SELECT FLOWER SEEDS 



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WM. C. BECKERT 



AGERATUM hha 



Extensively used for borders, rib- 

 bon lines, etc. Blooms the entire 

 summer. Sow early for best results. 



Bine Perfection. Dvrarf. large 

 deep blue. Pkt. 10 ets. 



Little Blue Star. Very dwarf. 



4 to 6 inches. Very suitable for 

 edging. Numerous light blue flow- 

 ers. Pkt. 15 ets. 



Little Dorrit. Dwarf and spread- 

 ing in habit. Flowers azure-blue. 

 Pkt. 5 ets. 



Princess Victoria Louise. 

 Dwarf and compact habit : flowers 

 blue with white center. Pkt. 10 ets. 



Snowball. Dwarf and free-flow- 

 ering; large clusters of pure white 

 flowers. Pkt. 5 ets. 



AGROSTEMMA 



Coeli-rosa fimbriata (Rose of 

 Heaven). Very free-flowering from 

 July to September. Nice for ctitting; 

 rose-colored. Pkt. 5 ets. 



Coeli-rosea alba fimbriata. 

 White Pkt. 5 ets. 



Coeli-rosea lilacina fimbriata. 

 Lihte. Pkt. 5 ets. 



The varieties above grow 12 to 15 

 inches high, are bushy and freely 

 branched; flowers about 13^ inches 

 in diameter. Fringed and durable in 

 cut state. 



Coronaria (Rose of Campion). 

 HP. Glowing crimson flowers, sil- 

 very white foliage. Pkt. 5 ets. 



ALONSOA 



Elegant half-hardy annuals for 

 beds, etc., also nice pot-plants. 



Albiflora. Very nice white for a 

 warm, sunny situation. Pkt. 5 ets. 



Miniata, Scarlet Gem. Bril- 

 liant scarlet. 1 ft. Pkt. 10 ets. 



Mntisii, Chamois Rose. Large. Rich 

 color. Pkt. 5 ets. 



ALOYS lA citriodora (Lemon Verbena). 

 HHP. Delightful lemon odor, readily grown 

 from seed. A general favorite. Pkt. 10 ets. 



ALSTRCEMERIA Chilensis (Peruvian 

 Lily). HHP. Many beautiful shades of rose, 

 crimson, orange, yellow. bulT and blush. 3 ft. 

 Sown early and planted in a sunny position 

 will bloom the first season. Pot culture is 

 most suitable however, as they are easily 

 grown. Pkt. 15 ets. 



ALYSSUM 



Annuals and perennials that are favorites for 

 cutting for bouquets as well as for edging 

 boxes, baskets, etc. 



Benthami (Sweet Alyssum). Small white, 

 honey-scented flowers. Pkt, 5 ets., oz. 25 ets. 



Benthami compactum ( Little Gem ) . Com- 

 pact, erect-flowering variety. Tyhite. 4 to 6 in. 

 Pkt. 5 ets., oz. 20 ets. 



Benthami procumbens (White Carpet, or 

 Dwarf Bouquet). Only a few inches high. Of 

 a spreading habit. Pkt. 10 ets., oz. 50 ets. 



Saxatile citrinum. HP. Dwarf and 

 bushy. 1 ft. Masses of pale vellow flowers in 

 spring. Pkt. 10 ets. 



AMPELOPSIS Veitehi (Boston Ivy). 

 HP. A very elegant hardy vine, attaching 

 itself to stone, brick or woodwork. The beau- 

 tiful foliage acquires rich autumn tints. Pkt. 



5 ets., oz. 25 ets. 



AMARANTUS 



Tender decorative annuals, useful 

 for border plants, center of beds and 

 among shrubbery. They are strong 

 growers and should have 2 to 3 feet 

 space per plant. Height 2 to 3 feet. 



Brilliant. Bright red, tips of 

 branches earmine-rose. red and yel- 

 low. Pkt. 10 ets. 



Caudatus (Love-Lies-Bleeding). 

 Blood-red. Drooping racemes. Pkt. 

 5 ots. 



Tricolor splendens (Josephs 

 Coat). Foliage scarlet-yellow and 

 green. Pkt. 5 ets. 



ANAGALLIS moneUi. Mixed. 

 Blue and red varieties. Free-flower- 

 ing and very nice in sunny situations. 

 Also nice as pot plants, ii ft. Pkt. 

 10 ets. 



ANCHUSA 



Capensis and Capensis alba. 



Are very pretty hardy annuals with 

 showy heads of blue and white flow- 

 ers, free-flowering and easily grown. 

 13^ ft. Pkt. 5 ets. 



Italica ( Dropmore Variety ) . HP. 

 A great improvement on the type. 

 Vigorous branching habit, producing 

 large blue flowers in abundance 

 during June and July. Pkt. 10 ets. 



ANEMONE (Windflower) 

 HP 



Lovely flowers in many shades of 

 scarlet, blue, purple and white, flow- 

 ers are 2 inches and over in diame- 

 ter and durable ; elegant for cutting. 



Coronaria St. Brigid. A lovely 

 semi-double flowers, brilliant-hued 

 and delicately shaded. Pkt. 10 ets. 



Fnlgens. " A very brilliant scarlet 

 that flowers from February to April. 

 Grows readily from seed. Pkt. 15c. 

 Double Chrysanthemum-Flowered. Beautiful flow- 

 ers in fine mixture. Pkt. 10 ets. 



ANGELONIA grandiflora alba. TP°. A graceful 

 greenhouse perennial that flowers the first season from 

 seed. Numerous pure white flowers, produced throughout 

 the winter. A nice house plant. Pkt. 25 ets. 



ANTIRRHINUM (Snap Dragon) HP 



These bloom the first season if sown early, and make a 

 fine display during the entire season. About 80 

 per cent of the seedlings come true to color. 

 They form showy beds, whilst the tall varieties 

 ^ form elegant and showy masses of color in the 

 border. The dwarf varieties are suitable for 

 " edging and are nice as pot plants. 



Giant-flowering, Tall. The flowers of 

 these are double the size of the ordinary strain 

 and are closely set on the stems. Height 2 ft. 

 Colors are Chamois, Pink, Scarlet, Yellow 

 with Orange-YeUow, Striped, White and 

 Mixed. Each. pkt. 10 ets.. iioz. 25 ets. 



Giant-flowering, Semi-dwarf. This class 

 grows about one-half the height of the preced- 

 ing; extra-large flowers and are elegant for beds 

 or pots. Colors. Chamois, Scarlet, Car- 

 mine (Daphne). Each. pkt. 10c. , J^oz. 30c. 



Semi-dwarf, Mixed. A large variety of 

 colors of the medium-sized flowers. Height 

 about 18 inches. Fine for bedding. Pkt. 10 ets., 

 Moz. 25 ets. 



Semi-dwarf, Queen of the North. A 

 very nice bedding variety or for pots. About 1 

 foot high, covered with spikes of pure white 

 sweet-scented flowers. Pkt. 10 ets., iioz. 25c. 



Tom Thumb. Very desirable for beds, 

 edging, etc. Colors, crimson, rose, white, yel- 

 low, mixed. Pkt. 10 ets., oz 25 ets. 



