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WM. C. BECKEET, ALLEGHENY. PA. 



SWEET PEAS. 



If sown early in the 

 spring they continue to 

 flower uninterruptedly 

 from Julj' until Sept- 

 ember; as they climb 

 to a height of four to 

 six feet, thej- can be 

 used to cover walls, 

 arbors, trellises, bal- 

 conies, etc., or trained 

 on poles, on a border, 

 or to cover pillars ; of 

 late years they have 

 been very much 

 improved, both as to 

 colors and size of flowers. ^ / 



Scarlet Invincible; Painted 

 Lady, rose and white ; Scarlet 

 Striped; Purple Striped; Black 

 Purple; Capt. Clark, tricolor; Flesh 

 Color; Scarlet; Striped White; Butterfly, 

 white laced blue; Pure White; Scarlet; Invincible 

 Carmine; Adonis, carmine rose; Indigo King, rich 

 indigo. Each 5c per pkt; 15c per oz. Mixture 

 above sorts, SI .00 per lb., SI. 15 per lb. postpaid 



Eckford's New Large Flowering. Possesses the same 

 delicious perfume as the ordinary varieties, but the flowers are of 

 double the size; more perfect in form and present combinations in 

 marking and colors, heretofore unknown. 



Apple Blossom, soft pink. Pkt. 10; oz. 20. Boreatton, maroon, 

 splendid. Pkt. 10; oz. 20. Orange Prince, bright orange, pink flushed 

 with scarlet. Pkt. 10; oz. 30. Princess Beatrice, rose. Pkt 20; o/ 

 50. Queen of the Isles, scarlet, mottled with white and purple Pkt 10; 

 oz. 20. Vesuvius, spotted violet and rose. Pkt. 10; oz. 20. Splendor] 

 bright rose, flushed with crimson. Pkt. 10; oz. 20. Eckford Mixed' 

 Pkt. 10; oz. 20. 



niss Blanche Ferry. This is the most popular variety yet introduced. 

 It is earlier and hardier than any other ; of dwarf and very co'inpact growth." 

 and can be grown without support, making it especially desirable for forcino-* 

 The flowers are of large size and are produced in great abundance; of°a 

 beautiful pink and white color. See fig. 4, front cover. Pkt 5; oz. 15. 



GOURDS. (Ornamental) 



The varieties in this collection have been selected eitherfor the ornamental 

 character of their foliage, the singularity or symmetry of their fruit, or the 

 variety and peculiarity of their coloring. These are picturesque, curious. 



interesting. and 

 beautiful, when 

 gro^vn 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. 



Dish Rag Gourd. 



Loofa, Sponge or Dish Rag. 



Large yellow flowers, followed by 

 long green fruits, which form in- 

 side a tough fibrous mass. and. 

 when seeds and shell are removed, 

 is popular for bathing, being much 

 superior to a sponge and more 

 durable. 10 



Tricosonthes Columbrina. 

 (True Serpent Gourd.) Striped like 

 a serpent, changing to brilliant 

 carmine, when ripe ; 5 feet in 

 length. 10. 



Angora, white spotted fruit : Bishop's Mitre, various colors ; 

 Double Bottle ; Sugar Trough ; Powder Horn ; Gooseberry ; 

 Calabash, the dipper gourd ; Hercules Club, club-shaped 4 ft. long; 

 Egg shaped or Nest Egg, white and shape of an egg; Orange Shaped; 

 Bottle Shaped ; Turk's Turban, red striped; Pear Shaped. Each 5c. 



