5 cts. 



GOMPHRENA. (Globe Amarauth.) 



Forms handsome globular heads of flowers, much used 

 for winter bouquets; if dried when well matured the flowers 

 will last for years. Tender annual. 



Alba. White. 5 cts. 



Carnea. Rose colored. 5 cts. 



Rubra. Purple. 5 cts. 



Variegated. Striped. 5 cts. 



Aurea Superba. Orange. 10 cts. 



GODETIA. 



An attractive hardy annual, deserving more extensive 

 cultivation; profuse flowering plants, growing in anj' garden 

 soil ; all colors. 



Bijou. The dwarfest very bushy plants; pure white; 

 flowers marked with a dark rose spot; very handsome. 5 cts. 



Duchess of Albany. Very large glossy, satiny white 

 flowers; beautiful. 5 cts. 



Lady Albemarle. Brilliant dark crimson; very effec- 

 tive. 5 cts. 



Grandiflora Maculata. Large white flowers with crim- 

 son spots; fine. 5 cts. 



Dish Rag Gourd. 



GOURDS-— Ornamental. 



The varieties in this collection have been selected either 

 for the ornamental character of their foliage, the singulari- 

 ty or symmetry of their fruit, or the variety and peculiarity 

 of their coloring. These are picturesque, curious, interest- 

 ing and beautiful, when grown on mounds, sloping banks, 

 trained over arches, or planted in beds; wherever grown 

 they never fail to excite admiration ; cultivate in the same 

 way as for melon. 



Argyrosperma. (Dish Rag or Bonnet Gourd.) 10 cts. 



Tricosanthes Colubrina. (True Serpent Gourd.) 

 Striped like a serpent, changing to brilliant carmine when 

 ripe; 5 ft. in length. 10 cts. 



Angora. White spotted fruit. 5 cts. 



Bishop's Mitre. Various colors. 5 cts. 



Double Bottle. 5 cts. 



Sugar Trough. 5 cts. 



Powder Horn. 5 cts. 



Gooseberry, Lemon, Orange. Each 5 cts. 



Snake Cucumber. 5 cts. 



Calabash. The dipper gourd. 5 cts. 



Hercules Club. Club-shaped: 4 ft. long. 5 cts. 



Egg-Shaped or Nest Egg Gourd. Fruit white, like an 

 egg. 5 cts. 



Orange-Shaped or Mock-Orange. 5 cts. 



Bottle-Shaped. 5 cts. 



Turk's Turban. Red striped. 10 cts. 



Pear-Shaped. Striped; a very showy and ornamental 

 gourd. 10 cts. 



GYPSOPHILA. 



Splendid plants for rock-work, edging, baskets and 

 borders; of very easy culture, and profuse bloomer. 



Muralis. Hardy annual sort, producing rose flowers. 

 5 cts. 



Paniculata. Hardy perennial sort, with white blossoms; 

 fine for bouquets. 5 cts. 



