Ornamental Foliage Plants and Climbers. 



WM. C. BECKERT, 



ALLEGHENY, PA, 



seeds oi ornamental Foliage Plants, i obppiehtiil glihibebs 



FOR SUMMER BEDDING, BORDERS AND POT CULTURE. 



We include in this department all the best ornamental foliage 

 plants largely used in outdoor bedding. More tender sorts, useful 

 chiefly for house and conservatory decoration, will be found under 

 Seeds of Greenhouse Plants. 



ACANTHUS LATIFOLIUS. 



A tall, herbaceous plant of beautiful and stately habit, grown, like 

 the ricinus, for its rich, tropical leafage. Handsome and effective, 

 whether grown as a center for foliage beds or as a specimen plant 

 for lawns and borders. 10 cts. per pkt. 



AMARANTHUS. 



Tall-growing plants, with showy leaves, variegated with many 

 shades of red, yellow and green, and long racemes of curious 

 flowers. 



Amaranthus caudatus. ( Love-lies-bleeding. ) Three feet 



tall ; blood red. 5 cts. per pkt. 

 A. cruentus. The well-known Prince's Feather. 5 cts. per pkt. 

 A. Henderi. Of beautiful habit ; brown, dark red and bronze. 



5 cts. per pkt. 

 A. nobilis pyramidalis. 5 cts. per pkt. 



A. tricolor. (Joseph's Coat.) Leaves a beautiful mosaic of 

 colors. 5 cts. per pkt. 



BEET. 



Ornamental-foliaged, Best. In various colors. . 5 cts. per pkt. 



CENTAUREA. 



(Dusty Miller.) Silver-leaved, and indispensable for ribbon beds 

 and borders, their soft, natural tints of greyish green being very 

 effectual in toning down and harmonizing contrasts in more bril- 

 liant leaves. 



Centurea caudidissima. Leaves broader and whiter than in 



any other silver-leaved sort. 10 cts. per pkt. 

 O. gymnocarpa. Of very graceful growth ; a fine variety. 10 cts. 



per pkt. 



COLEUS. 



The leaves are of many shapes and bright colors, and nearly all 

 varieties have a rich, velvety appearance. Seed sown in March or 

 April will produce fine plants for bedding. 25 cts. per pkt. 



CINERARIA MARITIMA CANDIDISSIMA. 



Another fine silver-leaved plant, used in ribbon-bedding, vases, 

 etc. Leaves are silvery white ; flowers yellow. 5 cts. per pkt. 



EUPHORBIA. (Painted Leaf.) 



Euphorbia heterophylla. Glossy green leaves, forming large 

 bracts on the ends of the branches, changing in midsummer to 

 brilliant scarlet. 10 cts. per pkt. 



E. variegata. (Snow-on-the-mountain.) Of robust growth, with 

 fine green leaves, striped with white. 5 cts. per pkt. 



PERILLA NANKINENSIS. 



A beautiful plant ; leaves rich, dark purple; fringed. Contrasts 

 finely with silver-leaved foliage plants. A half-hardy annual. 

 5 cts. per pkt. 



PYRETHRUM AUREUM. (Golden Feather.) 



Golden yellow foliage, finely cut, producing rich, soft effects in 

 bedding ; hardy annual. 5 cts. per pkt. 



WIGANDIA CARACASANA. 



The leaves of this plant, 6 feet long and more than a foot wide, 

 are effective in sub-tropical bedding. 10 cts. per pkt. 



RICINUS. 



(Castor-Oil Bean.) Plants of stately growth, with fine fruits and 

 leaves. 



Ricinus Borboniensis arboreus. Grows 15 feet ; leaves enor- 

 mous. 5 cts. per pkt. 



K. Cambodgensis. Red-black stems; very dark leaves; very 

 distinct. 5 cts. per pkt. 



R. Gibsoni. (Duchess of Edinburgh.) Dark purple leaves and 

 stems. 5 cts. per pkt. . 



