WM. C. BECKERT. ALLEGHENY, PA. 



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GENERAL LIST 



OF 



FLO WER SE EDS. 



One Packet Each of Five Flowers Shown on Front Cover for 40c. 



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Varieties that Bloom the First Season. 



ASTERS. 



A very desirable and popular flower, of most perfect and 

 beautiful form; very profuse bloomers, and include a great 

 variety of rich colors. Very valuable for an autumnal dis- 

 play. 



New Victoria, I-arge Flowered. It is impossible to speak 

 too highly of this magnificently imbricated Aster. The blos- 

 soms are "large, and distinguished by an elegant and regular 

 overlapping of the petals, thus giving to the flowers a dis- 

 tinctive character. The growth is an elegant pyramid, and 

 each plant carries from lU to 20 flowers. Splendid for cuting; 

 pure -jj/tite. azure blue, fery sca7-let. peach d/ossom, rosy carmine 

 a?2d crimson. (See flg. 1, front cover.) Each 10c per packet, 

 or 50c for the collection of 6 colors. 



Triumph. The flowers measure from two and one-half to 

 three inches across, and of perfect form, petals incurved, 

 color ver}' rich and brilliant: each plant bears from thirtj' to 

 forty flowers of exquisite beauty ; deep scarlet. 10. 



Jewell Aster, Appleblossom. A new variety, similar to 

 Paeony Perfection, but distinguished by its short petaled and 

 perfectly round flowers. Very fine. 10. 



Princess Aster. Splendid nev.< class. (Pure White or Snow 

 Ball.) Urdoubtedly one of the finest white Asters. Similar 

 to the White Mignon Aster, but with shorter petals and 

 resembling a White Liliput Dahlia. Very long bloomer, 

 excellent for florists. 25. 



Paeony-Flowered Perfection. This is the most perfect 

 type of the Pseony-Flowered Astor in cultivation; in habit, 

 form, size and color it is unrivaled; -white and mixed. Each 

 10 cts. 



Aster, Comet. A novelty of great beauty. It grows in a 

 pj'ramidal form 12 to 15 inches high, covered with large 

 double flowers with long curled petals; pure white and mixed. 

 Each 10 cts. 



flignon Aster. Excellent new class, resembling in habit, 

 height and form, the Victoria race, but still more floriferou.s, 

 the flowers are of refined form and keep fresh a long time. 

 (Pure White) acknowledged to be the finest White Aster for 

 cutting; splendid. 15. 



Nonplus Ultra. New large flowering dwarf, a splendid 

 variety of vigorous growth, but not exceeding a height of 

 twelve to fifteen inches, with very stiff and upright branches, 

 the whole forming a beautiful and circular bush; flowers 

 large, imbricated and perfectly double ; mixed colors. 10. 



ABRONIA. 



Charming trailer, with beautiful verbena-like clusters 

 of sweet-scented flowers; continues in bloom a long time; 

 very effective in beds, rock-work or hanging-baskets. 



Arenaria, waxy lemon yellow. 10. 



Umbellata Grandiflora. (Rosy Lilac.) Large flow- 

 ered. 5. 



