Annuals for Bloom the First Season. 



WM. C. BECKERT, 



ALLEGHENY, PA. 



SUMMER-BLOOMING CHRYSANTHEMUMS. 



Annual Chrysanthemums are a show}- and effective race, distinct 

 from the autumn-flowering varieties, and are grown in beds, where 

 their bright colors show to advantage. 



C. carinatum fl . pi. The majority of the flowers are very double 

 and bronzy yellow, tinged with red or rose, but some will be pure 

 white or crimson, and of graceful, semi-double form. ioc. per pkt. 



C. coronarium, Double White. Fine double flowers of white. 

 5 cts per pkt. 



C. Yellow. Flowers large, pure yellow, very double. 5 cts. 



For Japanese varieties, see Greenhouse Plants. 



COSMIDIUM BURRIDGEANUM. 



A showy summer-blooming plant, about 2 feet in height ; useful 

 for both beds and borders. Flowers large, velvety brown or orange. 

 5 cts. per pkt. 



CENTAUREA. 



Favorite old-fashioned flowers. The quaintly pretty flowers have 

 good stems and are brightly colored. 



C. cyanus. (Cornflower.) Flowers white or blue ; plants about 



18 inches tall, free-blooming. 5 cts. per pkt. 

 C. — Victoria. Diminutive, forming little bushes, producing clus" 



ters of bright blue flowers in great abundance. Pretty for edg- 



i -i's. 10 cts. per pkt. 

 C. Kmpevor William. Dark blue ; fine. 5 cts. per pkt. 



JLtZ~FoT other varieties, see Foliage Plants. 



CENTRANTHUS MACROSIPHON. 



compact plants, about a foot high, with corymbs of red or 



Prett 



white flowers, produced freely 



Mixed, 5 cts. per pkt. 



COLLI NSIA. 



Brightly colored flowers, blooming in whorls, several of which 



cluster about each stem. 

 Mixed, 5 cts. per pkt. 



Plants continually in flower; i*A feet. 



COSMOS. 



Fine for cutting ; long, slender stems, airy, graceful flowers and 

 feathery foliage. Plants tall and strong-growing, from 4 to 6 feet 

 high, and a perfect fountain of bloom from September until frost. 

 Should be started early. 



Mammoth Perfection Erliuda. Flowers very large, snow- 

 white ; plant very stately. 10 cts. per pkt. 



Rosita. Similar to the preceding, but of a lovely pink color. 



10 cts. per pkt. 



Conchita. A beauty, with deep red flowers like crimson velvet. 



Plants not so tall as others. 10 cts. per pkt. 

 C. White Pearl. Large, snow-white flowers. 10 cts. per pkt. 

 C. Large-flowering Pink and Large-flowering Crimson. 



Each, 10 cts. per pkt. 

 Grand Mixture. Monster flowers with frilled petals, with large, 

 round, open petals, with irregular, lacinated petals ; white flowers, 

 flecked and clouded with pink ; shaded light and dark ; beautiful 

 shades of red and crimson ; star-like flowers, with fringed edges, 



pink, white, red, in 

 endless combina- 

 tion. 25 cts. per pkt. 



CONVOLVULUS 

 MINOR. 



(Dwarf Morning- 

 Glory.) Remarkably 

 handsome trailing 

 plants, of luxuriant 

 growth. Well adapted 

 for beds, borders, 

 vases or baskets. 

 C. Mauritanicus. 

 Fine bright blue 

 flowers, with yellow 

 throat. 5c. per pkt. 

 C. — tricolor. Very 

 pretty flowers, of 

 soft, rich blue. sets, 

 per pkt. 



Semi-Dwarf Margaret Carnation, White. 



CARNATIONS and DIANTHUS. 



Annual Forms, Blooming: Soon After the Seed is Sown. 



CARNATION MARGARET. 



This new form of the hardy Carnation blooms four months from 

 seed. Is much admired and valued in all gardens where it has 

 been tested. Plants vigorous, semi-dwarf and neat, and if sown 

 under glass in March or April begin blooming in early summer, 

 and yield a brilliant display of flowers until frost. Plants which 

 have bloomed all summer in the garden are frequently potted for 

 winter decoration, and bloom in the window for a long time. 

 Flowers large, quite double and perfectly formed, never bursting 

 the calyx, and show all colors and variegations through beautiful 

 shades of red, pink and white. Fine for cutting ; stems are good, 

 and the flowers are produced in great profusion. 

 Pure White, Rose, Scarlet, Violet and Mixed. Each, 10 cts. 



per pkt. 



^^"For other Carnations, see Seeds of Greenhouse Plants. 



DIANTHUS. 



nd Popular Garder 



Pinks. 



Gay and spicily fragrant flower, well loved and grown every- 

 where, in almost any soil, and covering its dense thicket of leaves 

 and stems with brilliant masses of flowers. All the varieties named 

 below bloom the first year from seed. 



D. Chinensis fl. pi. (Double Chinese or Indian Pink.) Flowers 

 large and very double, in all rich colors. Fine mixed. 5 cts. 

 per pkt. 



D. albus. (Double White Chinese Pink.) Flowers large 



and showy. 5 cts. per pkt. 

 D. Heddewigii graudiflora fl. pi. (Crown of Perfection.) 



Flowers of immense size and very double ; produced in greatest 



prolusion. A great diversity of colors, from purest satiny white 

 , to intense red, soft pink and flesh tints, and a large proportion of 



flowers marked in various hues. 10 cts. per pkt. 

 D. — Eastern Queen. A very beautiful rose variety. 10 cts. 



per pkt. 



D. — Crimson Belle. Splendid brilliant dark red. ioc. per pkt. 

 D. — The Bride. White, with purple center ; very pretty. 10 cts. 

 per pkt. 



D —diadematusfl.pl. (Double Japanese, or Diadem Pink.) 



Flowers large and fine in form and very double, ranging through 



all colors. Finest mixed. 10 cts. per pkt. 

 D. imperialis fl. pi. (Double Imperial Pink.) An extra-fine 



mixture, producing all colors of these handsome flowers. 5 cts. 



per pkt. 



D. barbatus. (.Sweet William. ) See Perennials. 



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