R. Zanzibariensis. An entirely new and distinct class. 1 he 

 plants attain great dimensions, presenting a splendid aspect with 

 their gigantic leaves. Seeds also very distinct, very large and of 

 exquisite tints. Mixed, 10 cts. per pkt. 



Vines are the tapestry of the garden, embroidered with their own 

 blossoms. All the most popular hardy annual and perennial kinds 

 will be found here ; tender sorts, among seeds of Greenhouse 

 Plants. 



AMPELOPSIS VEITCHII. 



(Japan, or Boston Ivy.) A beautiful vine for covering walls and 

 buildings, to which it adheres closely. The leaves color beautifully 

 in autumn. 10 cts. per pkt. 



BRIGHT-FRUITED VINES, 



Including Gourds, Cucumis, Etc. 



Curious-fruited vines, desirable because of ornamental foliage, 

 or the odd and striking shapes and vivid colors of their fruits. 

 They give picturesque and beautiful effects grown on trellises. 

 The seed should not be planted until ground and weather become 

 warm, as the plants are all quite tender. 



GOURDS.— Angora, Bottle, Hercules' Club, Dishrag, Powder Horn, 

 Siphon or Dipper, Tnrk's Turban, Sugar Trough, Nest Egg, Snake 

 Gourd, Serpent Cucumber. Each, 5 cts. per pkt. 



Mixed Ornamental Gourds. 5 cts. per pkt. 



ABOBRA viridiflora. The green-flowered Abobra, with glossy 

 dark green foliage and small, oval, bright scarlet fruits. This is 

 a curious and pretty little climber, and deserves wider cultiva- 

 tion. 5 cts. per pkt. 



BRYONOPSIS laciniosa. Fruits bright scarlet, striped with 

 white. They hang thickly all over the vine, and the effect is 

 bright and pretty. 5 cts. per pkt. 



CARDIOSPERMUM. (Balloon Vine.) Balloon- shaped seed 

 capsules; odd in appearance. 5 cts. per pkt. 



WILD CUCUMBER. A desirable vine, on account of vigorous 

 growth and handsome appearance. Seed planted in the fall will 

 come up in spring, and soon cover a large space. 5 cts. per pkt. 



BALSAM APPLE. Fruits orange and red. When ripe they 

 are bright scarlet, and burst open, revealing the deep crimson 

 seeds clinging to the white lining. The flowers are cream-col- 

 ored. 10 cts. per pkt. 



CENTROSEMA GRANDIFLORA. 



Large, pea-shaped flowers, produced in clusters ; in color rosy 

 violet, with broad, feathered markings of white. Foliage abundant 

 and graceful. A hardy perennial, climbing 6 or 8 feet in a season, 

 and blooming abundantly. 10 cts. per pkt. 



COBJEA SCANDENS. 



A tender annual, of very rapid and luxuriant climbing habit. The 

 deep violet-blue flowers are large and bell-shaped, averaging 

 2 inches in length and i J A inches across. 10 cts. per pkt. 



DOLICHOS LABLAB. 



(Hyacinth Bean.) Noted for its large clusters of showy white or 

 purple flowers. It grows rapidly, and makes a fine screen of thick 

 foliage. A tender perennial. 5 cts. per pkt. 



HUMULUS JAPONICUS. 



(Japanese Hop.) Annual climb- 

 ers of very rapid growth, with 

 dense foliage. The leaves remain 

 bright and fresh and rich-looking 

 until late in the fall. 

 Humulus Japonicus. Leaves 



plain green, something like 



those of the common Hop. Seed 



sown in early spring pro- 

 duces plants which will cover 



a wide spread in a short 



time. 5 cts. per pkt. 

 H. — variegatus. Leaves 



broadly edged with cream 



color, and marked and 



shaded with silvery white 



and deep green ; often a 



whole branch and its leaves 



will be pure white. At a 



little distance the plant looks 



as if it were covered thickly 



with white blossoms. It isjgfo 



very vigorous and hardy. ~^?<< 



10 cts. per pkt. 



Humulus Japonicus 



